Fish cook to cook
A fish cook already meets 79% of what the cook role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
26.4/ 100
1 How much of what a cook is expected to do is already part of a fish cook’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 cook role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cook role treats 15 of its required skills as things a fish cook already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- control of expenses
- ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
- handover the food preparation area
- maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cook role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fish cook background worth leading with.
- already held seafood processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held advise customers on seafood choices communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held comply with standard portion sizes assisting and caring
- already held prepare dairy products for use in a dish assisting and caring
- already held prepare egg products for use in a dish assisting and caring
- already held prepare saucier products for use in a dish assisting and caring
All 34 carried skills, including the 15 the cook role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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.
- optional, not held cook dairy products optional
- optional, not held cook meat dishes optional
- optional, not held prepare desserts optional
- optional, not held prepare flambeed dishes optional
- optional, not held prepare meat products for use in a dish optional
- optional, not held prepare ready-made dishes optional
- optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
- optional, not held identify nutritional properties of food optional
- optional, not held create decorative food displays optional
- optional, not held advise on preparation of diet food optional
- optional, not held prepare bakery products optional
- optional, not held manage waste optional
- optional, not held nutrition optional
- optional, not held composition of diets optional
- optional, not held prepared meals optional
- optional, not held create a diet plan optional
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 34 skills that carry over
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- already held control of expenses skill
- already held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area skill
- already held handover the food preparation area skill
- already held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
- already held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held receive kitchen supplies skill
- already held store raw food materials skill
- already held use cooking techniques skill
- already held use culinary finishing techniques skill
- already held use food cutting tools skill
- already held use food preparation techniques skill
- already held use reheating techniques skill
- already held work in a hospitality team skill
- already held advise customers on seafood choices skill
- already held check deliveries on receipt skill
- already held comply with standard portion sizes skill
- already held cook sauce products skill
- already held cook seafood skill
- already held cook vegetable products skill
- already held execute chilling processes to food products skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
- already held plan menus skill
- already held prepare dairy products for use in a dish skill
- already held prepare egg products for use in a dish skill
- already held prepare salad dressings skill
- already held prepare saucier products for use in a dish skill
- already held prepare vegetable products for use in a dish skill
- already held seafood processing knowledge
- already held slice fish skill
- already held store kitchen supplies skill
- already held train employees skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held cook dairy products optional
- optional, not held cook meat dishes optional
- optional, not held create a diet plan optional
- optional, not held create decorative food displays optional
- optional, not held nutrition optional
- optional, not held prepare bakery products optional
- optional, not held prepare desserts optional
- optional, not held prepare flambeed dishes optional
- optional, not held prepare meat products for use in a dish optional
- optional, not held prepare ready-made dishes optional
- optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
- optional, not held prepared meals optional
- optional, not held advise on preparation of diet food optional
- optional, not held composition of diets optional
- optional, not held identify nutritional properties of food optional
- optional, not held manage waste optional
0 held skills the cook role does not ask for
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held nutrition optional
- optional, not held prepared meals optional
- optional, not held composition of diets optional
Common questions about this move
Can a fish cook become a cook?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A fish cook already covers 79% of what a cook is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 15 of which the cook role treats as required.
What skills does a fish cook need to become a cook?
None of the cook role's required skills are missing from a fish cook profile. 16 optional skills are not yet covered.
How hard is the move from fish cook to cook?
Its learning distance is 26.4 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.