Aquaculture husbandry manager to aquaculture site supervisor
An aquaculture husbandry manager already meets 46% of what the aquaculture site supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture site supervisor is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture husbandry 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 husbandry manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control aquatic production environment
- effect of water currents
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fishing industry
- identify risks in aquaculture facilities
- maintain aquaculture equipment
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 14 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 husbandry manager background worth leading with.
- already held maintain aquaculture equipment constructing
- already held manage water flows and catchments constructing
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held effect of water currents agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held escapee contingency plans agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the aquaculture site supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 9 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fresh water ecosystems required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- still to learn supervise aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn develop aquaculture strategies required
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
- still to learn develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture required
- still to learn inspect aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn select aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn water policies required
3 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 develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held effect of water currents knowledge
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held maintain aquaculture equipment skill
- already held manage water flows and catchments skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held supervise waste disposal skill
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- already held escapee contingency plans knowledge
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held supervise waste water treatments skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn maintain aquaculture water quality required
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
46 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 aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess cage water quality skill
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
- not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
- not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
- not needed by the target role develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
- not needed by the target role develop outreach training plans skill
- not needed by the target role develop stock health programmes skill
- not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate training skill
- not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish grading knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish harvesting methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
- not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage aquatic resources stock production skill
- not needed by the target role monitor feeding systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the use of resources in production skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role plan aquatic resources feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role prepare for small craft operation skill
6 further entries not listed here
6 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fresh water ecosystems required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn water policies required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry manager become an aquaculture site supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry manager already covers 46% of what an aquaculture site supervisor is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the aquaculture site supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry manager need to become an aquaculture site supervisor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 9 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 husbandry manager to aquaculture site supervisor?
Its learning distance is 57.9 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.