Aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture husbandry manager
An aquaculture husbandry technician already meets 42% of what the aquaculture husbandry manager role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry manager 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 husbandry manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry manager role treats 16 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- aquaculture cultivation equipment
- aquaculture production planning software
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate
- control aquatic production environment
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- ensure cage safety requirements are followed
What stands in the way is 23 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry manager 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held monitor feeding systems constructing
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed assisting and caring
- already held escapee contingency plans agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 26 carried skills, including the 16 the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 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 develop fish health and welfare management plans required
- still to learn develop stock health programmes required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn supervise waste disposal required
- still to learn supervise waste water treatments required
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn fishing industry required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn monitor the use of resources in production required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- still to learn manage aquatic resources stock production required
- still to learn plan aquatic resources feeding regimes required
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- still to learn collaborate with animal related professionals required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn manage water flows and catchments required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess cage water quality practise this
- 02 collaborate with animal related professionals practise this
- 03 develop fish health and welfare management plans 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 26 skills that carry over
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- already held escapee contingency plans knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- already held implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- already held monitor feeding systems skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
- already held check diving equipment skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held critique the dive with the dive team skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform diving interventions skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held train employees skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
29 held skills the aquaculture husbandry manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish treatments skill
- 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 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- not needed by the target role collect broodstock 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 computerised feeding systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species 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 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 feeding behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture stock health standards 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 fish grading operations skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role rear food fish skill
- not needed by the target role swim 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
10 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 effect of water currents required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn fishing industry required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry technician become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry technician already covers 42% of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 16 of which the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry technician need to become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
23 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is assess cage water quality.
How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture husbandry manager?
Its learning distance is 69.3 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.