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

fish trimmertofish canning operator

A fish trimmer already meets 57% of what the fish canning operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fish trimmer
57%
Overlap1
To fish canning operator
22 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
51.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

57%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.2/ 100

1 Share of the fish canning operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fish trimmer 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 fish canning operator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a fish trimmer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • clean food and beverage machinery
  • ensure sanitation
  • execute chilling processes to food products

What stands in the way is 10 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fish canning operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fish trimmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held package fish handling and moving
  • already held remove parts of fish handling and moving
  • already held wash gutted fish handling and moving
  • already held slice fish assisting and caring
  • already held preserve fish products handling and moving
  • already held use food cutting tools handling and moving

All 22 carried skills, including the 14 the fish canning operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held food canning production line required
  • required, not held food preservation required
  • required, not held food storage required
02 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply preservation treatments required
  • required, not held inspect raw food materials required
  • optional, not held dispose non-food waste within the food industry optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held select adequate ingredients optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held administer ingredients in food production required
  • required, not held tend canning machine required
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • optional, not held operate a heat treatment process optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
  • optional, not held adapt efficient food processing practices optional
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fish canning operator 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • already held maintain cutting equipment skill
  • already held mark differences in colours skill
  • already held package fish skill
  • already held preserve fish products skill
  • already held remove parts of fish skill
  • already held tolerate strong smells skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held wash gutted fish skill
  • already held care for food aesthetic skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held slice fish skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt efficient food processing practices optional
  • optional, not held dispose non-food waste within the food industry optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held operate a heat treatment process optional
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held select adequate ingredients optional
4 held skills the fish canning operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role clean the trimming box skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held food canning production line required
  • required, not held food preservation required
  • required, not held food storage required
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Index
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.