Aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture recirculation technician
An aquaculture husbandry technician already meets 35% of what the aquaculture recirculation technician role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.8/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture recirculation 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 recirculation technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture recirculation technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish treatments
- cooperate with colleagues
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fish biology
- identify risks in aquaculture facilities
- implement fin fish feeding regimes
What stands in the way is 22 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture recirculation 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 apply fish treatments handling and moving
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities information skills
- already held implement fin fish feeding regimes handling and moving
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
- already held treat fish diseases handling and moving
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis handling and moving
All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the aquaculture recirculation technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 12 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 measure water quality parameters required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn perform water chemistry analysis required
- still to learn collect biological data required
- still to learn draw up risk assessment required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- still to learn aquatic resources biosecurity required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn maintain specified water characteristics required
- still to learn operate hatchery recirculation system required
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- still to learn recirculation systems required
- still to learn water reuse required
- still to learn operate control systems required
- still to learn use IT tools required
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture recirculation technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aquatic resources biosecurity study this
- 02 maintain recirculation systems practise this
- 03 maintain specified water characteristics 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish treatments skill
- already held cooperate with colleagues skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- already held make time-critical decisions skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held treat fish diseases skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held train employees skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn participate in the organisation of emergency drills required
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn maintain recirculation systems required
- still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
- still to learn water chemistry analysis required
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
38 held skills the aquaculture recirculation 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 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 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- not needed by the target role check diving 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 computerised feeding systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment 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 fish grading knowledge
- 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 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 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 operate small craft skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role perform fish grading operations skill
- not needed by the target role prepare for small craft operation 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 speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role swim 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
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 aquatic resources biosecurity required
- still to learn recirculation systems required
- still to learn water chemistry analysis required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn water reuse required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry technician become an aquaculture recirculation technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry technician already covers 35% of what an aquaculture recirculation technician is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 12 of which the aquaculture recirculation technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry technician need to become an aquaculture recirculation technician?
22 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is aquatic resources biosecurity.
How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture recirculation technician?
Its learning distance is 72.8 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.