Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Aquaculture husbandry manager to water-based aquaculture technician

An aquaculture husbandry manager already meets 39% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From aquaculture husbandry manager
39 % overlap
Distant match
To water-based aquaculture technician
15 You already bring
13 Still to learn
41 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.7/ 100

1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture technician 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 water-based aquaculture technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A water-based aquaculture technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • animal welfare legislation
  • aquaculture production planning software
  • assess cage water quality
  • calculate aquatic resources growth rate
  • control aquatic production environment
  • fish grading

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture technician 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
  • already held aquaculture production planning software agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held assess cage water quality information skills
  • already held fish grading agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held prepare for small craft operation working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 26 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 handling and moving 8 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn observe fish disease symptoms required
  • still to learn apply fish treatments required
  • still to learn carry out feeding operations required
  • still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
  • still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
  • still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
  • still to learn perform fish grading operations required
  • still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
  • optional, not held collect broodstock optional
  • optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn swim required
  • optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
  • optional, not held report live online optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn organise shellfish depuration required
  • optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • still to learn computerised feeding systems required
06 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
  • already held assess cage water quality skill
  • already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
  • already held control aquatic production environment skill
  • already held fish grading knowledge
  • already held operate small craft skill
  • already held prepare for small craft operation skill
  • already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
  • already held communicate verbal instructions skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
  • already held maintain diving equipment skill
  • already held use communication devices skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held collect broodstock optional
  • optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional
  • optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held report live online optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
45 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
  • 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 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 effect of water currents 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 escapee contingency plans knowledge
  • 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 harvesting methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fishing industry 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 risks in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
  • not needed by the target role implement contingency plans for escapees skill
  • not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage aquatic resources stock production skill
  • not needed by the target role manage water flows and catchments 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 provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill

5 further entries not listed here

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn computerised feeding systems required
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry manager

Full index of moves from aquaculture husbandry manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture husbandry manager become a water-based aquaculture technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry manager already covers 39% of what a water-based aquaculture technician is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 9 of which the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture husbandry manager need to become a water-based aquaculture technician?

13 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is observe fish disease symptoms.

How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry manager to water-based aquaculture technician?

Its learning distance is 67.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.