Water-based aquaculture technician to aquaculture cage technician
A water-based aquaculture technician already meets 38% of what the aquaculture cage technician role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.1/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture cage technician is expected to do is already part of a water-based aquaculture technician’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 aquaculture cage technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture cage technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish treatments
- assess cage water quality
- carry out feeding operations
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- control aquatic production environment
- fish grading
What stands in the way is 23 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture cage technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water-based aquaculture technician background worth leading with.
- already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
- already held assess cage water quality information skills
- already held carry out feeding operations handling and moving
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
- already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills
All 20 carried skills, including the 15 the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 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.
- still to learn identify common aquatic species diseases required
- still to learn measure water flow required
- still to learn measure water quality parameters required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn monitor larval growth required
- still to learn perform water chemistry analysis required
- still to learn perform water treatments required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held maintain ropes optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- still to learn carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery required
- still to learn supervise cage net systems required
- still to learn check diving equipment required
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn manage waste required
- still to learn perform diving interventions required
- optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
- optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
- optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture cage equipment required
- still to learn use water disinfection equipment required
- optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn pests and diseases required
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture cage technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery practise this
- 02 supervise cage net systems practise this
- 03 check diving equipment 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish treatments skill
- already held assess cage water quality skill
- already held carry out feeding operations skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held swim skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn operation of lifting gears required
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held rope manipulation optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
- optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
- optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
- optional, not held maintain ropes optional
- optional, not held rope manipulation optional
- optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
21 held skills the aquaculture cage technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
- not needed by the target role manage time in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
- not needed by the target role observe fish disease symptoms skill
- not needed by the target role organise shellfish depuration skill
- not needed by the target role report live online skill
- not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn pests and diseases required
- optional, not held rope manipulation optional
Other moves recorded from water-based aquaculture technician
Common questions about this move
Can a water-based aquaculture technician become an aquaculture cage technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A water-based aquaculture technician already covers 38% of what an aquaculture cage technician is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 15 of which the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.
What skills does a water-based aquaculture technician need to become an aquaculture cage technician?
23 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery.
How hard is the move from water-based aquaculture technician to aquaculture cage technician?
Its learning distance is 73.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.