Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

water-based aquaculture techniciantoaquaculture husbandry technician

A water-based aquaculture technician already meets 45% of what the aquaculture husbandry technician role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water-based aquaculture technician
45%
Overlap1
To aquaculture husbandry technician
22 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
66.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.7/ 100

1 Share of the aquaculture husbandry 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.

Why

Why this move works

A aquaculture husbandry technician role treats 17 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply fish treatments
  • aquaculture production planning software
  • calculate aquatic resources growth rate
  • carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
  • carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
  • collect broodstock

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture husbandry 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 carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment constructing
  • already held aquaculture production planning software agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving

All 22 carried skills, including the 17 the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
  • required, not held inspect aquaculture equipment required
  • required, not held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
  • required, not held monitor fish mortality rates required
  • required, not held maintain technical equipment required
  • required, not held monitor water quality required
  • optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
02 handling and moving 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held rear food fish required
  • required, not held identity aquaculture species required
  • required, not held implement fin fish feeding regimes required
  • required, not held monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
  • required, not held treat fish diseases required
  • optional, not held collect dead fish optional
  • optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held assist with vaccination procedures required
  • required, not held ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
  • optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
  • optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment required
  • optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
06 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor feeding systems required
  • optional, not held check diving equipment optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture husbandry 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
  • already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
  • already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
  • already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held computerised feeding systems knowledge
  • already held control aquatic production environment skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held fish grading knowledge
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding 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 preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
  • already held swim skill
  • already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
  • already held communicate verbal instructions skill
  • already held maintain diving equipment skill
  • already held work in inclement conditions skill
  • already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held fish biology required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held use aquaculture heavy equipment required
09 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held check diving equipment optional
  • optional, not held collect dead fish optional
  • optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
  • optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
  • optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
  • optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
  • optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
19 held skills the aquaculture husbandry technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation 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 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 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 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 use communication devices skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
3 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
  • required, not held fish biology required
  • optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
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.