Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Aquaculture recirculation technician to aquaculture cage technician

An aquaculture recirculation technician already meets 32% of what the aquaculture cage technician role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From aquaculture recirculation technician
32 % overlap
Distant match
To aquaculture cage technician
18 You already bring
26 Still to learn
56 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

77.4/ 100

1 How much of what an aquaculture cage technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture recirculation 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 cage technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An aquaculture cage technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things an aquaculture recirculation technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • apply fish treatments
  • carry out fish disease prevention measures
  • fish biology
  • implement fin fish feeding regimes
  • measure water quality parameters
  • monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour

What stands in the way is 26 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture cage technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture recirculation technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held implement fin fish feeding regimes handling and moving
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
  • already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills
  • already held perform water chemistry analysis information skills
  • already held carry out fish disease prevention measures handling and moving

All 18 carried skills, including the 12 the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 constructing 6 required
  • still to learn carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery required
  • still to learn supervise cage net systems required
  • still to learn check diving equipment required
  • still to learn maintain grading equipment required
  • still to learn monitor feeding systems required
  • still to learn maintain diving equipment required
02 handling and moving 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn carry out feeding operations required
  • still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
  • still to learn control aquatic production environment required
  • still to learn manage waste required
  • still to learn perform diving interventions required
  • optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
  • optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
  • optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
  • optional, not held perform fish grading operations optional
03 information skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn assess cage water quality required
  • still to learn identify common aquatic species diseases required
  • still to learn measure water flow required
  • still to learn monitor larval growth required
  • still to learn perform water treatments required
  • optional, not held maintain ropes optional
  • optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain aquaculture cage equipment required
  • still to learn operate small craft required
  • still to learn prepare for small craft operation required
  • still to learn use water disinfection equipment required
  • optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required
  • still to learn effect of water currents required
  • still to learn fish grading required
  • still to learn rates of growth assessment required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn swim required
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an aquaculture cage technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
  • already held measure water quality parameters skill
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • already held monitor fish health status skill
  • already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
  • already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
  • already held perform water chemistry analysis skill
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held screen live fish deformities skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held maintain internal communication systems skill
  • already held make time-critical decisions skill
  • already held use communication devices skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 health and welfare 1 required
  • still to learn pests and diseases required
08 services 1 required
  • still to learn operation of lifting gears required
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
  • optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
  • optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
  • optional, not held maintain ropes optional
  • optional, not held perform fish grading operations optional
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
  • optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
  • optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
31 held skills the aquaculture cage technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquatic resources biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
  • not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
  • not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain recirculation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain specified water characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hatchery recirculation system skill
  • not needed by the target role participate in the organisation of emergency drills skill
  • not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role recirculation systems knowledge
  • 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 IT tools skill
  • not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn effect of water currents required
  • still to learn fish grading required
  • still to learn operation of lifting gears required
  • still to learn pests and diseases required
  • still to learn rates of growth assessment required
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture recirculation technician

Full index of moves from aquaculture recirculation technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture recirculation technician become an aquaculture cage technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture recirculation technician already covers 32% of what an aquaculture cage technician is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 12 of which the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture recirculation technician need to become an aquaculture cage technician?

26 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery.

How hard is the move from aquaculture recirculation technician to aquaculture cage technician?

Its learning distance is 77.4 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.