Table 1Transition record

landscape designertocurator of horticulture

A landscape designer already meets 28% of what the curator of horticulture role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landscape designer

28%

Overlap1

To curator of horticulture

6 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

67.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the curator of horticulture role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landscape designer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A curator of horticulture role treats 5 of its required skills as things a landscape designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

botany
ecology
horticultural design
horticulture principles
keep task records

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A curator of horticulture role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landscape designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held horticultural design agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held forest ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held horticulture principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held keep task records information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the curator of horticulture role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on acquisitions required
required, not held manage contracts required

optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
optional, not held support volunteers optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held conduct workplace audits required
required, not held manage database required

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held manage ground maintenance required
required, not held manage budgets required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held collection management required
required, not held collection management software required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held advertising techniques required

06 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held identify plants characteristics required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a curator of horticulture 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held botany knowledge
already held ecology knowledge
already held horticultural design knowledge
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held keep task records skill
already held forest ecology knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held biology required

08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held forest conservation optional

09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held support volunteers optional

35 held skills the curator of horticulture role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise supervisors skill
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role create landscape designs skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role green logistics knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect project regulations skill
not needed by the target role landscape analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role landscape architectural instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role landscaping materials knowledge
not needed by the target role lead hard landscape projects skill
not needed by the target role make decisions regarding landscaping skill
not needed by the target role make drawings skill
not needed by the target role manage landscape design projects skill
not needed by the target role manage rainwater skill
not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
not needed by the target role perform studies and field investigation skill
not needed by the target role perform weed control operations skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of landscape construction knowledge
not needed by the target role rainwater management knowledge
not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
not needed by the target role topography knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently in landscaping skill

5 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 collection management required
required, not held collection management software required
required, not held advertising techniques required
required, not held biology required
optional, not held forest conservation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from landscape designer

Full index of moves from landscape designer

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.