Aquaculture hatchery manager to aquaculture site supervisor
An aquaculture hatchery manager already meets 41% of what the aquaculture site supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture site supervisor is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture hatchery manager’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 aquaculture site supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture site supervisor role treats 9 of its required skills as things an aquaculture hatchery manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control aquatic production environment
- develop aquaculture strategies
- develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fish identification and classification
- fishing industry
What stands in the way is 11 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture site supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture hatchery manager background worth leading with.
- already held supervise aquaculture facilities management skills
- already held inspect aquaculture equipment information skills
- already held develop aquaculture strategies management skills
- already held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture information skills
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held control aquatic production environment handling and moving
All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the aquaculture site supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 design principles of containment systems required
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fresh water ecosystems required
- optional, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment optional
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn manage water flows and catchments required
- still to learn supervise waste disposal required
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture water quality required
- optional, not held operate small craft optional
- still to learn select aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture site supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 select aquaculture equipment practise this
- 02 design principles of containment systems study this
- 03 effect of water currents study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held develop aquaculture strategies skill
- already held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held inspect aquaculture equipment skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held supervise aquaculture facilities skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn water policies required
- optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment optional
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
- optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held operate small craft optional
- optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
40 held skills the aquaculture site supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- not needed by the target role aquaculture reproduction knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
- not needed by the target role assess feeding behaviour of larvae skill
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver aquatic products to customer specifications skill
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture hatchery business plan skill
- not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
- not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate potential aquaculture conflicts skill
- not needed by the target role feed broodstock skill
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role genetic selection programme knowledge
- not needed by the target role hatchery design knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species skill
- not needed by the target role lead a team skill
- not needed by the target role licences regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain hatchery records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
- not needed by the target role manage a team skill
- not needed by the target role manage aquatic resources stock production skill
- not needed by the target role manage capture broodstock operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
- not needed by the target role organise labour skill
- not needed by the target role plan aquatic resources feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role plankton production knowledge
- not needed by the target role sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production knowledge
- not needed by the target role schedule hatchery supplies skill
- not needed by the target role screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role treat fish diseases skill
- not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 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 design principles of containment systems required
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fresh water ecosystems required
- still to learn water policies required
- optional, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment optional
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture hatchery manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture hatchery manager become an aquaculture site supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture hatchery manager already covers 41% of what an aquaculture site supervisor is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 9 of which the aquaculture site supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture hatchery manager need to become an aquaculture site supervisor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is select aquaculture equipment.
How hard is the move from aquaculture hatchery manager to aquaculture site supervisor?
Its learning distance is 62.7 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.