specialised outdoor animatortotour organiser
A specialised outdoor animator already meets 22% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
22%
79.7/ 100
1 Share of the tour organiser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialised outdoor animator 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 tour organiser role treats 4 of its required skills as things a specialised outdoor animator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
What stands in the way is 20 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tour organiser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a specialised outdoor animator background worth leading with.
- already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
- already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the tour organiser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 28 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.
- required, not held inform tourist groups on logistical times required
- required, not held organise entry to attractions required
- required, not held build a network of suppliers in tourism required
- required, not held liaise with guest facilities providers required
- required, not held apply foreign languages in tourism required
- required, not held assist clients with special needs required
- required, not held build business relationships required
- required, not held maintain customer service required
- required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- required, not held welcome tour groups required
- required, not held check travel documentation required
- required, not held handle personal identifiable information required
- required, not held manage health and safety standards required
- required, not held organise transportation of tour groups required
- required, not held coordinate performance tours required
- required, not held oversee all travel arrangements required
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- required, not held local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tour organiser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inform tourist groups on logistical times skill · occupation specific
- 02 organise entry to attractions skill · occupation specific
- 03 organise transportation of tour groups skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
16 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role assess risk in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with outdoor groups skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate outdoor activities skill
- not needed by the target role give feedback on changing circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role implement risk management for outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
- not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role manage outdoor resources skill
- not needed by the target role monitor interventions in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role monitor use of outdoor equipment skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role research areas for outdoor activity skill
- not needed by the target role structure information 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.
- required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- required, not held local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
Other moves recorded from specialised outdoor animator
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.