Table 1Transition record

guide dog instructortohorse trainer

A guide dog instructor already meets 42% of what the horse trainer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From guide dog instructor

42%

Overlap1

To horse trainer

15 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

63.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.1

This move: 63.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the horse trainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the guide dog instructor 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horse trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a guide dog instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held train animals and individuals to work together handling and moving
already held design training programmes for animals handling and moving
already held provide animal training handling and moving
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

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the horse trainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
required, not held assess animal behaviour required
required, not held train horses required

optional, not held care for horses optional
optional, not held clean stalls optional
optional, not held teach young horses optional
optional, not held transport horses optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 1 supplementary

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

optional, not held young horses training optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design training programmes for individuals and animals required

optional, not held design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals optional
optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held treat animals ethically required

optional, not held assess customers optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on animal welfare required

optional, not held advise on care products for pets optional

06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor the welfare of animals required

optional, not held assess animal's condition optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horse 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held anatomy of animals knowledge
already held animal welfare knowledge
already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
already held implement exercise activities for animals skill
already held physiology of animals knowledge
already held provide an enriching environment for animals skill
already held provide animal training skill
already held provide first aid to animals skill
already held train animals and individuals to work together skill
already held advise customers on appropriate pet care skill
already held advise on animal purchase skill
already held create animal records skill
already held design training programmes for animals skill
already held provide nutrition to animals skill
already held work with veterinarians skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held horse anatomy required

optional, not held breed-specific behaviour of horses optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on care products for pets optional
optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
optional, not held assess customers optional
optional, not held breed-specific behaviour of horses optional
optional, not held care for horses optional
optional, not held clean stalls optional
optional, not held design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals optional
optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare optional
optional, not held teach young horses optional
optional, not held transport horses optional
optional, not held young horses training optional

21 held skills the horse trainer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together skill
not needed by the target role assist in transportation of animals skill
not needed by the target role assist social service users with physical disabilities skill
not needed by the target role assistive instruments knowledge
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 deal with challenging people skill
not needed by the target role dog behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate dogs skill
not needed by the target role guide dog training methods knowledge
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 animal accommodation hygienic skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
not needed by the target role stay alert skill
not needed by the target role support individuals to adjust to physical disability skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role visual disability knowledge

6 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 animal behaviour required
required, not held biosecurity related to animals required
required, not held horse anatomy required
required, not held signs of animal illness required
optional, not held breed-specific behaviour of horses optional
optional, not held young horses training optional

Index

Other moves recorded from guide dog instructor

Full index of moves from guide dog instructor

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.