Forestry adviser to forestry technician
A forestry adviser already meets 22% of what the forestry technician role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.6/ 100
1 How much of what a forestry technician is expected to do is already part of a forestry 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 forestry technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A forestry technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a forestry adviser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply forest legislation
- forest ecology
- habitat restoration
- reforestation
What stands in the way is 19 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forestry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry adviser background worth leading with.
- already held lead a team in forestry services management skills
- already held apply forest legislation assisting and caring
- already held advise on timber harvest communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held sustainable forest management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held reforestation agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held forest ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the forestry technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 12 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 apply prescribed herbicides required
- still to learn vegetation control required
- still to learn de-limb trees required
- still to learn perform tree thinning required
- still to learn plant green plants required
- still to learn conduct reforestation surveys required
- still to learn manage forest fires required
- still to learn monitor logging operations required
- still to learn monitor work site required
- optional, not held monitor workload optional
- optional, not held monitor forest productivity optional
- still to learn maintain forestry equipment required
- still to learn operate forestry equipment required
- still to learn coordinate timber sales required
- optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
- optional, not held advise supervisors optional
- optional, not held work in a forestry team optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- still to learn maintain forest roads required
- optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
- still to learn supervise forestry workers required
- optional, not held monitor drivers optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a forestry technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply prescribed herbicides practise this
- 02 maintain forest roads practise this
- 03 vegetation control 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held apply forest legislation skill
- already held forest ecology knowledge
- already held habitat restoration knowledge
- already held reforestation knowledge
- already held advise on timber harvest skill
- already held lead a team in forestry services skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held report pollution incidents skill
- already held sustainable forest management knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn logging required
- still to learn provide first aid required
- still to learn ecosystem management required
- still to learn environmental policy required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held monitor workload optional
- optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
- optional, not held advise supervisors optional
- optional, not held monitor forest productivity optional
- optional, not held work in a forestry team optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held monitor drivers optional
- optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
27 held skills the forestry technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on fertiliser and herbicide skill
- not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess harvesting impact on wildlife skill
- not needed by the target role assist tree identification skill
- not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
- not needed by the target role conserve forests skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate new sites preparation skill
- not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop personal skills skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
- not needed by the target role forestry regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect trees skill
- not needed by the target role interact with clients in forestry skill
- not needed by the target role make decisions regarding forestry management skill
- not needed by the target role monitor forest health skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role nurse trees skill
- not needed by the target role perform forest analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform forest diseases control skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge
- not needed by the target role write technical reports related to trees 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 ecosystem management required
- still to learn logging required
- still to learn environmental policy required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
Common questions about this move
Can a forestry adviser become a forestry technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A forestry adviser already covers 22% of what a forestry technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 4 of which the forestry technician role treats as required.
What skills does a forestry adviser need to become a forestry technician?
19 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply prescribed herbicides.
How hard is the move from forestry adviser to forestry technician?
Its learning distance is 80.6 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.