Table 1Transition record

university teaching assistanttospecial educational needs itinerant teacher

A university teaching assistant already meets 39% of what the special educational needs itinerant teacher role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From university teaching assistant

39%

Overlap1

To special educational needs itinerant teacher

11 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

62.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the special educational needs itinerant teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the university teaching assistant 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 special educational needs itinerant teacher role treats 10 of its required skills as things a university teaching assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess students
assessment processes
assist students in their learning
assist students with equipment
curriculum objectives
give constructive feedback

What stands in the way is 10 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A special educational needs itinerant teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a university teaching assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held liaise with educational support staff communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist in the organisation of school events management skills
already held assist students with equipment assisting and caring
already held assessment processes education
already held prepare lesson content communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide lesson materials communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the special educational needs itinerant teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 8 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held advise on strategies for special needs students required
required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
required, not held apply teaching strategies required
required, not held communicate with youth required
required, not held demonstrate when teaching required
required, not held liaise with educational staff required
required, not held show consideration for student's situation required

optional, not held teach primary education class content optional
optional, not held teach secondary education class content optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held cooperate with education professionals optional
optional, not held counsel clients optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional

02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor student's behaviour required

optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held behavioural disorders required

04 assisting and caring 3 supplementary

optional, not held assist children with special needs in education settings optional
optional, not held provide specialised instruction for special needs students optional
optional, not held provide social counselling optional

05 education 3 supplementary

optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held special needs education optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a special educational needs itinerant 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess students skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held assist students with equipment skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held liaise with educational support staff skill
already held prepare lesson content skill
already held provide lesson materials skill
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep records of attendance optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist children with special needs in education settings optional
optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held provide specialised instruction for special needs students optional
optional, not held teach primary education class content optional
optional, not held teach secondary education class content optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held cooperate with education professionals optional
optional, not held counsel clients optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held provide social counselling optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held special needs education optional

19 held skills the special educational needs itinerant teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role action research knowledge
not needed by the target role assign homework skill
not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
not needed by the target role assist students with their dissertation skill
not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
not needed by the target role escort students on a field trip skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role provide assistance to lecturer skill
not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise practical courses skill
not needed by the target role university procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

6 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 behavioural disorders required
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held special needs education 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.