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Where an assistive technologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an assistive technologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Assistive technologists work to improve access to learning or/and improving independence and participation for individuals with disabilities. They do this through learner support and staff support with activities such as assessments, training and guidance. Assistive technologists have a good understanding of learners’ needs and a wide technology knowledge relevant to learning, living or work context. The role requires knowledge of assistive technology hardware and software such as text to speech, prediction, dictation, vision and physical access tools.

Also known as educational technology advisor, assistive technology technician, assistive technology assessor, special needs technologist, educational assistive technologist, assistive technology facilitator, IT disability support advisor, educational technologist.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: special educational needs head teacher, 56%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
special educational needs hea… 56% covered deputy head teacher 50% covered university department head 49% covered dean of faculty 43% covered curriculum administrator 43% covered assistive technologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from assistive technologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an assistive technologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An assistive technologist needs 40 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assistive technology in education education
  • guide learners in using assistive technologies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide assistive technology assisting and caring
  • domotic systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • special needs learning equipment education
  • assess users' interaction with ICT applications management skills
  • ICT accessibility standards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • stimulate students' independence assisting and caring
  • assistive instruments health and welfare
  • online moderation techniques business, administration and law
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an assistive technologist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Assistive technologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an assistive technologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.