Assistant outdoor animator to specialised outdoor animator
An assistant outdoor animator already meets 81% of what the specialised outdoor animator role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
22.1/ 100
1 How much of what a specialised outdoor animator is expected to do is already part of an assistant outdoor animator’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 specialised outdoor animator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A specialised outdoor animator role treats 16 of its required skills as things an assistant outdoor animator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animate in the outdoors
- assess risk in the outdoors
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- empathise with outdoor groups
- evaluate outdoor activities
- give feedback on changing circumstances
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A specialised outdoor animator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an assistant outdoor animator background worth leading with.
- already held assess risk in the outdoors information skills
- already held empathise with outdoor groups management skills
- already held give feedback on changing circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor interventions in the outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor use of outdoor equipment information skills
- already held react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity
All 16 carried skills, including the 16 the specialised outdoor animator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
- optional, not held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas optional
- optional, not held support community-based tourism optional
- optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
- optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
- optional, not held use e-tourism platforms optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
- optional, not held support local tourism optional
- optional, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage optional
- optional, not held ecotourism optional
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held animate in the outdoors skill
- already held assess risk in the outdoors skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held empathise with outdoor groups skill
- already held evaluate outdoor activities skill
- already held give feedback on changing circumstances skill
- already held implement risk management for outdoors skill
- already held manage feedback skill
- already held manage groups outdoors skill
- already held manage outdoor resources skill
- already held monitor interventions in the outdoors skill
- already held monitor use of outdoor equipment skill
- already held plan schedule skill
- already held react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors skill
- already held research areas for outdoor activity skill
- already held structure information skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ecotourism optional
- optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
- optional, not held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas optional
- optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
- optional, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage optional
- optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
- optional, not held support community-based tourism optional
- optional, not held support local tourism optional
- optional, not held use e-tourism platforms optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
0 held skills the specialised outdoor animator role does not ask for
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held ecotourism optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
Common questions about this move
Can an assistant outdoor animator become a specialised outdoor animator?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. An assistant outdoor animator already covers 81% of what a specialised outdoor animator is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 16 of which the specialised outdoor animator role treats as required.
What skills does an assistant outdoor animator need to become a specialised outdoor animator?
None of the specialised outdoor animator role's required skills are missing from an assistant outdoor animator profile. 11 optional skills are not yet covered.
How hard is the move from assistant outdoor animator to specialised outdoor animator?
Its learning distance is 22.1 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.