Occupation Atlasguide dog instructor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/65a9366c-d4d3-484d-a577-c63d335987da
guide dog instructor
Guide dog instructors train dogs to be responsible in guiding blind people to travel effectively. They plan the training sessions, match guide dogs with their clients and ensure overall routine care of the training dogs. Guide dog instructors also provide advice to the blind people in the use of techniques that facilitate dogs' travel skills and mobility.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RSCRealistic · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.52
- S Social3.61
- C Conventional2.97
- I Investigative2.30
- E Enterprising2.08
- A Artistic1.76
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Animal Trainers (39-2011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise customers on appropriate pet care
- animal welfare legislation
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
- assist social service users with physical disabilities
- communicate with customers
- control animal movement
- create animal records
- deal with challenging people
- dog behaviour
- evaluate dogs
- guide dog training methods
- implement exercise activities for animals
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide animal training
- train animals and individuals to work together
- visual disability
Optional (20)
- administer appointments
- advise on animal purchase
- anatomy of animals
- animal welfare
- assist in transportation of animals
- assistive instruments
- design training programmes for animals
- instruct on animal care
- interview people
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- maintain professional administration
- manage a small-to-medium business
- physiology of animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- provide first aid to animals
- provide nutrition to animals
- stay alert
- support individuals to adjust to physical disability
- tolerate stress
- work with veterinarians
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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