Table 1Transition record

survival instructortoearly years teacher

A survival instructor already meets 36% of what the early years teacher role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From survival instructor

36%

Overlap1

To early years teacher

14 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

68.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.9

This move: 68.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the early years teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the survival 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A early years teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a survival instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
already held manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
already held assist students with equipment assisting and caring

All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the early years teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assist children in developing personal skills required
required, not held handle children's problems required
required, not held implement care programmes for children required
required, not held support children's wellbeing required

optional, not held provide after school care optional
optional, not held attend to children's basic physical needs optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held teach kindergarten class content required
required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
required, not held assist students in their learning required
required, not held support the positiveness of youths required

optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional

03 education 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held instructional strategies required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held kindergarten school procedures required
required, not held learning difficulties required

optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held language teaching methods optional
optional, not held special needs education optional

04 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess the development of youth required
required, not held maintain students' discipline required
required, not held perform classroom management required

optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held organise creative performance optional

05 health and welfare 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held social development required

optional, not held common children's diseases optional
optional, not held first aid optional

06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor children's physical development required

optional, not held use learning strategies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a early years teacher 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held apply teaching strategies skill
already held assess students skill
already held assist students with equipment skill
already held demonstrate when teaching skill
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held manage student relationships skill
already held prepare lesson content skill
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held consult students on learning content skill
already held provide lesson materials skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held workplace sanitation optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held provide after school care optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held attend to children's basic physical needs optional
optional, not held common children's diseases optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held language teaching methods optional
optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held organise creative performance optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held special needs education optional
optional, not held use learning strategies optional
optional, not held workplace sanitation optional

30 held skills the early years teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role animal evolution knowledge
not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
not needed by the target role build a fire skill
not needed by the target role celestial navigation knowledge
not needed by the target role climb trees skill
not needed by the target role compass navigation knowledge
not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for nature skill
not needed by the target role lead hiking trips skill
not needed by the target role lip reading knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain camping facilities skill
not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
not needed by the target role natural food resources knowledge
not needed by the target role operate fishing equipment skill
not needed by the target role primitive technology knowledge
not needed by the target role protection from natural elements knowledge
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid to animals skill
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
not needed by the target role rope lashing knowledge
not needed by the target role teach survival skills skill
not needed by the target role tracking principles knowledge
not needed by the target role use geographic memory skill
not needed by the target role use modern electronic navigational aids skill
not needed by the target role use rigging tools skill
not needed by the target role use rope access techniques skill
not needed by the target role work with different target groups skill

11 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 social development required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held kindergarten school procedures required
required, not held learning difficulties required
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held common children's diseases optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held language teaching methods optional
optional, not held special needs education optional
optional, not held workplace sanitation 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.