Aquaculture rearing technician to aquaculture recirculation technician
An aquaculture rearing technician already meets 31% of what the aquaculture recirculation technician role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.
76.1/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture recirculation technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture rearing 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 10 of its required skills as things an aquaculture rearing technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fish biology
- monitor fish health status
- monitor fish mortality rates
- monitor water quality
What stands in the way is 24 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 16 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 rearing technician background worth leading with.
- already held operate hatchery recirculation system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held encourage teambuilding management skills
- already held carry out fish disease prevention measures handling and moving
- already held treat fish diseases handling and moving
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis handling and moving
- already held monitor fish health status information skills
All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture recirculation technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 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 identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn measure water quality parameters 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 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 growth rates of cultivated fish species required
- still to learn participate in the organisation of emergency drills required
- still to learn make time-critical decisions required
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- still to learn aquatic resources biosecurity required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held aquaponics 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 apply fish treatments practise this
- 03 identify risks in aquaculture facilities 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held operate hatchery recirculation system skill
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held treat fish diseases skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held encourage teambuilding skill
- already held manage teamwork skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn cooperate with colleagues required
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held train employees 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
- still to learn maintain specified water characteristics required
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
34 held skills the aquaculture recirculation technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aquaculture reproduction knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess feeding behaviour of larvae skill
- 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 carry out hatchery production processes skill
- not needed by the target role condition broodstock skill
- not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment skill
- not needed by the target role create training materials skill
- not needed by the target role cultivate plankton skill
- not needed by the target role culture aquaculture hatchery stocks skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- not needed by the target role feed broodstock skill
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle larval weaning process skill
- not needed by the target role induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries skill
- not needed by the target role maintain hatchery equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain hatchery facilities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain hatchery records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage skill
- not needed by the target role manage capture broodstock operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role monitor hatchery production skill
- not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
- not needed by the target role plankton production knowledge
- not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
- not needed by the target role supervise the work of staff on different shifts skill
- not needed by the target role use aquacultural heating equipment 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 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 rearing technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture rearing technician become an aquaculture recirculation technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture rearing technician already covers 31% of what an aquaculture recirculation technician is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 10 of which the aquaculture recirculation technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture rearing technician need to become an aquaculture recirculation technician?
24 required skills are missing, plus 9 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 rearing technician to aquaculture recirculation technician?
Its learning distance is 76.1 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.