Specialised outdoor animator to tour organiser
A specialised outdoor animator already meets 22% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.7/ 100
1 How much of what a tour organiser is expected to do is already part of a specialised 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 tour organiser role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tour organiser role treats 4 of its required skills as things a specialised outdoor animator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
What stands in the way is 20 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 11 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 specialised outdoor animator background worth leading with.
- already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
- already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the tour organiser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- still to learn inform tourist groups on logistical times required
- still to learn organise entry to attractions required
- still to learn build a network of suppliers in tourism required
- still to learn liaise with guest facilities providers required
- still to learn apply foreign languages in tourism required
- still to learn assist clients with special needs required
- still to learn build business relationships required
- still to learn maintain customer service required
- still to learn perform services in a flexible manner required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn welcome tour groups required
- still to learn check travel documentation required
- still to learn handle personal identifiable information required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- still to learn organise transportation of tour groups required
- still to learn coordinate performance tours required
- still to learn oversee all travel arrangements required
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- still to learn geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- still to learn local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- still to learn manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
1 further area 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 practise this
- 02 organise entry to attractions practise this
- 03 organise transportation of tour groups practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events 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 ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
16 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role assess risk in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with outdoor groups skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate outdoor activities skill
- not needed by the target role give feedback on changing circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role implement risk management for outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
- not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role manage outdoor resources skill
- not needed by the target role monitor interventions in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role monitor use of outdoor equipment skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role research areas for outdoor activity skill
- not needed by the target role structure information skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- still to learn local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
Other moves recorded from specialised outdoor animator
Common questions about this move
Can a specialised outdoor animator become a tour organiser?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A specialised outdoor animator already covers 22% of what a tour organiser is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 4 of which the tour organiser role treats as required.
What skills does a specialised outdoor animator need to become a tour organiser?
20 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is inform tourist groups on logistical times.
How hard is the move from specialised outdoor animator to tour organiser?
Its learning distance is 79.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.