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

horse trainertopet sitter

A horse trainer already meets 48% of what the pet sitter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From horse trainer
48%
Overlap1
To pet sitter
15 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
56.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.8/ 100

1 Share of the pet sitter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the horse 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.

Why

Why this move works

A pet sitter role treats 11 of its required skills as things a horse trainer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • animal behaviour
  • animal welfare
  • animal welfare legislation
  • apply animal hygiene practices
  • biosecurity related to animals
  • implement exercise activities for animals

What stands in the way is 7 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pet sitter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a horse trainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held provide an enriching environment for animals handling and moving
  • 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
  • already held provide nutrition to animals handling and moving
  • already held biosecurity related to animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the pet sitter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held assist in transportation of 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 follow client animal handling programme optional
  • optional, not held breed reptiles optional
  • optional, not held groom animals optional
  • optional, not held maintain animal accommodation hygienic optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held provide home pet sitting services optional
  • optional, not held understand the animal's situation optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage animal biosecurity required
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held environmental enrichment for animals required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held safe work practices in a veterinary setting required
05 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pet sitter 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 animal behaviour knowledge
  • already held animal welfare knowledge
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held apply animal hygiene practices 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 provide an enriching environment for animals 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 anatomy of animals knowledge
  • already held assess animal's condition skill
  • already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
  • already held physiology of animals knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held deal with challenging people optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held animal species optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held follow client animal handling programme optional
  • optional, not held breed reptiles 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 maintain animal accommodation hygienic optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held provide home pet sitting services optional
  • optional, not held understand the animal's situation optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held deal with challenging people optional
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
23 held skills the pet sitter 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 animal behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assess customers skill
  • not needed by the target role breed-specific behaviour of horses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role care for horses skill
  • not needed by the target role clean stalls 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 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 horse anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide animal training skill
  • not needed by the target role teach young horses skill
  • not needed by the target role train animals and individuals to work together skill
  • not needed by the target role train horses skill
  • not needed by the target role transport horses skill
  • not needed by the target role treat animals ethically skill
  • not needed by the target role work with veterinarians skill
  • not needed by the target role young horses training knowledge
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 species optional
Index

Other moves recorded from horse trainer

Full index of moves from horse 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.