Aquatic animal health professional to zoology technician

• already held applied zoology knowledge
• already held apply scientific methods skill
• already held biology knowledge
• already held collect biological data skill
• already held laboratory techniques knowledge
• already held perform laboratory tests skill
• already held perform scientific research skill
• already held scientific research methodology knowledge
• already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
• already held inspect animal welfare management skill
• already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
• already held pollution legislation knowledge
• already held prepare visual data skill

• optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
• optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
• optional, not held animal food products optional
• optional, not held cryopreservation optional
• optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
• optional, not held label samples optional
• optional, not held watershed development optional
• optional, not held chemistry optional
• optional, not held environmental legislation optional
• optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
• optional, not held keep task records optional
• optional, not held life sciences optional
• optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
• optional, not held preserve samples optional
• optional, not held write research proposals optional

• not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
• not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
• not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
• not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
• not needed by the target role apply risk management processes skill
• not needed by the target role aquatic species knowledge
• not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
• not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
• not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
• not needed by the target role biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
• not needed by the target role botany knowledge
• not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
• not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
• not needed by the target role communicate specialised veterinary information skill
• not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
• not needed by the target role conduct fish populations studies skill
• not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
• not needed by the target role conduct research on flora skill
• not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
• not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment skill
• not needed by the target role develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
• not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
• not needed by the target role diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms skill
• not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
• not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
• not needed by the target role ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices skill
• not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
• not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
• not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
• not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
• not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
• not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
• not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
• not needed by the target role implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
• not needed by the target role inspect fish stock skill
• not needed by the target role interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations skill
• not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture treatment records skill
• not needed by the target role maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill
• not needed by the target role molecular biology knowledge
• not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill

17 further entries not listed here

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

• still to learn animal behaviour required
• still to learn laboratory equipment required
• still to learn animal biology required
• optional, not held animal food products optional
• optional, not held cryopreservation optional
• optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
• optional, not held watershed development optional
• optional, not held chemistry optional
• optional, not held environmental legislation optional
• optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
• optional, not held life sciences optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquatic animal health professional already covers 38% of what a zoology technician is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 8 of which the zoology technician role treats as required.

11 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is analyse experimental laboratory data.

Its learning distance is 65.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.