RecordMove

Fisheries adviser to aquaculture hatchery technician

A fisheries adviser already meets 16% of what the aquaculture hatchery technician role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From fisheries adviser

Distant match

To aquaculture hatchery technician

7 You already bring

25 Still to learn

47 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

87.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an aquaculture hatchery technician is expected to do is already part of a fisheries adviser’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 aquaculture hatchery technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An aquaculture hatchery technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a fisheries adviser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

fish biology
interpret scientific data to assess water quality
monitor fish health status
monitor hatchery production
plankton production

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture hatchery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor hatchery production handling and moving
already held plankton production natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held interpret scientific data to assess water quality information skills
already held monitor fish health status information skills
already held fisheries management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held fish biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the aquaculture hatchery technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 11 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 11 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn carry out feeding operations required
still to learn carry out hatchery production processes required
still to learn collect broodstock required
still to learn condition broodstock required
still to learn culture aquaculture hatchery stocks required
still to learn induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species required
still to learn maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage required
still to learn manage capture broodstock operations required
still to learn operate hatchery trays required
still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
still to learn screen live fish deformities required

optional, not held manage aquatic habitat optional
optional, not held rear food fish optional
optional, not held cultivate plankton optional
optional, not held feed broodstock optional
optional, not held treat contaminated water optional

02 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn maintain hatchery records required
still to learn monitor larval growth required
still to learn monitor water quality required

optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
optional, not held perform water treatments optional
optional, not held manage water quality testing optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required

still to learn green water incubation technology required
still to learn hatchery design required
still to learn aquaculture reproduction required

04 constructing 3 required

still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required
still to learn maintain hatchery equipment required
still to learn maintain hatchery facilities required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn operate hatchery recirculation system required
still to learn carry out waste water treatment required

optional, not held perform water treatment procedures optional
optional, not held use aquacultural heating equipment optional
optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety required

optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an aquaculture hatchery technician 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held fish biology knowledge
already held interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
already held monitor fish health status skill
already held monitor hatchery production skill
already held plankton production knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held fisheries management knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn animal welfare legislation required

08 services 1 required

still to learn sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production required

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional

11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held genetic selection programme optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held manage aquatic habitat optional
optional, not held rear food fish optional
optional, not held cultivate plankton optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards optional
optional, not held feed broodstock optional
optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
optional, not held perform water treatment procedures optional
optional, not held perform water treatments optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
optional, not held use aquacultural heating equipment optional
optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
optional, not held manage water quality testing optional
optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional

35 held skills the aquaculture hatchery technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role apply fishery biology to fishery management skill
not needed by the target role aquaculture industry knowledge
not needed by the target role assess site production potential skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research before survey skill
not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
not needed by the target role develop business case skill
not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate fishery status skill
not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
not needed by the target role fisheries legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect fish eggs skill
not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
not needed by the target role manage fisheries projects skill
not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor the use of resources in production skill
not needed by the target role prepare surveying report skill
not needed by the target role process collected survey data skill
not needed by the target role provide advice to hatcheries skill
not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in fishery skill
not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
not needed by the target role study fish migration skill
not needed by the target role support fishery training procedures skill
not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge
not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge

6 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 pick up Tier

still to learn green water incubation technology required
still to learn hatchery design required
still to learn sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production required
still to learn animal welfare legislation required
still to learn aquaculture reproduction required
optional, not held genetic selection programme optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fisheries adviser

Full index of moves from fisheries adviser

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a fisheries adviser become an aquaculture hatchery technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A fisheries adviser already covers 16% of what an aquaculture hatchery technician is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the aquaculture hatchery technician role treats as required.

What skills does a fisheries adviser need to become an aquaculture hatchery technician?

25 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is green water incubation technology.

How hard is the move from fisheries adviser to aquaculture hatchery technician?

Its learning distance is 87.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.