tour organisertotourist animator
A tour organiser already meets 43% of what the tourist animator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
43%
58.4/ 100
1 Share of the tourist animator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tour organiser 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 tourist animator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a tour organiser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- assist clients with special needs
- build business relationships
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage health and safety standards
- support community-based tourism
What stands in the way is 10 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 tourist animator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tour organiser 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 15 carried skills, including the 7 the tourist animator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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 demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services required
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held develop entertainment programmes required
- required, not held ensure cross-department cooperation required
- optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- required, not held entertain guests interactively required
- required, not held provide tourism related information required
- required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required
- required, not held inform customers of activity changes required
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- required, not held keep up to date on local events required
- optional, not held evaluate events optional
- required, not held recreation activities required
- optional, not held water skiing optional
- optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tourist animator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 entertain guests interactively skill · occupation specific
- 02 demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services skill · sector specific
- 03 identify customer's needs skill · sector 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 assist clients with special needs skill
- already held build business relationships skill
- 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 manage health and safety standards 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 maintain customer service skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held water skiing optional
- optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held evaluate events optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
24 held skills the tourist animator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in tourism skill
- not needed by the target role build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
- not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate performance tours skill
- not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
- not needed by the target role geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role inform tourist groups on logistical times skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with guest facilities providers skill
- not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role organise entry to attractions skill
- not needed by the target role organise transportation of tour groups skill
- not needed by the target role oversee all travel arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role participate in tourism events skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
- not needed by the target role self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
- not needed by the target role tourist resources of a destination for further development knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role welcome tour groups skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held recreation activities required
- optional, not held water skiing 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.