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.

Alternative Labels

assistance dog instructor

GDMI

guide dog for the blind instructor

guide dog mobility instructor

guide dog trainer

hearing dog instructor

seeing-eye dog trainer

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

advise customers on appropriate pet care 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 evaluate dogs implement exercise activities for animals protect health and safety when handling animals provide animal training train animals and individuals to work together

Essential Knowledge

animal welfare legislation dog behaviour guide dog training methods visual disability

Optional Skills and Competences

administer appointments advise on animal purchase assist in transportation of animals design training programmes for animals instruct on animal care interview people maintain animal accommodation hygienic maintain professional administration manage a small-to-medium business 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

Optional Knowledge

anatomy of animals animal welfare assistive instruments physiology of animals

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/65a9366c-d4d3-484d-a577-c63d335987da

Status

released

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