live animal transporter

Code 8332.6

Live animal transporters provide transport and transfer for live animals, including the monitoring of the health and welfare of animals, the planning of, and preparation for journeys, and loading and unloading of animals, according to national and international legislation.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • anatomy of animals
  • animal welfare
  • biosecurity related to animals
  • animal behaviour
  • physiology of animals
  • animal welfare legislation
  • safe work practices in a veterinary setting
  • signs of animal illness
  • animal transportation vehicles

Skills and competences

  • apply animal hygiene practices
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
  • maintain welfare of animals during transportation
  • drive vehicles
  • control animal movement
  • park vehicles
  • manage animal welfare
  • provide nutrition to animals
  • load animals for transportation
  • maintain vehicle service
  • manage the transportation of animals
  • monitor the welfare of animals

Transversal competences

  • assess animal behaviour
  • manage animal biosecurity
  • handle veterinary emergencies
  • provide first aid to animals

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences