Adult literacy teacher to digital literacy teacher
An adult literacy teacher already meets 58% of what the digital literacy teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.8/ 100
1 How much of what a digital literacy teacher is expected to do is already part of an adult literacy teacher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the digital literacy teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A digital literacy teacher role treats 19 of its required skills as things an adult literacy teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A digital literacy teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an adult literacy teacher background worth leading with.
- already held Computer Assisted Language Learning education
- already held teach digital literacy communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to target group communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assign homework management skills
- already held develop learning curriculum management skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 19 the digital literacy teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn ICT software specifications required
- still to learn ICT hardware specifications required
- still to learn digital systems required
- still to learn office software required
- optional, not held e-learning software infrastructure optional
- optional, not held screen reader optional
- still to learn develop digital content required
- still to learn perform ICT troubleshooting required
- still to learn use IT tools required
- optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- still to learn design web-based courses required
- still to learn develop digital educational materials required
- optional, not held identify technological needs optional
- still to learn e-learning required
- still to learn technology education required
- optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held computer history optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a digital literacy teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT software specifications study this
- 02 e-learning study this
- 03 technology education study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held Computer Assisted Language Learning knowledge
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held adapt teaching to target group skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- 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 demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held instructional strategies knowledge
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held teach digital literacy skill
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
- already held assign homework skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held create SCORM packages optional
- optional, not held digital curation optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held digital curation optional
- optional, not held computer history optional
- optional, not held create SCORM packages optional
- optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
- optional, not held e-learning software infrastructure optional
- optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held identify technological needs optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held screen reader optional
15 held skills the digital literacy teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
- not needed by the target role construct individual learning plans skill
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide immigration advice skill
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role teach basic numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role teach literacy as a social practice skill
- not needed by the target role teach reading strategies skill
- not needed by the target role teach speed reading skill
- not needed by the target role teach writing skill
- not needed by the target role use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
12 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT software specifications required
- still to learn e-learning required
- still to learn technology education required
- still to learn ICT hardware specifications required
- still to learn digital systems required
- still to learn office software required
- optional, not held digital curation optional
- optional, not held computer history optional
- optional, not held e-learning software infrastructure optional
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held screen reader optional
Other moves recorded from adult literacy teacher
- further education teacher 81% covered · adjacent
- language school teacher 70% covered · moderate
- hospitality vocational teacher 59% covered · moderate
- learning support teacher 59% covered · moderate
- university teaching assistant 59% covered · moderate
- Steiner school teacher 59% covered · moderate
- special educational needs itinerant teacher 59% covered · moderate
- agriculture, forestry and fishery vocational teacher 58% covered · moderate
Common questions about this move
Can an adult literacy teacher become a digital literacy teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An adult literacy teacher already covers 58% of what a digital literacy teacher is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 19 of which the digital literacy teacher role treats as required.
What skills does an adult literacy teacher need to become a digital literacy teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT software specifications.
How hard is the move from adult literacy teacher to digital literacy teacher?
Its learning distance is 51.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.