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

veterinary receptionisttoanimal embryo transfer technician

A veterinary receptionist already meets 58% of what the animal embryo transfer technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From veterinary receptionist
58%
Overlap1
To animal embryo transfer technician
18 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
50.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.1/ 100

1 Share of the animal embryo transfer technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the veterinary receptionist 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 embryo transfer technician role treats 13 of its required skills as things a veterinary receptionist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

What stands in the way is 8 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal embryo transfer technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a veterinary receptionist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held veterinary terminology agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held interview animal owners on animals' conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting services
  • already held collaborate with animal related professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting assisting and caring
  • already held deal with challenging people assisting and caring

All 18 carried skills, including the 13 the animal embryo transfer technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 4 required
  • required, not held remove embryos from animals required
  • required, not held transfer animal embryos required
  • required, not held administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
  • required, not held assess animal behaviour required
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 required
  • required, not held animal production science required
  • required, not held animal reproductive system required
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain breeding equipment required
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held cryopreservation required
05 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held calculate costs for animal embryo transfer optional
  • optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
  • optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held inspect data optional
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional
  • optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animal embryo transfer technician 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 18 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 animal hygiene practices skill
  • already held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting skill
  • already held biosecurity related to animals knowledge
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • already held manage animal biosecurity skill
  • already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
  • already held physiology of animals knowledge
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
  • already held signs of animal illness knowledge
  • already held apply numeracy skills skill
  • already held collaborate with animal related professionals skill
  • already held deal with challenging people skill
  • already held interview animal owners on animals' conditions skill
  • already held veterinary terminology knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held treat animals ethically optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held calculate costs for animal embryo transfer optional
  • optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
  • optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional
  • optional, not held develop an animal handling strategy optional
  • optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
  • optional, not held treat animals ethically optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held inspect data optional
24 held skills the animal embryo transfer technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate rates per hours skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain administrative records in the veterinary office skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain reception area skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stocks of veterinary materials skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
  • not needed by the target role make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business 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 perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
  • not needed by the target role process booking skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support to veterinary clients skill
  • not needed by the target role receive veterinary clients and their animals for appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role sell veterinary materials skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
3 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 production science required
  • required, not held animal reproductive system required
  • required, not held cryopreservation required
Index
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.