Viticulture adviser to vineyard manager
A viticulture adviser already meets 21% of what the vineyard manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.7/ 100
1 How much of what a vineyard manager is expected to do is already part of a viticulture adviser’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 vineyard manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A vineyard manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a viticulture adviser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control grape quality
- control wine quality
- monitor winemaking process
- pest control in plants
What stands in the way is 18 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vineyard manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a viticulture adviser background worth leading with.
- already held control wine quality information skills
- already held develop grape growing techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held control grape quality information skills
- already held monitor winemaking process information skills
- already held e-agriculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held organic farming agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the vineyard manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 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 manage technical aspects of vineyard production required
- still to learn manage agricultural staff required
- still to learn manage wine production required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- still to learn manage production enterprise required
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- still to learn agricultural business management required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- still to learn viticulture required
- still to learn fertilisation principles required
- still to learn wine related sciences required
- still to learn winery production process required
- still to learn evaluate vineyard problems required
- still to learn manage chemical testing procedures required
- still to learn supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vineyard manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage technical aspects of vineyard production practise this
- 02 agricultural business management study this
- 03 evaluate vineyard problems 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held control grape quality skill
- already held control wine quality skill
- already held monitor winemaking process skill
- already held pest control in plants knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held develop grape growing techniques skill
- already held e-agriculture knowledge
- already held organic farming knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn monitor grounds maintenance required
- still to learn oversee vineyard floor activities required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
21 held skills the vineyard manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on fertiliser and herbicide skill
- not needed by the target role advise on grape quality improvement skill
- not needed by the target role advise on irrigation projects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on nitrate pollution skill
- not needed by the target role advise on plant mineral nutrition skill
- not needed by the target role advise on wine quality improvement skill
- not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role develop dried-on-vine raisin production systems skill
- not needed by the target role develop irrigation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop personal skills skill
- not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage nutrients skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
- not needed by the target role provide tourism related information skill
- not needed by the target role raisin grapes knowledge
- not needed by the target role table grapes manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wine knowledge
8 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 agricultural business management required
- still to learn viticulture required
- still to learn wine related sciences required
- still to learn winery production process required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn fertilisation principles required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held business management principles optional
Other moves recorded from viticulture adviser
Common questions about this move
Can a viticulture adviser become a vineyard manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A viticulture adviser already covers 21% of what a vineyard manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 4 of which the vineyard manager role treats as required.
What skills does a viticulture adviser need to become a vineyard manager?
18 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is manage technical aspects of vineyard production.
How hard is the move from viticulture adviser to vineyard manager?
Its learning distance is 78.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.