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Guide Dog Instructor
Orientation and Mobility (Guide Dog) Instructor )



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Training a guide dog
Training a guide dog

Guide dog instructors train dogs to guide people who are vision-impaired and also train these people to use a guide dog. 

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Duties and Tasks

Guide dog instructors may perform the following tasks:

  • work with a team of approximately eight specially chosen 12-month-old dogs that have undergone initial socialisation on the Guide Dogs Association of Australia's puppy-raising scheme
  • over a period of four to six months, put the dogs through an intensive assessment and training program
  • train the dogs to guide people with little or no sight through all likely independent travel situations
  • train a person who is vision-impaired with a guide dog at either a residential training facility or within the person's home area. Training is conducted for three to six weeks. For people trained in the centre-based program, additional follow-up instruction of three to five days is provided on the person's return home.

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Learning Area Biology  
Rural Studies  
Work Demand Including full use of hands/fingers  
Including good vision for detail  
Including mainly outdoor work  
Including physical effort  
Including reading or writing  
Work Field Agriculture, Animal and Primary Industries  
Work Interest Helping or Advising  
Nature or Recreation  
Skill Level Skilled Non-trade Jobs  
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Personal Requirements

  • good health, hearing and eyesight
  • desire to work with people who are vision-impaired
  • love of, and aptitude for working with dogs.

Related Industries

Personal and Other Services

Labour Market

Information

Australian JobOutlook for Animal Attendants and Trainers

Vacancies

Australian JobSearch for Animal Trainers (ALL AUSTRALIA)
Australian VolunteerSearch - Animal Welfare for ALL AUSTRALIA
Work Opportunities websites

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Orientation and Mobility Instructor

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Related Courses

See State Specific Information below for education and training options.

Further Information

Association for the Blind of WA Inc
Guide Dogs Association of SA and NT Inc
Guide Dogs Australia
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
Guide Dogs Victoria
Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania

State Specific Information

New South Wales / ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Training a guide dog
Training a guide dog