Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

e-learning architecttoinstructional designer

A e-learning architect already meets 31% of what the instructional designer role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.

From e-learning architect
31%
Overlap1
To instructional designer
24 Skills carried over
28 Required, not held
76.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.8/ 100

1 Share of the instructional designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the e-learning architect 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

Why this move works

A instructional designer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a e-learning architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • authoring software
  • cognitive psychology
  • conduct content quality assurance
  • develop digital educational materials
  • identify training needs
  • instructional design models

What stands in the way is 28 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A instructional designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a e-learning architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held standards for web-based e-learning information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held instructional design models education
  • already held learning management systems business, administration and law
  • already held Absorb (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Brightspace (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Canvas (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)

All 24 carried skills, including the 8 the instructional designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply ICT terminology required
  • required, not held conduct educational activities required
  • required, not held create script for artistic production required
  • required, not held teach writing required
  • required, not held apply teaching strategies required
  • required, not held design web-based courses required
  • required, not held proofread text required
  • required, not held provide written content required
  • required, not held translate requirements into visual design required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
02 working with computers 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held provide multimedia content required
  • required, not held translate requirement concepts into content required
  • required, not held use markup languages required
  • required, not held use scripting programming required
  • required, not held apply tools for content development required
  • required, not held develop digital content required
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
03 information skills 5 required
  • required, not held identify ICT user needs required
  • required, not held compile content required
  • required, not held identify customer requirements required
  • required, not held manage content metadata required
  • required, not held structure information required
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held web programming required
  • required, not held task algorithmisation required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
05 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held publishing strategy required
  • required, not held content development processes required
  • optional, not held interactive media optional
06 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held create SCORM packages required
  • required, not held manage content development projects required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a instructional designer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held authoring software knowledge
  • already held cognitive psychology knowledge
  • already held conduct content quality assurance skill
  • already held develop digital educational materials skill
  • already held identify training needs skill
  • already held instructional design models knowledge
  • already held learning management systems knowledge
  • already held standards for web-based e-learning knowledge
  • already held Absorb (learning management systems) knowledge
  • already held Brightspace (learning management systems) knowledge
  • already held Canvas (learning management systems) knowledge
  • already held Edmodo knowledge
  • already held Engrade knowledge
  • already held Grovo knowledge
  • already held LAMS knowledge
  • already held Litmos knowledge
  • already held Moodle knowledge
  • already held Sakai knowledge
  • already held Schoology knowledge
  • already held Taleo knowledge
  • already held WizIQ knowledge
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
  • already held perform project management skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 education 1 required
  • required, not held instructional strategies required
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held interactive media optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
27 held skills the instructional designer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CSS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JSSS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LESS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Sass knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on teaching methods skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
  • not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design information system skill
  • not needed by the target role develop e-learning plan skill
  • not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
  • not needed by the target role digital game genres 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 human-computer interaction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
  • not needed by the target role learning technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide training on e-learning skill
  • not needed by the target role style sheet languages knowledge
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held instructional strategies required
  • required, not held publishing strategy required
  • required, not held web programming required
  • required, not held content development processes required
  • required, not held task algorithmisation required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held interactive media optional
Index

Other moves recorded from e-learning architect

Full index of moves from e-learning architect

Note

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.