Table 1Transition record

farm managertohorticulture production manager

A farm manager already meets 17% of what the horticulture production manager role asks for. The move turns on 34 required skills not yet in the profile.

From farm manager

17%

Overlap1

To horticulture production manager

12 Skills carried over

34 Required, not held

88.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 88.9

This move: 88.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the horticulture production manager 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horticulture production manager 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 create soil and plant improvement programmes management skills
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 agricultural business management business, administration and law
already held assign duties to agriculture workers management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the horticulture production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 70 missing skills fall into 13 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 10 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held crop production principles required
required, not held greenhouse types required
required, not held horticulture principles required
required, not held plant harvest methods required
required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held watering principles required
required, not held fertilisation principles required

optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

02 handling and moving 9 required, 6 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 propagate plants required
required, not held prune 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 sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

03 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held coordinate greenhouse environment required
required, not held develop agricultural production plans required
required, not held optimise production required
required, not held make independent operating decisions required

optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
optional, not held recruit personnel optional

04 business, administration and law 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held quality criteria for storage facilities required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held customer relationship management optional

05 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held use agricultural information systems and databases required

optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional

06 services 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held health and safety regulations required

optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional
optional, not held agritourism optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horticulture production manager 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
already held maintain plant health skill
already held maintain plant soil nutrition skill
already held manage crop production skill
already held manage production enterprise 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 agricultural business management knowledge
already held agronomical production principles knowledge
already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
already held present the farm facilities skill

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

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

required, not held operate horticulture equipment required

optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
optional, not held execute fertilisation optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional

08 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required

optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plant species required

optional, not held ecology optional

10 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held leadership principles required

11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held types of storage facilities required

12 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 supplementary

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional

13 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held food legislation optional

36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
optional, not held execute fertilisation optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional
optional, not held recruit personnel optional

25 held skills the horticulture production manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 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 crop rotation 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 report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

27 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 budgetary principles required
required, not held crop production principles required
required, not held greenhouse types required
required, not held horticulture principles required
required, not held plant harvest methods required
required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required
required, not held quality criteria for storage facilities required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held types of storage facilities required
required, not held watering principles 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
required, not held leadership principles required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held ecology 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.