Table 1Transition record

water-based aquaculture techniciantowater-based aquaculture worker

A water-based aquaculture technician already meets 24% of what the water-based aquaculture worker role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water-based aquaculture technician

24%

Overlap1

To water-based aquaculture worker

15 Skills carried over

28 Required, not held

82.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.7

This move: 82.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the water-based aquaculture worker 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture worker 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 assess cage water quality information skills
already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist handling and moving
already held prepare for small craft operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate small craft working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held perform fish grading operations handling and moving

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 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 15 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held depurate shellfish required
required, not held maintain shellfish depuration equipment required
required, not held carry out fish transportation required
required, not held collect dead fish required
required, not held collect fish samples for diagnosis required
required, not held collect live fish required
required, not held harvest aquatic resources required
required, not held maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities required
required, not held monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
required, not held operate hatchery trays required
required, not held prepare fish holding units required
required, not held prepare fish treatment facilities required
required, not held stock fish required
required, not held transport fish required
required, not held carry out fish disease prevention measures required

optional, not held apply fish harvest methods optional
optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
optional, not held perform diving interventions optional

02 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collect growth rate information required
required, not held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
required, not held measure water flow required
required, not held measure water quality parameters required
required, not held collect biological data required

optional, not held monitor fish mortality rates optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate fish capture equipment required
required, not held transfer fish required

optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional

04 services 2 required

required, not held operation of lifting gears required
required, not held operation of transport equipment required

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held fish welfare regulations required

optional, not held fishing gear optional
optional, not held fishing industry optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held work in a fishery team required

optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture worker 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess cage water quality skill
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist 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 preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
already held swim skill
already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
already held collect broodstock skill
already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
already held fish anatomy knowledge
already held maintain diving equipment skill
already held screen live fish deformities skill
already held use communication devices skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 required

required, not held pedagogy required

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held rope manipulation required

09 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held check diving equipment optional
optional, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

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

11 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental legislation optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply fish harvest methods optional
optional, not held check diving equipment optional
optional, not held fish biology optional
optional, not held fishing gear optional
optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
optional, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment optional
optional, not held monitor fish mortality rates optional
optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
optional, not held fishing industry optional
optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
optional, not held perform diving interventions optional

26 held skills the water-based aquaculture worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply fish treatments skill
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 feeding operations skill
not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment 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 control aquatic production environment skill
not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
not needed by the target role ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
not needed by the target role fish grading 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 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 fish disease symptoms skill
not needed by the target role organise shellfish depuration 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 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

10 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 operation of lifting gears required
required, not held operation of transport equipment required
required, not held rope manipulation required
required, not held fish welfare regulations required
required, not held pedagogy required
optional, not held fish biology optional
optional, not held fishing gear optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
optional, not held fishing industry 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.