Aquaculture husbandry worker to aquaculture husbandry technician
An aquaculture husbandry worker already meets 30% of what the aquaculture husbandry technician role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture husbandry worker’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 technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assist with vaccination procedures
- carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- identity aquaculture species
- measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity
What stands in the way is 25 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture husbandry worker background worth leading with.
- already held assist with vaccination procedures assisting and caring
- already held use aquaculture heavy equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment constructing
- already held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity information skills
- already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
- already held collect dead fish handling and moving
All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 9 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 rear food fish required
- still to learn apply fish treatments required
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn computerised feeding systems required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
- still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn inspect aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn maintain technical equipment required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn swim required
- optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
- still to learn ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety required
- still to learn operate small craft required
- still to learn prepare for small craft operation required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 rear food fish practise this
- 02 apply fish treatments practise this
- 03 aquaculture cultivation equipment 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 18 skills that carry over
- already held assist with vaccination procedures skill
- already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held identity aquaculture species skill
- already held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held use aquaculture heavy equipment skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held monitor larval growth skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
- already held work in shifts skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- still to learn fish biology required
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
- optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
37 held skills the aquaculture husbandry technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
- not needed by the target role clean aquaculture stock units skill
- not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role collect growth rate information skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- not needed by the target role load equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture containers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture ponds skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries skill
- not needed by the target role manure aquaculture ponds skill
- not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill
- not needed by the target role operate biological filtration skill
- not needed by the target role operate fish capture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
- not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare fish holding units skill
- not needed by the target role report harvested fish production skill
- not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
- not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role stock fish skill
- not needed by the target role transport fish skill
- not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role unload equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
- not needed by the target role use oxygenation equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
7 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn computerised feeding systems required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry worker
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry worker become an aquaculture husbandry technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture husbandry worker already covers 30% of what an aquaculture husbandry technician is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 10 of which the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry worker need to become an aquaculture husbandry technician?
25 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is rear food fish.
How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry worker to aquaculture husbandry technician?
Its learning distance is 77.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.