Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

E-learning architect to e-learning developer

An e-learning architect already meets 48% of what the e-learning developer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From e-learning architect
48 % overlap
Partial match
To e-learning developer
33 You already bring
13 Still to learn
67 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.2/ 100

1 How much of what an e-learning developer is expected to do is already part of an e-learning architect’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 e-learning developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An e-learning developer role treats 11 of its required skills as things an e-learning architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • authoring software
  • conduct content quality assurance
  • develop digital educational materials
  • develop e-learning plan
  • e-learning
  • e-learning software infrastructure

What stands in the way is 13 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An e-learning developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an e-learning architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop e-learning plan management skills
  • already held standards for web-based e-learning information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held e-learning software infrastructure information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held instructional design models education
  • already held learning management systems business, administration and law
  • already held Absorb (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)

All 33 carried skills, including the 11 the e-learning developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 4 required
  • still to learn identify ICT user needs required
  • still to learn compile content required
  • still to learn manage content metadata required
  • still to learn structure information required
02 working with computers 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn integrate content into output media required
  • still to learn provide multimedia content required
  • still to learn develop digital content required
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held utilise content types optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn design web-based courses required
  • still to learn provide written content required
  • optional, not held apply ICT terminology optional
  • optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
  • optional, not held deliver online training optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
04 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn publishing strategy required
  • still to learn content development processes required
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
05 management skills 2 required
  • still to learn create SCORM packages required
  • still to learn manage content development projects required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 12 supplementary
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held web programming optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an e-learning developer 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 33 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held authoring software knowledge
  • already held conduct content quality assurance skill
  • already held develop digital educational materials skill
  • already held develop e-learning plan skill
  • already held e-learning knowledge
  • already held e-learning software infrastructure knowledge
  • already held identify training needs skill
  • already held instructional design models knowledge
  • already held learning management systems knowledge
  • already held learning technologies knowledge
  • already held standards for web-based e-learning knowledge
  • already held Absorb (learning management systems) knowledge
  • already held Brightspace (learning management systems) knowledge
  • already held CSS knowledge
  • already held Canvas (learning management systems) knowledge
  • already held Edmodo knowledge
  • already held Engrade knowledge
  • already held Grovo knowledge
  • already held JSSS knowledge
  • already held LAMS knowledge
  • already held LESS knowledge
  • already held Litmos knowledge
  • already held Moodle knowledge
  • already held Sakai knowledge
  • already held Sass knowledge
  • already held Schoology knowledge
  • already held Taleo knowledge
  • already held WizIQ knowledge
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held develop learning curriculum skill
  • already held identify technological needs skill
  • already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
  • already held style sheet languages knowledge
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held apply ICT terminology optional
  • optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held web programming optional
  • optional, not held deliver online training optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held utilise content types optional
18 held skills the e-learning developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on teaching methods skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
  • not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
  • not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design information system skill
  • not needed by the target role digital game genres knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human-computer interaction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide training on e-learning skill
15 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn publishing strategy required
  • still to learn content development processes required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held web programming optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from e-learning architect

Full index of moves from e-learning architect

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an e-learning architect become an e-learning developer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An e-learning architect already covers 48% of what an e-learning developer is expected to do: 33 skills carry over, 11 of which the e-learning developer role treats as required.

What skills does an e-learning architect need to become an e-learning developer?

13 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is create SCORM packages.

How hard is the move from e-learning architect to e-learning developer?

Its learning distance is 62.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.