Aquaculture site supervisor to aquaculture production manager
An aquaculture site supervisor already meets 28% of what the aquaculture production manager role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture production manager 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 production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture production manager role treats 12 of its required skills as things an aquaculture site supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control aquatic production environment
- design principles of containment systems
- develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- escapee contingency plans
- fishing industry
What stands in the way is 27 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 production manager 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 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 management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture information skills
All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the aquaculture production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 48 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.
- still to learn shellfish cultivation systems required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn quality standards applicable to aquaculture products required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- still to learn aquaculture reproduction required
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- still to learn deliver aquatic products to customer specifications required
- still to learn manage aquatic resources stock production required
- still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
- still to learn plan aquatic resources feeding regimes required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- still to learn develop stock health programmes required
- still to learn manage a small-to-medium business required
- still to learn manage teamwork required
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held draw up marketing and sales plan optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture breeding strategies optional
- optional, not held develop food safety programmes optional
- optional, not held implement scientific decision making in healthcare optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held organise staff assessment optional
- still to learn principles of insurance required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- still to learn compare production forecasts with actual results required
- still to learn monitor the use of resources in production required
- optional, not held set up documentation control system optional
- optional, not held assess site production potential optional
- optional, not held perform water treatments optional
- optional, not held prepare documentation for international shipping optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- still to learn monitor the farm environmental management plan required
- still to learn apply company policies required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 compare production forecasts with actual results practise this
- 02 shellfish cultivation systems study 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held design principles of containment systems knowledge
- already held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held escapee contingency plans knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held fresh water ecosystems knowledge
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held supervise aquaculture facilities skill
- already held supervise waste disposal skill
- already held supervise waste water treatments skill
- already held develop aquaculture strategies skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held collaborate with animal related professionals optional
- optional, not held organise sale of live products optional
- optional, not held solve operational transport problems optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
- still to learn fish biology required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held plankton production optional
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held traceability in food industry optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held draw up marketing and sales plan optional
- optional, not held set up documentation control system optional
- optional, not held assess site production potential optional
- optional, not held collaborate with animal related professionals optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture breeding strategies optional
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held organise sale of live products optional
- optional, not held perform water treatments optional
- optional, not held plankton production optional
- optional, not held prepare documentation for international shipping optional
- optional, not held solve operational transport problems optional
- optional, not held traceability in food industry optional
- optional, not held develop food safety programmes optional
- optional, not held implement scientific decision making in healthcare optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held organise staff assessment optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
15 held skills the aquaculture production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
- 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 identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role inspect aquaculture equipment skill
- 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 operate small craft skill
- not needed by the target role select aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
18 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 shellfish cultivation systems required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn principles of insurance required
- still to learn quality standards applicable to aquaculture products required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn aquaculture reproduction required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held plankton production optional
- optional, not held traceability in food industry optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture site supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture site supervisor become an aquaculture production manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture site supervisor already covers 28% of what an aquaculture production manager is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 12 of which the aquaculture production manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture site supervisor need to become an aquaculture production manager?
27 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is compare production forecasts with actual results.
How hard is the move from aquaculture site supervisor to aquaculture production manager?
Its learning distance is 80.7 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.