Table 1Transition record

animal shelter workertodog trainer

A animal shelter worker already meets 51% of what the dog trainer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal shelter worker

51%

Overlap1

To dog trainer

18 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

53.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 53.9

This move: 53.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the dog trainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal shelter worker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dog trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal shelter worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide an enriching environment for animals handling and moving
already held advise on animal purchase communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work with veterinarians handling and moving
already held implement exercise activities for animals handling and moving
already held advise customers on appropriate pet care communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create animal records information skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the dog trainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
required, not held provide animal training required
required, not held train animals and individuals to work together required

optional, not held bathe dogs optional
optional, not held evaluate dogs optional
optional, not held select therapy animals optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required

required, not held biosecurity related to animals required
required, not held signs of animal illness required
required, not held animal welfare required

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held protect health and safety when handling animals required
required, not held treat animals ethically required

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held dog behaviour required

05 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together optional
optional, not held design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals optional
optional, not held design training programmes for individuals and animals optional
optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on care products for pets optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dog trainer 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on animal welfare skill
already held anatomy of animals knowledge
already held animal behaviour knowledge
already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
already held assess animal behaviour skill
already held implement exercise activities for animals skill
already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
already held physiology of animals knowledge
already held provide an enriching environment for animals skill
already held provide first aid to animals skill
already held advise customers on appropriate pet care skill
already held advise on animal purchase skill
already held assess animal's condition skill
already held assist in transportation of animals skill
already held create animal records skill
already held maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
already held provide nutrition to animals skill
already held work with veterinarians skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on care products for pets optional
optional, not held assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together optional
optional, not held bathe dogs optional
optional, not held design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals optional
optional, not held design training programmes for individuals and animals optional
optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
optional, not held evaluate dogs optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare optional
optional, not held select therapy animals optional

21 held skills the dog trainer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role animal training knowledge
not needed by the target role assess character skill
not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role control animal movement skill
not needed by the target role dispose of dead animals skill
not needed by the target role groom animals skill
not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
not needed by the target role instruct on animal care skill
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain welfare of animals during transportation skill
not needed by the target role manage animal adoption skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role promote animals skill
not needed by the target role provide dog walking services skill
not needed by the target role train dogs skill
not needed by the target role unload supplies skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
not needed by the target role work in shifts 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held biosecurity related to animals required
required, not held signs of animal illness required
required, not held animal welfare required
required, not held dog behaviour required

Index

Other moves recorded from animal shelter worker

Full index of moves from animal shelter worker

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.