Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

farm milk controllertolivestock advisor

A farm milk controller already meets 32% of what the livestock advisor role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From farm milk controller
32%
Overlap1
To livestock advisor
11 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
73.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.3/ 100

1 Share of the livestock advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the farm milk controller 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.

Why

Why this move works

A livestock advisor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a farm milk controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on livestock productivity
  • animal welfare legislation
  • consultation methods
  • customer relationship management
  • livestock feeding
  • livestock reproduction

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A livestock advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a farm milk controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on livestock productivity communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held livestock selection principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held quality criteria for livestock feed production agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held livestock feeding agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held select livestock handling and moving
  • already held consultation methods business, administration and law

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the livestock advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • required, not held livestock farming systems required
  • required, not held sustainable agricultural production principles required
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held turf management optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held estimate costs in farm required
  • required, not held research livestock production required
  • required, not held use agricultural information systems and databases required
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held manage livestock required
  • optional, not held manage stable optional
  • optional, not held apply animal hygiene practices optional
  • optional, not held feed livestock optional
  • optional, not held manage the health and welfare of livestock optional
  • optional, not held monitor livestock optional
  • optional, not held recycle livestock manure optional
04 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held make decisions regarding livestock management required
  • optional, not held develop management plans optional
  • optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
  • optional, not held manage brand assets optional
  • optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
  • optional, not held develop personal skills optional
  • optional, not held manage farm supplies optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held marketing principles required
  • optional, not held agricultural business management optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a livestock advisor 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on livestock productivity skill
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held consultation methods knowledge
  • already held customer relationship management knowledge
  • already held livestock feeding knowledge
  • already held livestock reproduction knowledge
  • already held livestock selection principles knowledge
  • already held livestock species knowledge
  • already held quality criteria for livestock feed production knowledge
  • already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • already held select livestock skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held agritourism optional
08 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with agricultural code of practice required
09 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
10 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain farm equipment optional
11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecology optional
12 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use milk control software optional
13 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate farm equipment optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage stable optional
  • optional, not held agricultural business management optional
  • optional, not held apply animal hygiene practices optional
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held develop management plans optional
  • optional, not held develop personal skills optional
  • optional, not held feed livestock optional
  • optional, not held maintain farm equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
  • optional, not held manage farm supplies optional
  • optional, not held manage the health and welfare of livestock optional
  • optional, not held monitor livestock optional
  • optional, not held operate farm equipment optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held recycle livestock manure optional
  • optional, not held turf management optional
  • optional, not held use milk control software optional
  • optional, not held agritourism optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held manage brand assets optional
  • optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
16 held skills the livestock advisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse milk control test results skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role dairy animal production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role establish customer rapport skill
  • not needed by the target role genetic selection programme knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role milking operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform milk control tests skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare milk samples skill
  • not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice to farmers skill
  • not needed by the target role regulations for hygiene in feeding animals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
13 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 crop production principles required
  • required, not held livestock farming systems required
  • required, not held sustainable agricultural production principles required
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • required, not held marketing principles required
  • optional, not held agricultural business management optional
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held turf management optional
  • optional, not held agritourism optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from farm milk controller

Full index of moves from farm milk controller

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.