Table 1Transition record

dog trainertoanimal handler

A dog trainer already meets 59% of what the animal handler role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dog trainer

59%

Overlap1

To animal handler

19 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

49.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.7

This move: 49.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the animal handler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dog trainer 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal handler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dog trainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide animal training handling and moving
already held provide an enriching environment for animals handling and moving
already held treat animals ethically assisting and caring
already held implement exercise activities for animals handling and moving
already held assess animal's condition information skills
already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 16 the animal handler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held handle working animals required
required, not held control animal movement required
required, not held manage animal welfare required
required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required

optional, not held handle animals for semen collection optional
optional, not held groom animals optional
optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
optional, not held understand the animal's situation optional
optional, not held load animals for transportation optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage animal biosecurity required

optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held environmental enrichment for animals required

optional, not held animal production science optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting required

05 services 1 required

required, not held safe work practices in a veterinary setting required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held interview animal owners on animals' conditions optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animal handler 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held anatomy of animals knowledge
already held animal behaviour knowledge
already held animal welfare knowledge
already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
already held apply animal hygiene practices skill
already held assess animal behaviour skill
already held biosecurity related to animals knowledge
already held implement exercise activities for animals skill
already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
already held physiology of animals knowledge
already held provide an enriching environment for animals skill
already held provide animal training skill
already held provide first aid to animals skill
already held provide nutrition to animals skill
already held signs of animal illness knowledge
already held treat animals ethically skill
already held assess animal's condition skill
already held maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle animals for semen collection optional
optional, not held animal production science optional
optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional
optional, not held groom animals optional
optional, not held interview animal owners on animals' conditions optional
optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
optional, not held understand the animal's situation optional
optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
optional, not held load animals for transportation optional

17 held skills the animal handler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on appropriate pet care skill
not needed by the target role advise on animal purchase skill
not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
not needed by the target role advise on care products for pets skill
not needed by the target role assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together skill
not needed by the target role assist in transportation of animals skill
not needed by the target role bathe dogs skill
not needed by the target role create animal records skill
not needed by the target role design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals skill
not needed by the target role design training programmes for individuals and animals skill
not needed by the target role develop an animal handling strategy skill
not needed by the target role dog behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate dogs skill
not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
not needed by the target role select therapy animals skill
not needed by the target role train animals and individuals to work together skill
not needed by the target role work with veterinarians 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 environmental enrichment for animals required
required, not held safe work practices in a veterinary setting required
optional, not held animal production science optional

Index

Other moves recorded from dog trainer

Full index of moves from dog trainer

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.