Hop farmer to horticulture production team leader
A hop farmer already meets 39% of what the horticulture production team leader role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.8/ 100
1 How much of what a horticulture production team leader is expected to do is already part of a hop farmer’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 horticulture production team leader role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A horticulture production team leader role treats 19 of its required skills as things a hop farmer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- crop production principles
- execute disease and pest control activities
- fertilisation principles
- grow plants
- harvest crop
- horticulture principles
What stands in the way is 22 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horticulture production team leader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hop farmer background worth leading with.
- already held maintain gardening equipment constructing
- already held pick orders of agricultural products handling and moving
- already held carry out work related calculations in agriculture information skills
- already held monitor fields handling and moving
- already held store crops handling and moving
- already held nurse plants handling and moving
All 29 carried skills, including the 19 the horticulture production team leader role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 59 missing skills fall into 13 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 supervise horticultural crews required
- still to learn coordinate greenhouse environment required
- still to learn create soil and plant improvement programmes required
- still to learn optimise production required
- still to learn make independent operating decisions required
- optional, not held develop agricultural production plans optional
- optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
- optional, not held recruit personnel optional
- still to learn ensure soil fertility required
- still to learn maintain the greenhouse required
- still to learn prune plants required
- still to learn store products required
- optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
- optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
- optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
- still to learn greenhouse types required
- still to learn pruning techniques required
- still to learn pruning types required
- optional, not held aeroponics optional
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held hydroponics optional
- optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
- still to learn quality criteria for storage facilities required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn project management principles required
- optional, not held agricultural business management optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held customer relationship management optional
- still to learn manage contracts required
- optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
- optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
- optional, not held food plant design optional
- optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
- optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
- optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
- optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
- optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
- optional, not held promote farm products optional
- optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
- optional, not held sell flowers optional
- optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
- still to learn use agricultural information systems and databases required
- optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional
7 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a horticulture production team leader role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 supervise horticultural crews practise this
- 02 coordinate greenhouse environment practise this
- 03 create soil and plant improvement programmes 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 29 skills that carry over
- already held crop production principles knowledge
- already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held grow plants skill
- already held harvest crop skill
- already held horticulture principles knowledge
- already held maintain storage facilities skill
- already held monitor fields skill
- already held nurse plants skill
- already held pest control in plants knowledge
- already held plant disease control knowledge
- already held plant harvest methods knowledge
- already held plant propagation knowledge
- already held prepare planting area skill
- already held propagate plants skill
- already held soil structure knowledge
- already held store crops skill
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held watering principles knowledge
- already held agritourism knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
- already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
- already held carry out work related calculations in agriculture skill
- already held execute fertilisation skill
- already held maintain gardening equipment skill
- already held organic farming knowledge
- already held pick orders of agricultural products skill
- already held use gardening equipment skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operate horticulture equipment required
- optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
- optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
- still to learn plant species required
- optional, not held ecology optional
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held food safety principles optional
- still to learn leadership principles required
- still to learn types of storage facilities required
- optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional
- optional, not held food legislation optional
37 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
- optional, not held aeroponics optional
- optional, not held agricultural business management optional
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
- optional, not held develop agricultural production plans optional
- optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
- optional, not held food legislation optional
- optional, not held food plant design optional
- optional, not held food safety principles optional
- optional, not held hydroponics optional
- optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
- optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
- optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
- optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
- optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
- optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
- optional, not held promote farm products optional
- optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
- optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
- optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
- optional, not held sell flowers optional
- optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
- optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
- optional, not held customer relationship management optional
- optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional
- optional, not held ecology optional
- optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional
- optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
- optional, not held recruit personnel optional
12 held skills the horticulture production team leader role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on beer production skill
- not needed by the target role assess crop damage skill
- not needed by the target role create crop protection plans skill
- not needed by the target role cultivate hops skill
- not needed by the target role hop cultivation knowledge
- not needed by the target role ingredients for beer production knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage crop production skill
- not needed by the target role manage crop rotation skill
- not needed by the target role monitor crops skill
- not needed by the target role operate hand pruning equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prevent crop disorders skill
- not needed by the target role variety of beers knowledge
21 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 greenhouse types required
- still to learn plant species required
- still to learn pruning techniques required
- still to learn pruning types required
- still to learn quality criteria for storage facilities required
- still to learn types of storage facilities required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn leadership principles required
- still to learn project management principles required
- optional, not held aeroponics optional
- optional, not held agricultural business management optional
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held food legislation optional
- optional, not held food safety principles optional
- optional, not held hydroponics optional
- optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
- optional, not held customer relationship management optional
- optional, not held ecology optional
Common questions about this move
Can a hop farmer become a horticulture production team leader?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A hop farmer already covers 39% of what a horticulture production team leader is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 19 of which the horticulture production team leader role treats as required.
What skills does a hop farmer need to become a horticulture production team leader?
22 required skills are missing, plus 37 optional ones. They fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is supervise horticultural crews.
How hard is the move from hop farmer to horticulture production team leader?
Its learning distance is 73.8 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.