Table 1Transition record

forest workertolandscape gardener

A forest worker already meets 20% of what the landscape gardener role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forest worker

20%

Overlap1

To landscape gardener

8 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

84.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 84.9

This move: 84.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the landscape gardener role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forest worker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A landscape gardener role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forest worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held put up signs handling and moving
already held build fences constructing
already held nurse trees handling and moving
already held plant green plants handling and moving
already held perform pest control assisting and caring
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the landscape gardener role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 11 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 handling and moving 12 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held grow plants required
required, not held maintain ground required
required, not held nurse plants required
required, not held prepare planting area required
required, not held prepare the ground required
required, not held propagate plants required
required, not held prune hedges and trees required
required, not held prune plants required
required, not held transport physical resources within the work area required
required, not held use gardening equipment required
required, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants required
required, not held maintain landscape site required

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held horticulture principles required
required, not held landscaping materials required
required, not held plant disease control required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required
required, not held pest control in plants required

optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plant species required
required, not held ecology required

optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held principles of landscape construction required

optional, not held rainwater management optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held design principles required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held work in outdoor conditions required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a landscape gardener 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held build fences skill
already held de-limb trees skill
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held nurse trees skill
already held perform pest control skill
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held plant green plants skill
already held put up signs skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate landscaping equipment required

09 management skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held supervise landscape projects optional
optional, not held lead hard landscape projects optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding landscaping optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage landscape design projects optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional

10 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held develop architectural plans optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held work in a landscape team optional

11 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held prepare site for construction optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held supervise landscape projects optional
optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held develop architectural plans optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held lead hard landscape projects optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding landscaping optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage landscape design projects optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held prepare site for construction optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held work in a landscape team optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

28 held skills the landscape gardener role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
not needed by the target role adapt to changes in forestry skill
not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
not needed by the target role animal hunting knowledge
not needed by the target role assist forest survey crew skill
not needed by the target role assist tree identification skill
not needed by the target role carry out aerial tree rigging skill
not needed by the target role climb trees skill
not needed by the target role control tree diseases skill
not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role handle forest products skill
not needed by the target role maintain camping facilities skill
not needed by the target role maintain forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain the trails skill
not needed by the target role make decisions regarding forestry management skill
not needed by the target role manage forest fires skill
not needed by the target role operate forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role pay attention to safety while performing forestry operations skill
not needed by the target role perform tree thinning skill
not needed by the target role plant trees skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role safeguard biodiversity skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role sustainable forest management knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill

16 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 horticulture principles required
required, not held landscaping materials required
required, not held plant disease control required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held principles of landscape construction required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required
required, not held design principles required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held pest control in plants required
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from forest worker

Full index of moves from forest worker

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.