veterinary techniciantoanimal embryo transfer technician
A veterinary technician already meets 64% of what the animal embryo transfer technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
64%
43.6/ 100
1 Share of the animal embryo transfer technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the veterinary technician 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 animal embryo transfer technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a veterinary technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
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 · What you already bring
Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal embryo transfer technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a veterinary technician background worth leading with.
- already held veterinary terminology agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held interview animal owners on animals' conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science information skills
- already held animal production science agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held treat animals ethically assisting and caring
- already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector management skills
All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the animal embryo transfer technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 6 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 remove embryos from animals required
- required, not held transfer animal embryos required
- required, not held administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
- required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
- required, not held animal reproductive system required
- required, not held maintain breeding equipment required
- required, not held cryopreservation required
- optional, not held calculate costs for animal embryo transfer optional
- optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
- optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
- optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
- optional, not held inspect data optional
- optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a animal embryo transfer technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 remove embryos from animals skill · occupation specific
- 02 transfer animal embryos skill · occupation specific
- 03 administer drugs to facilitate breeding 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held anatomy of animals knowledge
- already held animal behaviour knowledge
- already held animal production science knowledge
- already held animal welfare knowledge
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting skill
- already held assess animal behaviour skill
- already held biosecurity related to animals knowledge
- already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
- already held manage animal biosecurity skill
- already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
- already held physiology of animals knowledge
- already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
- already held signs of animal illness knowledge
- already held collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector skill
- already held deal with challenging people skill
- already held interview animal owners on animals' conditions skill
- already held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science skill
- already held treat animals ethically skill
- already held veterinary terminology knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate costs for animal embryo transfer optional
- optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
- optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
- optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
- optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
- optional, not held inspect data optional
34 held skills the animal embryo transfer technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics skill
- not needed by the target role assist in general veterinary medical procedures skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the administration of fluids to animals skill
- not needed by the target role assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse skill
- not needed by the target role calculate rates per hours skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role control animal movement skill
- not needed by the target role environmental enrichment for animals knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
- not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain administrative records in the veterinary office skill
- not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain stocks of veterinary materials skill
- not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work environments in a veterinary practice skill
- not needed by the target role make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
- not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role manage veterinary practice waiting area skill
- not needed by the target role monitor condition of hospitalised animals skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role practise veterinary professional codes of conduct skill
- not needed by the target role prepare animals for anaesthesia skill
- not needed by the target role prepare animals for veterinary surgery skill
- not needed by the target role prepare environment for veterinary surgery skill
- not needed by the target role prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role process payments skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid to animals skill
- not needed by the target role provide support to veterinary clients skill
- not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures skill
- not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic procedures skill
- not needed by the target role understand the animal's situation 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 animal reproductive system required
- required, not held cryopreservation required
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.