RecordMove

Vineyard worker to horticulture worker

A vineyard worker already meets 20% of what the horticulture worker role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From vineyard worker

Distant match

To horticulture worker

11 You already bring

12 Still to learn

62 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

82.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a horticulture worker is expected to do is already part of a vineyard 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 horticulture worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A horticulture worker role treats 4 of its required skills as things a vineyard worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

drive agricultural machines
execute fertilisation
grow plants
propagate plants

What stands in the way is 12 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 horticulture worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held integrated pest management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held provide agri-touristic services communication, collaboration and creativity
already held execute fertilisation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held propagate plants handling and moving
already held present the farm facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held grow plants handling and moving

All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the horticulture worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 51 missing skills fall into 12 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 10 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn harvest crop required
still to learn maintain the greenhouse required
still to learn monitor fields required
still to learn nurse plants required
still to learn prepare planting area required
still to learn prune plants required
still to learn store crops required
still to learn store products required
still to learn use gardening equipment required
still to learn maintain storage facilities required

optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings required

optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional

03 constructing 1 required

still to learn maintain gardening equipment required

04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 13 supplementary

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held plant disease control optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 8 supplementary

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horticulture worker 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 drive agricultural machines skill
already held execute fertilisation skill
already held grow plants skill
already held propagate plants skill
already held agronomy knowledge
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held fertilisation principles knowledge
already held integrated pest management knowledge
already held organic farming knowledge
already held present the farm facilities skill
already held provide agri-touristic services skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional

08 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held agritourism optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held process flower bulbs optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of storage facilities optional

11 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate greenhouse environment optional

12 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held plant species optional

39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held process flower bulbs optional
optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held coordinate greenhouse environment optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held plant disease control optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held types of storage facilities optional
optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

20 held skills the horticulture worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assign duties to agriculture workers skill
not needed by the target role assist bottling skill
not needed by the target role harvest grapes skill
not needed by the target role maintain tanks for viticulture skill
not needed by the target role manage canopy skill
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role operate hand pruning equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate wine pumps skill
not needed by the target role participate in vine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role perform trellis repairs skill
not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role plant vine yards skill
not needed by the target role produce sustainable products skill
not needed by the target role sanitise winery area skill
not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role tend press operation skill
not needed by the target role tend vines skill
not needed by the target role viticulture knowledge

19 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 pick up Tier

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held plant disease control optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held types of storage facilities optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

Index

Other moves recorded from vineyard worker

Full index of moves from vineyard worker

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a vineyard worker become a horticulture worker?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A vineyard worker already covers 20% of what a horticulture worker is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 4 of which the horticulture worker role treats as required.

What skills does a vineyard worker need to become a horticulture worker?

12 required skills are missing, plus 39 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is harvest crop.

How hard is the move from vineyard worker to horticulture worker?

Its learning distance is 82.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.