Table 1Transition record

forestry techniciantoforester

A forestry technician already meets 28% of what the forester role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forestry technician

28%

Overlap1

To forester

11 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

74.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.6

This move: 74.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the forester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forestry technician 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coordinate timber sales communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor forest productivity information skills
already held supervise forestry workers 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

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the forester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 9 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held forestry regulations required
required, not held plant disease control required
required, not held agronomy required
required, not held pest control in plants required

optional, not held animal hunting optional

02 management skills 2 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held manage forests required
required, not held organise labour required

optional, not held coordinate forestry research optional
optional, not held organise harvests optional
optional, not held develop natural areas works programmes optional
optional, not held manage time in forestry optional
optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held write technical reports related to trees required
required, not held promote environmental awareness required

optional, not held interact with clients in forestry optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

04 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held animal welfare legislation required
required, not held environmental legislation required

optional, not held business management principles optional

05 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor forest health required

optional, not held estimate damage optional
optional, not held forecast timber production optional

06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held organise tree plantations required

optional, not held harvest timber optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forester 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held de-limb trees skill
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held monitor forest productivity skill
already held reforestation knowledge
already held supervise forestry workers skill
already held sustainable forest management knowledge
already held advise on timber harvest skill
already held apply forest legislation skill
already held coordinate timber sales skill
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held report pollution incidents skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held conserve forests required

08 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety regulations required

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geographic information systems optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held coordinate forestry research optional
optional, not held organise harvests optional
optional, not held animal hunting optional
optional, not held develop natural areas works programmes optional
optional, not held estimate damage optional
optional, not held forecast timber production optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held harvest timber optional
optional, not held interact with clients in forestry optional
optional, not held manage time in forestry optional
optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

27 held skills the forester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role advise on tree issues skill
not needed by the target role advise supervisors skill
not needed by the target role apply prescribed herbicides skill
not needed by the target role conduct reforestation surveys skill
not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role lead a team in forestry services skill
not needed by the target role logging knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain forest roads skill
not needed by the target role maintain forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage forest fires skill
not needed by the target role monitor drivers skill
not needed by the target role monitor equipment condition skill
not needed by the target role monitor logging operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role monitor workload skill
not needed by the target role operate forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform tree thinning skill
not needed by the target role plant green plants skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role vegetation control skill
not needed by the target role work in a forestry team skill

10 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 forestry regulations required
required, not held plant disease control required
required, not held agronomy required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required
required, not held environmental legislation required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
required, not held pest control in plants required
optional, not held animal hunting optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held business management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from forestry technician

Full index of moves from forestry technician

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.