Farm milk controller to pig breeder
A farm milk controller already meets 15% of what the pig breeder role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
86.9/ 100
1 How much of what a pig breeder is expected to do is already part of a farm milk controller’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 pig breeder role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A pig breeder role treats 5 of its required skills as things a farm milk controller already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animal welfare legislation
- livestock feeding
- livestock reproduction
- livestock species
- select livestock
What stands in the way is 25 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pig breeder 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.
- already held livestock feeding agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held select livestock handling and moving
- already held livestock reproduction agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held livestock species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held animal welfare agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held animal welfare legislation business, administration and law
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the pig breeder role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 6 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 breed pigs required
- still to learn administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
- still to learn administer treatment to animals required
- still to learn apply animal hygiene practices required
- still to learn assist animal birth required
- still to learn assist in transportation of animals required
- still to learn care for juvenile animals required
- still to learn control animal movement required
- still to learn dispose of dead animals required
- still to learn feed livestock required
- still to learn handle pigs required
- still to learn maintain animal accommodation hygienic required
- still to learn manage livestock required
- still to learn manage the health and welfare of livestock required
- still to learn monitor livestock required
- still to learn provide first aid to animals required
- still to learn provide nutrition to animals required
- optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
- still to learn create animal records required
- still to learn manage animal biosecurity required
- still to learn maintain professional records required
- still to learn monitor the welfare of animals required
- optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held assess management of animals optional
- still to learn signs of animal illness required
- still to learn animal nutrition required
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
- still to learn operate farm equipment required
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a pig breeder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 breed pigs practise this
- 02 administer drugs to facilitate breeding practise this
- 03 administer treatment to animals practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held livestock feeding knowledge
- already held livestock reproduction knowledge
- already held livestock species knowledge
- already held select livestock skill
- already held animal welfare knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held assess management of animals optional
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
21 held skills the pig breeder role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on livestock productivity skill
- 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 conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
- 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 livestock selection principles 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 quality criteria for livestock feed production knowledge
- not needed by the target role regulations for hygiene in feeding animals knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
4 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 signs of animal illness required
- still to learn animal nutrition required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
Common questions about this move
Can a farm milk controller become a pig breeder?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A farm milk controller already covers 15% of what a pig breeder is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the pig breeder role treats as required.
What skills does a farm milk controller need to become a pig breeder?
25 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is breed pigs.
How hard is the move from farm milk controller to pig breeder?
Its learning distance is 86.9 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.