Digital literacy teacher to adult literacy teacher
A digital literacy teacher already meets 66% of what the adult literacy teacher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
43.1/ 100
1 How much of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do is already part of a digital 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 adult literacy teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An adult literacy teacher role treats 18 of its required skills as things a digital literacy teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
What stands in the way is 9 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. An adult literacy teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital 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 18 the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 teach basic numeracy skills required
- still to learn teach literacy as a social practice required
- still to learn teach writing required
- still to learn use pedagogic strategies for creativity required
- still to learn liaise with educational support staff required
- still to learn show consideration for student's situation required
- still to learn teach reading strategies required
- optional, not held teach speed reading optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- still to learn adult education required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an adult literacy teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 teach basic numeracy skills practise this
- 02 teach literacy as a social practice practise this
- 03 teach writing practise 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 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 consult students on learning content 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 learning difficulties knowledge
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held Computer Assisted Language Learning knowledge
- already held assign homework skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held teach digital literacy skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held teach speed reading optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
25 held skills the adult literacy teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT hardware specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role adapt training to labour market skill
- not needed by the target role computer history knowledge
- not needed by the target role create SCORM packages skill
- not needed by the target role design web-based courses skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital educational materials skill
- not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
- not needed by the target role digital curation knowledge
- not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-learning software infrastructure knowledge
- not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
- not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
- not needed by the target role technology education knowledge
- not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
2 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 adult education required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Other moves recorded from digital literacy teacher
Common questions about this move
Can a digital literacy teacher become an adult literacy teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A digital literacy teacher already covers 66% of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 18 of which the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a digital literacy teacher need to become an adult literacy teacher?
9 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is teach basic numeracy skills.
How hard is the move from digital literacy teacher to adult literacy teacher?
Its learning distance is 43.1 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.