park guidetotour organiser
A park guide already meets 45% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
45%
62.8/ 100
1 Share of the tour organiser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the park guide 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 this move works
A tour organiser role treats 12 of its required skills as things a park guide already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- assist clients with special needs
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- handle personal identifiable information
- handle veterinary emergencies
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tour organiser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a park guide background worth leading with.
- already held welcome tour groups assisting and caring
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held handle personal identifiable information assisting and caring
- already held local area tourism industry services
- already held geographical areas relevant to tourism services
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity
All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the tour organiser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 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.
- required, not held inform tourist groups on logistical times required
- required, not held organise entry to attractions required
- required, not held build a network of suppliers in tourism required
- required, not held liaise with guest facilities providers required
- required, not held support community-based tourism required
- required, not held build business relationships required
- required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
- optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- required, not held organise transportation of tour groups required
- required, not held coordinate performance tours required
- required, not held oversee all travel arrangements required
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- required, not held check travel documentation required
- required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held virtual reality 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
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tour organiser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inform tourist groups on logistical times skill · occupation specific
- 02 organise entry to attractions skill · occupation specific
- 03 organise transportation of tour groups skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
- already held assist clients with special needs skill
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
- already held handle personal identifiable information skill
- already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
- already held local area tourism industry knowledge
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held welcome tour groups skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ecotourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ecotourism optional
- optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
- optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- optional, not held use e-tourism platforms optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
38 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer tour contract details skill
- not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble visitor supplies skill
- not needed by the target role collect visitor fees skill
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services skill
- not needed by the target role distribute local information materials skill
- not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of visitors skill
- not needed by the target role environmental impact of tourism knowledge
- not needed by the target role escort visitors to places of interest skill
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in tourism skill
- not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
- not needed by the target role identify plants characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role inform visitors at tour sites skill
- not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for nature skill
- not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with doctors skill
- not needed by the target role manage tourist groups skill
- not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
- not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role monitor visitor tours skill
- not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
- not needed by the target role provide tourism related information skill
- not needed by the target role provide visitor information skill
- not needed by the target role register visitors skill
- not needed by the target role select visitor routes skill
- not needed by the target role sightseeing information knowledge
- not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
- not needed by the target role train guides skill
5 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 self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
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.