Table 1Transition record

personal trainertosports instructor

A personal trainer already meets 25% of what the sports instructor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal trainer

25%

Overlap1

To sports instructor

7 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

73.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.9

This move: 73.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the sports instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the personal trainer 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.

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 sports instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a personal trainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote healthy fitness environment communication, collaboration and creativity
already held demonstrate professional attitude to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sports nutrition services
already held assess physical conditions of clients information skills
already held correct potentially harmful movements assisting and caring
already held human physiology health and welfare

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the sports instructor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 4 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 management skills 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess performance in sport events required
required, not held manage athletes required
required, not held organise sporting environment required
required, not held personalise sports programme required
required, not held plan sports instruction programme required
required, not held promote balance between rest and activity required
required, not held organise training required

optional, not held contribute to the development of a sporting estate optional
optional, not held motivate in sports optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held instruct in sport required
required, not held maintain customer service required

optional, not held teach windsurfing optional
optional, not held support sport in media optional
optional, not held work with different target groups optional
optional, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional

03 services 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held table tennis required
required, not held water skiing required

optional, not held badminton optional
optional, not held skateboard optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held apply risk management in sports required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sports instructor 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 physical conditions of clients skill
already held correct potentially harmful movements skill
already held demonstrate professional attitude to clients skill
already held promote healthy fitness environment skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held sports nutrition knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held badminton optional
optional, not held teach windsurfing optional
optional, not held contribute to the development of a sporting estate optional
optional, not held motivate in sports optional
optional, not held skateboard optional
optional, not held support sport in media optional
optional, not held work with different target groups optional
optional, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional

20 held skills the sports instructor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt fitness exercises skill
not needed by the target role analyse personal fitness information skill
not needed by the target role collect client fitness information skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role develop codified movements skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of exercise environment skill
not needed by the target role evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves skill
not needed by the target role identify customer objectives skill
not needed by the target role inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits skill
not needed by the target role integrate exercise science to the design of the programme skill
not needed by the target role integrate principles of training skill
not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
not needed by the target role motivate fitness clients skill
not needed by the target role nutrition of healthy persons knowledge
not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare exercise session skill
not needed by the target role prescribe exercises skill
not needed by the target role promote healthy lifestyle skill
not needed by the target role provide fitness information skill
not needed by the target role show professional responsibility skill

4 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 table tennis required
required, not held water skiing required
optional, not held badminton optional
optional, not held skateboard optional

Index

Other moves recorded from personal trainer

Full index of moves from personal trainer

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.