digital literacy teachertofurther education teacher
A digital literacy teacher already meets 67% of what the further education teacher role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
67%
39.3/ 100
1 Share of the further education teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the digital literacy teacher profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A further education teacher role treats 17 of its required skills as things a digital literacy teacher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- adapt training to labour market
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A further education teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital literacy teacher background worth leading with.
- already held teach digital literacy communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to target group communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt training to labour market information skills
- already held assign homework management skills
- already held develop learning curriculum management skills
All 29 carried skills, including the 17 the further education teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held teach further education required
- required, not held use pedagogic strategies for creativity required
- required, not held liaise with educational support staff required
- required, not held show consideration for student's situation required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- required, not held adult education required
- required, not held training subject expertise required
- required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a further education teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 teach further education skill · sector specific
- 02 use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill · sector specific
- 03 adult education knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held adapt teaching to target group skill
- already held adapt training to labour market skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held instructional strategies knowledge
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held assign homework skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held teach digital literacy skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
23 held skills the further education teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Computer Assisted Language Learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT hardware specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer history knowledge
- not needed by the target role create SCORM packages skill
- not needed by the target role design web-based courses skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital educational materials skill
- not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
- not needed by the target role digital curation knowledge
- not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-learning software infrastructure knowledge
- not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
- not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
- not needed by the target role technology education knowledge
- not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held adult education required
- required, not held training subject expertise required
- optional, not held education administration optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.