Aquaculture production manager to water-based aquaculture technician
An aquaculture production manager already meets 29% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.1/ 100
1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture technician 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 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 6 of its required skills as things an aquaculture production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animal welfare legislation
- aquaculture production planning software
- control aquatic production environment
- fish grading
- monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species
- rates of growth assessment
What stands in the way is 16 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 13 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 production manager background worth leading with.
- already held aquaculture production planning software agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species handling and moving
- already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held develop aquaculture strategies management skills
- already held fish grading agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held control aquatic production environment handling and moving
All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 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 apply fish treatments required
- still to learn carry out feeding operations required
- still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn perform fish grading operations required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- optional, not held collect broodstock optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate 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 operate small craft required
- still to learn prepare for small craft operation required
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- still to learn swim required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held report live online optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- still to learn organise shellfish depuration required
- optional, not held manage time in fishery operations 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 apply fish treatments 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
- already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
- already held develop aquaculture strategies skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn computerised feeding systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held collect broodstock optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting 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 communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
50 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- 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 design principles of containment systems knowledge
- 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 management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture 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 escapee contingency plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish harvesting methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role fresh water ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- 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 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 provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
10 further entries not listed here
2 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 computerised feeding systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture production manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture production manager become a water-based aquaculture technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture production manager already covers 29% of what a water-based aquaculture technician is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 6 of which the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture production manager need to become a water-based aquaculture technician?
16 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 production manager to water-based aquaculture technician?
Its learning distance is 75.1 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.