Training Ahead - Assistance Dog Services

17/03/2026

09/02/2026

An exciting job opportunity to help change people's lives!

View details and apply for this Trainee Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (TVRS) vacancy in Glasgow. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, we will be hosting an open Q&A session on Monday the 9th of February at 6:00pm . This informal session will give you the chance to meet some o.....

29/01/2026

📢 We’re recruiting! Join Guide Dogs as a Trainee Vision Rehabilitation Specialist.

This role comes with a university qualification built into your traineeship and offers a chance to be involved in shaping the lives and needs of people with a vision impairment.

You will support people with orientation and mobility, technology, independent living, wellbeing and communication skills.

Your main working location will be Glasgow and the surrounding area, however travel across Scotland and the north of England should also be expected.

For more information, including details of our upcoming webinar about the role, please visit our website at the link below.

🖇️ https://tinyurl.com/TraineeVRS

The closing date for applications is Sunday 15 February.

[Image description: A Vision Rehabilitation Specialist is guiding a person with sight loss, who is learning to use a white cane.]

15/12/2025

Good to see Melody and Ferdinand as a well established partnership. Melody did her advanced training in Austria with us. Congratulations to Fair Trained for continuing supporting partnerships like this one.

28/09/2025

29/07/2025

🌍✨ Not even two years since I began an incredible journey as an IGDF Assessor — and what a journey it's been!

In that time, I’ve had the privilege of visiting guide dog school's in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Switzerland, and attending the latest IGDF conference in England. Each destination brought new insights, inspiring people, and a shared commitment to the highest standards in guide dog training and services.

I’m deeply proud to contribute to the important mission of the International Guide Dog Federation, ensuring programs around the world meet the quality and impact that people with vision impairment deserve.

Here’s to continued growth, collaboration, and making a difference — one assessment at a time. 🦮🌐

06/03/2024

Anyone looking for an exciting career as a Guide Dog Mobility Specialist?

"Starting a new career at the age of 36 was a little daunting. But the journey so far has been incredibly exciting and, as well as utilising skills from previous experiences, I've also learned a huge amount." - Darren, Academy Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist.

Do you want to join our Academy? Discover our latest vacancies 👉 guidedogs.org.uk/about-us/careers/guide-dogs-academy

Find a job that makes a difference. Training the dogs, working with our clients, and then bringing the partnership together!💙

[Image Description: Academy Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist, Darren, taking a selfie, sat in van with guide dog in training on his lap]

30/07/2022

Hello friends, you would have noticed that things have gone quiet recently for Training Ahead, and this is the reason why: we have ceased our activities completely in Austria as Paco Villalvilla has now been employed on permanent basis by Guide Dogs UK. Three years after leaving Scotland, Paco goes back to the organisation where everything started back in the year 2001. We would like to thank all our clients in Europe for the trust they put on us in the last three years.

Photo is showing Paco standing outside the Forfar Guide Dog School with the Guide Dog sign behind Paco.

24/05/2022

What a great experience has been giving a workshop to the staff and students of המרכז להכשרות כלבי שירות - The Service Dogs Training Center An organisation with helping people at their core. One couldnt ask for a keener, more open minded and enthusiastic group of proffesionals. Keep up the great work, and see you all again soon!

24/02/2022

A beautiful morning of guide dog training in Neunkirchen today! Photo shows Paco crouching next to trainee guide dog Yoshi while holding Yoshi's lead and a long cane.

08/02/2022

We invite you to listen to our latest Podcast about PTSD dogs with Ilan Frumkin. Ilan is the leading Israeli expert on assistance dog training and coaching of assistance dog trainers. His extensive career has led him to travel around the world lecturing and speaking in countries like Switzerland, Italy, Argentina and Spain. He is the co-founder of המרכז להכשרות כלבי שירות - The Service Dogs Training Center, the first organisation to train assistance dogs in Israel.

After working abroad for many years, Ilan Frumkin decided to return to Israel to create an assistance dog school specialising in dogs for people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Ilan explains the benefits that these dogs bring to their owners, the work behind the scenes of his organisatio