Table 1Transition record

sheep breedertozoo section leader

A sheep breeder already meets 53% of what the zoo section leader role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sheep breeder

53%

Overlap1

To zoo section leader

20 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

56.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the zoo section leader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sheep breeder 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 zoo section leader role treats 18 of its required skills as things a sheep breeder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

administer drugs to facilitate breeding
administer treatment to animals
animal nutrition
animal welfare
apply animal hygiene practices
assess animal behaviour

What stands in the way is 14 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A zoo section leader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sheep breeder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess management of animals information skills
already held care for juvenile animals handling and moving
already held administer drugs to facilitate breeding handling and moving
already held administer treatment to animals handling and moving
already held train livestock and captive animals handling and moving
already held assess animal nutrition information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 18 the zoo section leader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 management skills 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage teamwork required
required, not held manage zoo staff required
required, not held organise zoological exhibitions required
required, not held coordinate events required
required, not held fix meetings required
required, not held lead a team required
required, not held manage a team required

optional, not held create safe working protocols optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assist in general veterinary medical procedures required
required, not held provide an enriching environment for animals required

optional, not held breed reptiles optional
optional, not held design training programmes for animals optional
optional, not held manage the transportation of animals optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held follow zoo safety precautions required
required, not held promote animal welfare required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held chair a meeting required

optional, not held speak about your work in public optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess environment of animals required

optional, not held conduct ecological research optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held applied zoology required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a zoo section leader 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer drugs to facilitate breeding skill
already held administer treatment to animals skill
already held animal nutrition knowledge
already held animal welfare knowledge
already held apply animal hygiene practices skill
already held assess animal behaviour skill
already held assess animal nutrition skill
already held assess management of animals skill
already held care for juvenile animals skill
already held control animal movement skill
already held maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain professional records skill
already held manage animal biosecurity skill
already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
already held provide first aid to animals skill
already held provide nutrition to animals skill
already held signs of animal illness knowledge
already held assist in transportation of animals skill
already held train livestock and captive animals skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held breed reptiles optional
optional, not held design training programmes for animals optional
optional, not held manage the transportation of animals optional
optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
optional, not held create safe working protocols optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held speak about your work in public optional

24 held skills the zoo section leader role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on appropriate pet care skill
not needed by the target role advise on animal purchase skill
not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role assist animal birth skill
not needed by the target role breed goats skill
not needed by the target role breed sheep skill
not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct shearing of wool skill
not needed by the target role create animal records skill
not needed by the target role dispose of dead animals skill
not needed by the target role feed livestock skill
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role implement exercise activities for animals skill
not needed by the target role livestock reproduction knowledge
not needed by the target role livestock species knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain welfare of animals during transportation skill
not needed by the target role manage livestock skill
not needed by the target role manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
not needed by the target role monitor livestock skill
not needed by the target role operate farm equipment skill
not needed by the target role process dairy farm products skill
not needed by the target role select livestock skill
not needed by the target role work with veterinarians skill

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 applied zoology required

Index

Other moves recorded from sheep breeder

Full index of moves from sheep breeder

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.