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

veterinary nursetoanimal therapist

A veterinary nurse already meets 62% of what the animal therapist role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From veterinary nurse
62%
Overlap1
To animal therapist
30 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
48.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.1/ 100

1 Share of the animal therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the veterinary nurse 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 therapist role treats 15 of its required skills as things a veterinary nurse already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • anatomy of animals
  • animal behaviour
  • animal welfare
  • animal welfare legislation
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
  • biosecurity related to animals

What stands in the way is 5 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a veterinary nurse background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held provide support to veterinary clients assisting and caring
  • already held provide mentorship communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain veterinary clinical records information skills
  • already held veterinary terminology agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held protect health and safety when handling animals assisting and caring
  • already held animal production science agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 30 carried skills, including the 15 the animal therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
  • required, not held plan physical rehabilitation of animals required
  • required, not held prepare animal therapy equipment required
  • optional, not held interact safely with animals optional
  • optional, not held maintain animal accommodation hygienic optional
  • optional, not held perform massage techniques on animals optional
  • optional, not held prescribe physical therapy to animals optional
  • optional, not held provide animal training optional
  • optional, not held provide osteopathic treatment to animals optional
  • optional, not held select animals for training optional
  • optional, not held use animal chiropractic techniques optional
  • optional, not held use physiotherapy for treatment of animals optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on animal welfare required
  • optional, not held advise on long-term care for animals optional
  • optional, not held interview animal owners on animals' conditions optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements required
  • optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
  • optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
  • optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
04 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals optional
  • optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held administer hydrotherapy optional
06 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assistive instruments optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animal therapist 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 30 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held anatomy of animals knowledge
  • already held animal behaviour 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 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 manage animal biosecurity skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
  • already held physiology of animals knowledge
  • already held protect health and safety when handling animals skill
  • already held signs of animal illness knowledge
  • already held animal production science knowledge
  • already held apply numeracy skills skill
  • already held assess animal behaviour skill
  • already held collaborate with animal related professionals skill
  • already held control animal movement skill
  • already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector skill
  • already held maintain veterinary clinical records skill
  • already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
  • already held manage animal welfare skill
  • already held provide mentorship skill
  • already held provide support to veterinary clients skill
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
  • already held treat animals ethically skill
  • already held understand the animal's situation skill
  • already held veterinary terminology knowledge
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held administer hydrotherapy optional
  • optional, not held advise on long-term care for animals optional
  • optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
  • optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours 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 interact safely with animals optional
  • optional, not held interview animal owners on animals' conditions optional
  • optional, not held maintain animal accommodation hygienic optional
  • optional, not held perform massage techniques on animals optional
  • optional, not held prescribe physical therapy to animals optional
  • optional, not held provide animal training optional
  • optional, not held provide osteopathic treatment to animals optional
  • optional, not held select animals for training optional
  • optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
  • optional, not held use animal chiropractic techniques optional
  • optional, not held use physiotherapy for treatment of animals optional
  • optional, not held assistive instruments optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
30 held skills the animal therapist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role administer treatment to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role animal recovery procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in general veterinary medical procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid for animals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle veterinary patients skill
  • not needed by the target role hospitalised animal nursing care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain administrative records in the veterinary office skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stocks of veterinary materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage clinical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
  • not needed by the target role manage veterinary practice waiting area skill
  • not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role practise veterinary professional codes of conduct skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare animals for anaesthesia skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare animals for veterinary surgery skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare environment for veterinary surgery skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide nursing care for animals in recovery skill
  • not needed by the target role provide nursing care for hospitalised animals skill
  • not needed by the target role supply veterinary medicine skill
  • not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic procedures 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
  • optional, not held assistive instruments optional
Index

Other moves recorded from veterinary nurse

Full index of moves from veterinary nurse

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.