Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture cage technician

An aquaculture husbandry technician already meets 45% of what the aquaculture cage technician role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From aquaculture husbandry technician
45 % overlap
Partial match
To aquaculture cage technician
23 You already bring
20 Still to learn
56 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.9/ 100

1 How much of what an aquaculture cage technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture husbandry technician’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 cage technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An aquaculture cage technician role treats 18 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • apply fish treatments
  • carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
  • check diving equipment
  • control aquatic production environment
  • fish biology
  • fish grading

What stands in the way is 20 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture cage technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture husbandry technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor feeding systems constructing
  • already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held implement fin fish feeding regimes handling and moving
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
  • already held monitor larval growth information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 18 the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 33 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn assess cage water quality required
  • still to learn identify common aquatic species diseases required
  • still to learn measure water flow required
  • still to learn measure water quality parameters required
  • still to learn monitor fish health status required
  • still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
  • still to learn perform water chemistry analysis required
  • still to learn perform water treatments required
  • optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
  • optional, not held maintain ropes optional
  • optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
02 handling and moving 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn carry out feeding operations required
  • still to learn screen live fish deformities required
  • still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
  • still to learn manage waste required
  • optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
  • optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
  • optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
03 constructing 3 required
  • still to learn carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery required
  • still to learn supervise cage net systems required
  • still to learn maintain grading equipment required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain aquaculture cage equipment required
  • still to learn use water disinfection equipment required
  • optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
  • optional, not held use communication devices optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • still to learn effect of water currents required
06 health and welfare 1 required
  • still to learn pests and diseases required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an aquaculture cage 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
  • already held check diving equipment skill
  • already held control aquatic production environment skill
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held fish grading knowledge
  • already held implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
  • already held maintain diving equipment skill
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • already held monitor feeding systems skill
  • already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
  • already held monitor larval growth skill
  • already held operate small craft skill
  • already held perform diving interventions skill
  • already held prepare for small craft operation skill
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
  • already held swim skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held make time-critical decisions skill
  • already held perform fish grading operations skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 services 1 required
  • still to learn operation of lifting gears required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
  • optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
  • optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
  • optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
  • optional, not held maintain ropes optional
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
  • optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
  • optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
  • optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
  • optional, not held use communication devices optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
32 held skills the aquaculture cage technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquaculture production planning software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist with vaccination procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role collect dead fish skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
  • 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 identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species skill
  • not needed by the target role implement contingency plans for escapees skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect aquaculture equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture stock health standards skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role rear food fish skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role treat fish diseases skill
  • not needed by the target role use aquaculture heavy equipment 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
4 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 effect of water currents required
  • still to learn operation of lifting gears required
  • still to learn pests and diseases required
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry technician

Full index of moves from aquaculture husbandry technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture husbandry technician become an aquaculture cage technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry technician already covers 45% of what an aquaculture cage technician is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 18 of which the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture husbandry technician need to become an aquaculture cage technician?

20 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery.

How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture cage technician?

Its learning distance is 67.9 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.