Aquaculture husbandry technician to water-based aquaculture technician
An aquaculture husbandry technician already meets 61% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
47.7/ 100
1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture 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 water-based aquaculture technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water-based aquaculture technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish treatments
- aquaculture production planning software
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate
- carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- computerised feeding systems
What stands in the way is 7 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. 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 technician background worth leading with.
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
- already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment constructing
- already held aquaculture production planning software agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
All 22 carried skills, including the 15 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 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.
- still to learn observe fish disease symptoms required
- still to learn carry out feeding operations required
- still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- 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
- still to learn organise shellfish depuration required
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- optional, not held report live online optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
2 further areas in the appendix
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.
- 01 observe fish disease symptoms practise this
- 02 organise shellfish depuration practise this
- 03 assess cage water quality 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 22 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish treatments skill
- already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held computerised feeding systems knowledge
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations 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 communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording 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 communication devices optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
33 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role assist with vaccination procedures 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 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 fish biology 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 implement fin fish feeding regimes 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 stock health standards 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 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 provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- 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 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
3 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 animal welfare legislation 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 a water-based aquaculture technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aquaculture husbandry technician already covers 61% of what a water-based aquaculture technician is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 15 of which the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry technician need to become a water-based aquaculture technician?
7 required skills are missing, plus 12 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 technician to water-based aquaculture technician?
Its learning distance is 47.7 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.