Horticulture worker to agronomic crop production team leader
A horticulture worker already meets 55% of what the agronomic crop production team leader role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an agronomic crop production team leader is expected to do is already part of a horticulture worker’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 agronomic crop production team leader role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An agronomic crop production team leader role treats 20 of its required skills as things a horticulture worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- crop production principles
- execute disease and pest control activities
- execute fertilisation
- fertilisation principles
- grow plants
- harvest crop
What stands in the way is 16 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An agronomic crop production team leader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a horticulture worker background worth leading with.
- already held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques handling and moving
- already held promote farm products communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform on-farm product processing working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held monitor fields handling and moving
- already held store crops handling and moving
- already held provide agri-touristic services communication, collaboration and creativity
All 30 carried skills, including the 20 the agronomic crop production team leader role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 10 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 agroecology required
- still to learn agroforestry required
- still to learn technical equipment for crop production required
- still to learn agronomical production principles required
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- still to learn ensure soil fertility required
- still to learn maintain plant health required
- still to learn maintain plant soil nutrition required
- still to learn manage crop rotation required
- optional, not held irrigate soil optional
- optional, not held manage crop production optional
- still to learn assign duties to agriculture workers required
- still to learn manage agricultural staff required
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held optimise production optional
- optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
- still to learn operate agricultural machinery required
- still to learn prepare equipment for harvest required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- still to learn maintain technical equipment required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an agronomic crop production team leader role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 agroecology study this
- 02 agroforestry study this
- 03 assign duties to agriculture workers 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 30 skills that carry over
- already held crop production principles knowledge
- already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
- already held execute fertilisation skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held grow plants skill
- already held harvest crop skill
- already held maintain storage facilities skill
- already held monitor fields 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 plant species knowledge
- already held prepare planting area skill
- already held propagate plants skill
- already held soil structure knowledge
- already held store crops skill
- already held store products skill
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held types of storage facilities knowledge
- already held agritourism knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques skill
- already held apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
- already held organic farming knowledge
- already held perform on-farm product processing skill
- already held promote farm products skill
- already held provide agri-touristic services skill
- already held use agricultural information systems and databases skill
- already held watering principles knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn ecology required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigate soil optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held manage crop production optional
- optional, not held optimise production optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
32 held skills the agronomic crop production team leader role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise customers on types of flowers skill
- not needed by the target role advise on plant fertilizer skill
- not needed by the target role aeroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out work related calculations in agriculture skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate greenhouse environment skill
- not needed by the target role create flower arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
- not needed by the target role direct the preparation of food skill
- not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
- not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role greenhouse types knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement landscaping projects skill
- not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain gardening equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the greenhouse skill
- not needed by the target role nurse plants skill
- not needed by the target role pick orders of agricultural products skill
- not needed by the target role place orders for flower products skill
- not needed by the target role prepare flower arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
- not needed by the target role process flower bulbs skill
- not needed by the target role prune plants skill
- not needed by the target role pruning techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role pruning types knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality criteria for storage facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role select adequate packaging for food products skill
- not needed by the target role sell flowers skill
- not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
11 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 agroecology required
- still to learn agroforestry required
- still to learn technical equipment for crop production required
- still to learn agronomical production principles required
- still to learn ecology required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a horticulture worker become an agronomic crop production team leader?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A horticulture worker already covers 55% of what an agronomic crop production team leader is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 20 of which the agronomic crop production team leader role treats as required.
What skills does a horticulture worker need to become an agronomic crop production team leader?
16 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is agroecology.
How hard is the move from horticulture worker to agronomic crop production team leader?
Its learning distance is 58 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.