The Collar360

Dog trainer

Other names

greyhound trainer, sheepdog trainer, dog training instructor, guide dog trainer, canine behaviourist, police dog trainer, agility dog trainer, security dog trainer, canine training centre worker, dog handler trainer, pet dog trainer, gun dog trainer

Animal care and grooming

Dog trainers train animals and/or dog handlers for general and specific purposes, including assistance, security, leisure, competition, transportation, obedience and routine handling, entertainment and education, in accordance with national legislation.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Talk to or interact with animals to familiarise them to human voices or contact.

  2. 2

    Conduct training programmes to develop or maintain desired animal behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding, or related purposes.

  3. 3

    Feed or exercise animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
dresseur de chiens/dresseuse de chiens
español
adiestrador de perros/adiestradora de perros
العربية
مدرب الكلاب / مدربة الكلاب
português
Treinador de cães/Treinadora de cães
Deutsch
Hundetrainer/Hundetrainerin
italiano
educatore-istruttore-addestratore cinofilo/educatrice-istruttrice-addestratrice cinofila

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