Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

animal therapisttoanimal welfare inspector

A animal therapist already meets 71% of what the animal welfare inspector role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal therapist
71%
Overlap1
To animal welfare inspector
25 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
40.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.5/ 100

1 Share of the animal welfare inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal therapist 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

Why this move works

A animal welfare inspector role treats 20 of its required skills as things a animal therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on animal welfare
  • anatomy of animals
  • animal behaviour
  • animal production science
  • animal welfare
  • animal welfare legislation

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal welfare inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held provide mentorship communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop an animal handling strategy management skills
  • already held animal production science agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held treat animals ethically assisting and caring
  • already held understand the animal's situation handling and moving
  • already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector management skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 20 the animal welfare inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held instruct animal owners required
  • required, not held liaise with animal welfare agencies required
  • required, not held maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments required
  • optional, not held provide animal related information for legal proceedings optional
  • optional, not held interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations optional
  • optional, not held work effectively with animal-related organisations optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held promote animal welfare required
  • required, not held rescue animals required
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held sociocultural contexts in which animals are kept required
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held investigate animal related incidents optional
  • optional, not held prepare case files in relation to animal related investigations optional
05 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide an enriching environment for animals optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held coordinate care of neglected animals optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animal welfare inspector 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 25 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 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's condition skill
  • already held biosecurity related to animals knowledge
  • already held deal with challenging people skill
  • already held environmental enrichment for animals knowledge
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
  • already held manage animal biosecurity skill
  • already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
  • already held physiology of animals knowledge
  • already held provide mentorship skill
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
  • already held signs of animal illness knowledge
  • already held treat animals ethically skill
  • already held apply numeracy skills skill
  • already held collaborate with animal related professionals skill
  • already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector skill
  • already held develop an animal handling strategy skill
  • already held understand the animal's situation skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held coordinate care of neglected animals optional
  • optional, not held investigate animal related incidents optional
  • optional, not held prepare case files in relation to animal related investigations optional
  • optional, not held provide animal related information for legal proceedings optional
  • optional, not held interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations optional
  • optional, not held provide an enriching environment for animals optional
  • optional, not held work effectively with animal-related organisations optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
31 held skills the animal welfare inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer hydrotherapy skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on long-term care for animals skill
  • not needed by the target role apply animal hygiene practices skill
  • not needed by the target role assess animal behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assess animal nutrition skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role assistive instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate rates per hours 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 design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals skill
  • not needed by the target role interact safely with animals skill
  • not needed by the target role interview animal owners on animals' conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage animal welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role perform massage techniques on animals skill
  • not needed by the target role plan physical rehabilitation of animals skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare animal therapy equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prescribe physical therapy to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide animal training skill
  • not needed by the target role provide osteopathic treatment to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support to veterinary clients skill
  • not needed by the target role select animals for training skill
  • not needed by the target role take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science skill
  • not needed by the target role use animal chiropractic techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use physiotherapy for treatment of animals skill
  • not needed by the target role veterinary terminology knowledge
1 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 sociocultural contexts in which animals are kept required
Index

Other moves recorded from animal therapist

Full index of moves from animal therapist

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.