Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

livestock advisortofarm milk controller

A livestock advisor already meets 43% of what the farm milk controller role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From livestock advisor
43%
Overlap1
To farm milk controller
11 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
60.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.6/ 100

1 Share of the farm milk controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the livestock advisor 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 farm milk controller role treats 9 of its required skills as things a livestock advisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on livestock productivity
  • animal welfare legislation
  • livestock feeding
  • livestock reproduction
  • livestock selection principles
  • livestock species

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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A farm milk controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a livestock advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on livestock productivity communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held livestock selection principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held quality criteria for livestock feed production agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held livestock feeding agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held select livestock handling and moving
  • already held livestock reproduction agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the farm milk controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required
  • required, not held dairy animal production required
  • required, not held regulations for hygiene in feeding animals required
  • required, not held animal welfare required
02 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held analyse milk control test results required
  • required, not held analyse samples of food and beverages required
  • required, not held perform milk control tests required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held provide advice to farmers required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held establish customer rapport optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held animal species required
  • optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held protect health and safety when handling animals required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held milking operations required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a farm milk controller 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 advise on livestock productivity skill
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held livestock feeding knowledge
  • already held livestock reproduction knowledge
  • already held livestock selection principles knowledge
  • already held livestock species knowledge
  • already held quality criteria for livestock feed production knowledge
  • already held select livestock skill
  • already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • already held consultation methods knowledge
  • already held customer relationship management knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held prepare milk samples required
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held establish customer rapport optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
36 held skills the farm milk controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agricultural business management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agritourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animal nutrition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply animal hygiene practices skill
  • not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with agricultural code of practice skill
  • not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop personal skills skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs in farm skill
  • not needed by the target role feed livestock skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role livestock farming systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain farm equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make decisions regarding livestock management skill
  • not needed by the target role manage agricultural staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage animal biosecurity skill
  • not needed by the target role manage brand assets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage farm supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage livestock skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production enterprise skill
  • not needed by the target role manage stable skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor livestock skill
  • not needed by the target role operate farm equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role organic farming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recycle livestock manure skill
  • not needed by the target role research livestock production skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role turf management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use agricultural information systems and databases skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use milk control software skill
6 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 milking operations required
  • required, not held dairy animal production required
  • required, not held regulations for hygiene in feeding animals required
  • required, not held animal species required
  • required, not held animal welfare required
  • optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
Index
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.