Table 1Transition record

farm managertoagronomic crop production team leader

A farm manager already meets 20% of what the agronomic crop production team leader role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.

From farm manager

20%

Overlap1

To agronomic crop production team leader

10 Skills carried over

28 Required, not held

85.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 85.1

This move: 85.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the agronomic crop production team leader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the farm manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agronomic crop production team leader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a farm manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage crop rotation handling and moving
already held maintain plant soil nutrition handling and moving
already held maintain plant health handling and moving
already held manage crop production handling and moving
already held assign duties to agriculture workers management skills
already held agronomical production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the agronomic crop production team leader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 9 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ensure soil fertility required
required, not held grow plants required
required, not held harvest crop required
required, not held monitor fields required
required, not held prepare planting area required
required, not held propagate plants required
required, not held store crops required
required, not held store products required
required, not held maintain storage facilities required

optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 8 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held agroecology required
required, not held agroforestry required
required, not held crop production principles required
required, not held plant harvest methods required
required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held technical equipment for crop production required
required, not held fertilisation principles required

optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held execute fertilisation required
required, not held operate agricultural machinery required
required, not held prepare equipment for harvest required

optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held plant species required
required, not held ecology required

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage agricultural staff required

optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
optional, not held optimise production optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

optional, not held project management principles optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agronomic crop production team leader 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held agronomical production principles knowledge
already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
already held maintain plant health skill
already held maintain plant soil nutrition skill
already held manage crop rotation skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
already held manage crop production skill
already held manage production enterprise skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain technical equipment required

optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional

08 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held health and safety regulations required

optional, not held agritourism optional

09 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held types of storage facilities required

11 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional

12 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held leadership principles optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
optional, not held optimise production optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held leadership principles optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

27 held skills the agronomic crop production team leader role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agricultural business management knowledge
not needed by the target role assess new farming technologies skill
not needed by the target role create crop protection plans skill
not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate harvest costs skill
not needed by the target role handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
not needed by the target role livestock knowledge
not needed by the target role livestock species knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain farm equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage farm products skill
not needed by the target role manage farm supplies skill
not needed by the target role manage livestock skill
not needed by the target role manage mechanically controlled livestock production environments skill
not needed by the target role manage plans for the storage of organic by-products skill
not needed by the target role manage plans for the utilisation of organic by-products skill
not needed by the target role manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
not needed by the target role market farm products skill
not needed by the target role monitor forage grazing plans skill
not needed by the target role negotiate loan agreements skill
not needed by the target role operate farm equipment skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

21 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 acquire Tier

required, not held agroecology required
required, not held agroforestry required
required, not held crop production principles required
required, not held plant harvest methods required
required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held technical equipment for crop production required
required, not held types of storage facilities required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held fertilisation principles required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held leadership principles optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from farm manager

Full index of moves from farm manager

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.