Table 1Transition record

pesticides sprayertogroundsman/groundswoman

A pesticides sprayer already meets 19% of what the groundsman/groundswoman role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pesticides sprayer

19%

Overlap1

To groundsman/groundswoman

7 Skills carried over

24 Required, not held

85.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 85.5

This move: 85.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the groundsman/groundswoman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pesticides sprayer 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A groundsman/groundswoman role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pesticides sprayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held spray pesticides handling and moving
already held handling chemical products for soil and plants handling and moving
already held perform pest control assisting and caring
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving
already held horticulture principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held plant disease control agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the groundsman/groundswoman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 11 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 handling and moving 6 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held maintain turf and grass required
required, not held prepare sites for planting of grass required
required, not held prepare the ground required
required, not held transport physical resources within the work area required
required, not held use gardening equipment required
required, not held maintain landscape site required

optional, not held grow plants optional
optional, not held nurse plants optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held plant green plants optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held propagate plants optional
optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
optional, not held prune plants optional

02 constructing 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held construct greens and grounds required
required, not held maintain turf management equipment required
required, not held prepare site for construction required
required, not held maintain irrigation systems required

optional, not held manage rainwater optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held soil structure required
required, not held turf management required
required, not held watering principles required

optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required

required, not held plant species required
required, not held water chemistry analysis required
required, not held ecology required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held plan sports areas required
required, not held prepare building site required

optional, not held implement plans for the management of sports turf areas optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional

06 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held estimate consumption of water required
required, not held monitor water quality required

optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held use technical documentation optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a groundsman/groundswoman 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held perform pest control skill
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held spray pesticides skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held principles of landscape construction required

optional, not held rainwater management optional

08 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required

09 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate turf management equipment required

11 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held implement plans for the management of sports turf areas optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held grow plants optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
optional, not held nurse plants optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held plant green plants optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held propagate plants optional
optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
optional, not held prune plants optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held use technical documentation optional

36 held skills the groundsman/groundswoman role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
not needed by the target role agricultural chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role floriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role herbicides knowledge
not needed by the target role herbicides sprayers knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
not needed by the target role lawn care knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of pesticides skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
not needed by the target role perform safety inspections on spraying equipment skill
not needed by the target role pesticides knowledge
not needed by the target role pesticides sprayers knowledge
not needed by the target role phytosanitary measures knowledge
not needed by the target role plant care products knowledge
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role safe use of pesticides knowledge
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role use hand tools for forestry work skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use pest detection sensors skill
not needed by the target role vegetation control skill
not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill

12 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 plant species required
required, not held principles of landscape construction required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held turf management required
required, not held water chemistry analysis required
required, not held watering principles required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional

Index

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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.