Aquaculture harvesting worker to water-based aquaculture worker
An aquaculture harvesting worker already meets 41% of what the water-based aquaculture worker role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.3/ 100
1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture worker is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture harvesting worker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the water-based aquaculture worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water-based aquaculture worker role treats 14 of its required skills as things an aquaculture harvesting worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect dead fish
- fish welfare regulations
- harvest aquatic resources
- measure water flow
- measure water quality parameters
What stands in the way is 22 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture harvesting worker background worth leading with.
- already held transport fish handling and moving
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment constructing
- already held operation of transport equipment services
- already held apply fish harvest methods handling and moving
- already held handle harvested fish handling and moving
- already held harvest aquatic resources handling and moving
All 25 carried skills, including the 14 the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn depurate shellfish required
- still to learn maintain shellfish depuration equipment required
- still to learn carry out fish transportation required
- still to learn collect fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn collect live fish required
- still to learn maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
- still to learn operate hatchery trays required
- still to learn prepare fish holding units required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn stock fish required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn collect growth rate information required
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
- still to learn collect biological data required
- still to learn work in a fishery team required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- still to learn pedagogy required
- still to learn operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn transfer fish required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 depurate shellfish practise this
- 02 maintain shellfish depuration equipment practise this
- 03 assess cage water quality practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held measure water flow skill
- already held measure water quality parameters skill
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held operation of transport equipment knowledge
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held rope manipulation knowledge
- already held swim skill
- already held transport fish skill
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held fish biology optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held fish biology optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
15 held skills the water-based aquaculture worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role fish harvesting methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role handle fish harvesting waste skill
- not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species skill
- not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
- not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held fish biology optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting worker
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture harvesting worker become a water-based aquaculture worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture harvesting worker already covers 41% of what a water-based aquaculture worker is expected to do: 25 skills carry over, 14 of which the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting worker need to become a water-based aquaculture worker?
22 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is depurate shellfish.
How hard is the move from aquaculture harvesting worker to water-based aquaculture worker?
Its learning distance is 70.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.