Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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guide dog instructor
ESCO occupation · 17 essential, 19 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
provide animal training
deal with challenging people
guide dog training methods
train animals and individuals to work together
advise customers on appropriate pet care
show social competences
implement training programmes for animals
visual disability
protect health and safety when handling animals
assist social service users with physical disabilities
evaluate dogs
dog behaviour
implement exercise activities for animals
create animal records
animal welfare legislation
control animal movement
assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
Optional & specialised skills
provide an enriching environment for animals
support individuals to adjust to physical disability
interview people
stay alert
work with veterinarians
assist in transportation of animals
provide nutrition to animals
advise on animal purchase
tolerate stress
provide first aid to animals
administer appointments
anatomy of animals
instruct on animal care
physiology of animals
maintain professional administration
design training programmes for animals
maintain animal accommodation
animal welfare
manage a small-to-medium business
Other matches: dog trainer · horse riding instructor · survival instructor · sports instructor · truck driving instructor
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.