Water-based aquaculture technician to aquaculture husbandry manager
A water-based aquaculture technician already meets 25% of what the aquaculture husbandry manager role asks for. The move turns on 29 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry manager 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 husbandry manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animal welfare legislation
- aquaculture production planning software
- assess cage water quality
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate
- control aquatic production environment
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
What stands in the way is 29 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry manager 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 calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
- already held aquaculture production planning software agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held assess cage water quality information skills
- already held fish grading agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held incidents and accidents recording services
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 45 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn escapee contingency plans required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn fishing industry required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- still to learn develop fish health and welfare management plans required
- still to learn develop stock health programmes required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn supervise waste disposal required
- still to learn supervise waste water treatments required
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn monitor the use of resources in production required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn manage aquatic resources stock production required
- still to learn plan aquatic resources feeding regimes required
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn collaborate with animal related professionals required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn implement contingency plans for escapees required
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn manage water flows and catchments required
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aquaculture cultivation equipment study this
- 02 collaborate with animal related professionals practise this
- 03 develop fish health and welfare management plans 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- already held assess cage water quality skill
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fish biology required
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
26 held skills the aquaculture husbandry manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish treatments 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 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- not needed by the target role collect broodstock skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting 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 maintain incident reporting records skill
- not needed by the target role manage time in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
- not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour 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 perform fish grading operations skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis 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 screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role swim skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
11 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn escapee contingency plans required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn fishing industry required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
Other moves recorded from water-based aquaculture technician
Common questions about this move
Can a water-based aquaculture technician become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A water-based aquaculture technician already covers 25% of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 10 of which the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
What skills does a water-based aquaculture technician need to become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
29 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is aquaculture cultivation equipment.
How hard is the move from water-based aquaculture technician to aquaculture husbandry manager?
Its learning distance is 82 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.