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

survival instructortooutdoor activities instructor

A survival instructor already meets 65% of what the outdoor activities instructor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From survival instructor
65%
Overlap1
To outdoor activities instructor
27 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
41.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

65%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.6/ 100

1 Share of the outdoor activities instructor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A outdoor activities instructor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a survival instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities
  • apply teaching strategies
  • assess nature of injury in emergency
  • demonstrate when teaching
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
  • give constructive feedback

What stands in the way is 6 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A outdoor activities instructor 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 compass navigation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held lead hiking trips assisting and caring
  • already held protection from natural elements natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held lip reading arts and humanities
  • already held rope lashing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held inspire enthusiasm for nature communication, collaboration and creativity

All 27 carried skills, including the 11 the outdoor activities instructor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held instruct in outdoor activities required
  • required, not held assist students in their learning required
  • optional, not held teach windsurfing optional
  • optional, not held maintain customer service optional
02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held motivate in sports required
  • required, not held organise sporting environment required
  • optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
  • optional, not held plan sports instruction programme optional
03 services 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held outdoor activities required
  • optional, not held water skiing optional
  • optional, not held belay techniques optional
  • optional, not held skateboard optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held apply risk management in sports required
05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held team building optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a outdoor activities 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
  • already held apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held assess nature of injury in emergency skill
  • already held demonstrate when teaching skill
  • already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
  • already held give constructive feedback skill
  • already held guarantee students' safety skill
  • already held protection from natural elements knowledge
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held provide lesson materials skill
  • already held use rope access techniques skill
  • already held assess students skill
  • already held climb trees skill
  • already held compass navigation knowledge
  • already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
  • already held inspire enthusiasm for nature skill
  • already held lead hiking trips skill
  • already held lip reading knowledge
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held read maps skill
  • already held represent the organisation skill
  • already held rope lashing knowledge
  • already held teamwork principles knowledge
  • already held use geographic memory skill
  • already held use modern electronic navigational aids skill
  • already held use rigging tools skill
  • already held work with different target groups skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held teach windsurfing optional
  • optional, not held team building optional
  • optional, not held water skiing optional
  • optional, not held belay techniques optional
  • optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
  • optional, not held plan sports instruction programme optional
  • optional, not held skateboard optional
  • optional, not held maintain customer service optional
17 held skills the outdoor activities instructor 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 assist students with equipment 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 consult students on learning content skill
  • not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
  • 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 manage student relationships 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 provide first aid to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role teach survival skills skill
  • not needed by the target role tracking principles knowledge
5 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 outdoor activities required
  • optional, not held team building optional
  • optional, not held water skiing optional
  • optional, not held belay techniques optional
  • optional, not held skateboard optional
Index

Other moves recorded from survival instructor

Full index of moves from survival instructor

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.