Where a survival instructor can go next

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

Survival instructors guide groups into vast, natural areas, and assist them in a self-directed instruction of basic survival needs without any comfort facilities or modern gear to fall back on. They coach the participants into mastering survival skills such as fire making, producing primitive equipment, shelter construction and procurement of water and nourishment. They ensure the participants are aware of certain safety measures without diminishing the level of adventure, of environment protection and of risk management. They encourage efforts of leadership from the group and mentor the participants individually so as to push their limits responsibly and help overcome potential fears.

Table 1 · Within reach

• outdoor activities instructor 65% covered · difficulty 41.6

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

• photography teacher 39% covered · difficulty 65.2
• adult literacy teacher 37% covered · difficulty 67.9
• early years teacher 36% covered · difficulty 68.9
• further education teacher 36% covered · difficulty 67.3

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survival instructor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a survival instructor already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.