Aquaculture site supervisor to aquaculture husbandry technician
An aquaculture site supervisor already meets 18% of what the aquaculture husbandry technician role asks for. The move turns on 29 required skills not yet in the profile.
86.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture site supervisor’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 6 of its required skills as things an aquaculture site supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- aquaculture cultivation equipment
- control aquatic production environment
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- identify risks in aquaculture facilities
- inspect aquaculture equipment
- operate small craft
What stands in the way is 29 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 11 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 site supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held escapee contingency plans agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inspect aquaculture equipment information skills
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities information skills
- already held operate small craft working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 44 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 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
- still to learn collect broodstock required
- still to learn identity aquaculture species 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 perform fish grading operations required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- optional, not held collect dead fish optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn maintain technical equipment required
- still to learn monitor water quality required
- optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
- 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
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn swim required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions 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
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
- still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- still to learn assist with vaccination procedures required
- still to learn ensure cage safety requirements are followed 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 production planning software 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held inspect aquaculture equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held escapee contingency plans knowledge
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities 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 prepare for small craft operation required
- still to learn use aquaculture heavy equipment required
- 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
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held collect dead fish optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions 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 maintain diving equipment 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
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
19 held skills the aquaculture husbandry technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role design principles of containment systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- not needed by the target role effect of water currents knowledge
- not needed by the target role fighting fires at aquaculture facilities knowledge
- 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 fresh water ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage time in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage water flows and catchments skill
- not needed by the target role select aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role supervise aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role supervise waste disposal skill
- not needed by the target role supervise waste water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
5 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 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
Other moves recorded from aquaculture site supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture site supervisor become an aquaculture husbandry technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture site supervisor already covers 18% of what an aquaculture husbandry technician is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture site supervisor need to become an aquaculture husbandry technician?
29 required skills are missing, plus 15 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 site supervisor to aquaculture husbandry technician?
Its learning distance is 86.3 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.