Aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture harvesting technician
An aquaculture husbandry technician already meets 38% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting 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 harvesting technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 14 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
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- control aquatic production environment
- ensure compliance with aquaculture standards
What stands in the way is 24 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting 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.
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
- already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
- already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
- already held collect dead fish handling and moving
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
All 22 carried skills, including the 14 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 11 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 apply fish harvest methods required
- still to learn handle fish harvesting waste required
- still to learn handle harvested fish required
- still to learn harvest aquatic resources required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn monitor treated fish required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- still to learn report harvested fish production required
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- still to learn set up fish harvesting equipment required
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- still to learn maintain fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply fish harvest methods practise this
- 02 estimate harvest costs practise this
- 03 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities 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 22 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish treatments skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held identity aquaculture species skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held swim skill
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
33 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- 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 carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment 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 escapee contingency plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish grading knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities 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 inspect aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment 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 make time-critical 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 feeding systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role rates of growth assessment knowledge
- 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 shifts 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry technician become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry technician already covers 38% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 14 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry technician need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
24 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply fish harvest methods.
How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 72.7 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.