The Collar360

Guide dog instructor

Other names

guide dog trainer, assistance dog instructor, hearing dog instructor, guide dog mobility instructor, seeing-eye dog trainer, guide dog for the blind instructor, GDMI

Animal care and grooming

They train dogs to lead blind people safely, match dogs with clients, care for the dogs, and advise blind people on working with them.

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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
éducateur de chiens guides/éducatrice de chiens guides
español
instructor de perros guía/instructora de perros guía
العربية
مدرب الكلاب المرشدة / مدربة الكلاب المرشدة
português
Instrutor de cães-guias/Instrutora de cães-guias
Deutsch
Blindenhundabrichter/Blindenhundabrichterin
italiano
addestratore di cani guida per ciechi/addestratrice di cani guida per ciechi

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