Director of Training TEAM: Training OVERALL SUMMARY: Under the direct guidance of the Apprentice Program Manager (or assigned Qualified GDMI), Apprentices' are responsible for training “class ready" guide dogs
18 Aug 2017 disability assistance dogs – carrying out tasks like pressing emergency buttons on phones and opening and closing doors; guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired – helping owners to use stairs, cross roads and avoid obstacles; hearing dogs – alerting deaf people to sounds, like smoke alarms,
Besides meeting any academic requirements set, it is recommended to try and gain any relevant work experience and or additional qualifications you can to make your application competitive. As most trainers are employed by Support Dogs, Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, or Dogs for the Disabled it is a good
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The guide dog mobility apprentice instructor is responsible for training dogs to be qualified Leader Dog guides and instructing qualified clients, who are legally blind, to travel effectively with those dogs to enhance their mobility. The GDMI apprentice may also be assigned to train clients in O&M travel skills unsupervised.
Under the guidance of a Mentor Guide Dog Mobility Instructor (GDMI), Apprentice GDMI's are responsible for training "class ready" guide dogs and for instructing clients in the use of those dogs, resulting in safe and effective guide dog teams. The Apprentice progresses through three years of theoretical and practical course
26 Aug 2015 Background. The International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) have set standards for the training of GDMI's but as most established Guide Dog programmes are charities or not for profit organisations, they usually lack the extra resources to train staff for other smaller or emerging organisations. So how can

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February 2018