Table 1Transition record

water-based aquaculture techniciantoaquaculture harvesting technician

A water-based aquaculture technician already meets 31% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water-based aquaculture technician

31%

Overlap1

To aquaculture harvesting technician

21 Skills carried over

28 Required, not held

77.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 77.7

This move: 77.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the aquaculture harvesting technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water-based aquaculture technician 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture harvesting 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
already held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species handling and moving
already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist handling and moving

All 21 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 10 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply fish harvest methods required
required, not held collect dead fish required
required, not held handle fish harvesting waste required
required, not held handle harvested fish required
required, not held harvest aquatic resources required
required, not held identity aquaculture species required
required, not held monitor live fish collection required
required, not held monitor treated fish required
required, not held prepare fish treatment facilities required
required, not held carry out fish disease prevention measures required

optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional

02 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held estimate harvest costs required
required, not held monitor fish health status required
required, not held monitor fish mortality rates required
required, not held prepare health certificates for fishery products required
required, not held report harvested fish production required

optional, not held collect growth rate information optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required

required, not held fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
required, not held fish harvesting methods required
required, not held fish welfare regulations required

04 constructing 2 required

required, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment required
required, not held maintain grading equipment required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held fish biology required
required, not held fish identification and classification required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate fish capture equipment required
required, not held set up fish harvesting equipment required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture harvesting technician 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply fish treatments skill
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
already held collect broodstock skill
already held control aquatic production environment skill
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
already held operate small craft skill
already held perform fish grading operations skill
already held prepare for small craft operation skill
already held swim skill
already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
already held communicate verbal instructions skill
already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
already held fish anatomy knowledge
already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
already held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
already held screen live fish deformities skill
already held use communication devices skill
already held work in inclement conditions skill
already held work in outdoor conditions skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required

optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

08 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held extinguish fires required

09 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held biosecurity required

10 services 1 required

required, not held fire-fighting systems required

11 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage teamwork optional
optional, not held lead a team optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
optional, not held manage teamwork optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held lead a team optional
optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

20 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 assess cage water quality skill
not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment 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 grading knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
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 observe fish disease symptoms skill
not needed by the target role organise shellfish depuration skill
not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role rates of growth assessment knowledge
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 use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
required, not held fish biology required
required, not held fish harvesting methods required
required, not held biosecurity required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held fish identification and classification required
required, not held fish welfare regulations required

Index

Other moves recorded from water-based aquaculture technician

Full index of moves from water-based aquaculture technician

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.