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Zoo educator

Other names

learning officer, visitor educator, education instructor, schools engagement officer, educator, guest experience assistant, conservation educator, aquarium educator, engagement officer

School leadership and support

They teach visitors about the zoo's animals, their homes, and how people protect wildlife, in classes and on information signs.

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  1. 1

    Teach visitors about the animals that live at the zoo.

  2. 2

    Tell people about other species and the places they live.

  3. 3

    Give information about how the zoo is run.

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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
animateur en parc zoologique/animatrice en parc zoologique
español
monitor de zoológico/monitora de zoológico
العربية
معلم حديقة الحيوان / معلمة حديقة الحيوان
português
Guia de jardim zoológico
Deutsch
Zoopädagoge/Zoopädagogin
italiano
educatore didattico nei giardini zoologici/educatrice didattica nei giardini zoologici

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