Table 1Transition record

lifeguard instructortouniversity teaching assistant

A lifeguard instructor already meets 36% of what the university teaching assistant role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lifeguard instructor

36%

Overlap1

To university teaching assistant

7 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the university teaching assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lifeguard instructor 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 university teaching assistant role treats 6 of its required skills as things a lifeguard instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess students
assessment processes
curriculum objectives
give constructive feedback
guarantee students' safety
provide lesson materials

What stands in the way is 5 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A university teaching assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lifeguard instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assessment processes education
already held manage resources for educational purposes management skills
already held provide lesson materials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held curriculum objectives education
already held assess students management skills
already held guarantee students' safety assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the university teaching assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held provide assistance to lecturer required
required, not held assist students in their learning required
required, not held prepare lesson content required
required, not held supervise practical courses required

optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held university procedures required

03 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional

04 assisting and caring 3 supplementary

optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional

05 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held assign homework optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional

06 education 2 supplementary

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a university teaching assistant 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess students skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held provide lesson materials skill
already held manage resources for educational purposes skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assign homework optional
optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

33 held skills the university teaching assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on safety measures skill
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role assist pool users skill
not needed by the target role control crowd skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
not needed by the target role keep records of attendance skill
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
not needed by the target role protective measures related to swimming pool chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid to animals skill
not needed by the target role rescue bathers skill
not needed by the target role restrain individuals skill
not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
not needed by the target role swim skill
not needed by the target role swimming pool chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role teach law enforcement principles skill
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held university procedures required
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

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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.