Aquaculture production manager to aquaculture site supervisor
An aquaculture production manager already meets 50% of what the aquaculture site supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture site supervisor is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture production manager’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 site supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture site supervisor role treats 10 of its required skills as things an aquaculture production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control aquatic production environment
- design principles of containment systems
- develop aquaculture strategies
- develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fishing industry
What stands in the way is 10 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture site supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture production manager background worth leading with.
- already held design principles of containment systems agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held fresh water ecosystems agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held supervise aquaculture facilities management skills
- already held escapee contingency plans agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop aquaculture strategies management skills
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture site supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 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 effect of water currents required
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- optional, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment optional
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn manage water flows and catchments required
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn inspect aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture water quality required
- optional, not held operate small craft optional
- still to learn select aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture site supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 select aquaculture equipment practise this
- 02 effect of water currents study 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held design principles of containment systems knowledge
- already held develop aquaculture strategies skill
- already held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held fresh water ecosystems knowledge
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held supervise aquaculture facilities skill
- already held supervise waste disposal skill
- already held escapee contingency plans knowledge
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- already held supervise waste water treatments skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn water policies required
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment optional
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held operate small craft optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
48 held skills the aquaculture site supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- not needed by the target role aquaculture reproduction knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess site production potential skill
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- not needed by the target role compare production forecasts with actual results skill
- not needed by the target role deliver aquatic products to customer specifications skill
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture breeding strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop food safety programmes skill
- not needed by the target role develop stock health programmes skill
- not needed by the target role draw up marketing and sales plan skill
- not needed by the target role e-agriculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish grading knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish harvesting methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
- not needed by the target role manage aquatic resources stock production skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the farm environmental management plan skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the use of resources in production skill
- not needed by the target role organise sale of live products skill
- not needed by the target role organise staff assessment skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role plan aquatic resources feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role plankton production knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare documentation for international shipping skill
- not needed by the target role principles of insurance knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality standards applicable to aquaculture products knowledge
- not needed by the target role rates of growth assessment knowledge
8 further entries not listed here
6 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn water policies required
- optional, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment optional
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture production manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture production manager become an aquaculture site supervisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aquaculture production manager already covers 50% of what an aquaculture site supervisor is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 10 of which the aquaculture site supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture production manager need to become an aquaculture site supervisor?
10 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is select aquaculture equipment.
How hard is the move from aquaculture production manager to aquaculture site supervisor?
Its learning distance is 54.7 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.