E-learning architect to ICT trainer
An e-learning architect already meets 40% of what the ICT trainer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.3/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT trainer 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 ICT trainer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT trainer role treats 2 of its required skills as things an e-learning architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop digital educational materials
- keep up-to-date with training subjects
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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT trainer 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.
- already held Absorb (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Brightspace (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Canvas (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Edmodo information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Engrade information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Grovo information and communication technologies (icts)
All 24 carried skills, including the 2 the ICT trainer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 set up cybersecurity training programmes required
- still to learn apply teaching strategies required
- still to learn create training materials required
- still to learn design web-based courses required
- still to learn give live presentation required
- optional, not held coach clients optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn technology education required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- still to learn evaluate training required
- optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
- still to learn create SCORM packages required
- optional, not held assess students optional
- still to learn digital systems required
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT trainer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 create SCORM packages practise this
- 02 set up cybersecurity training programmes practise 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 24 skills that carry over
- already held develop digital educational materials skill
- already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
- already held Absorb (learning management systems) knowledge
- already held Brightspace (learning management systems) knowledge
- already held Canvas (learning management systems) knowledge
- already held Edmodo knowledge
- already held Engrade knowledge
- already held Grovo knowledge
- already held LAMS knowledge
- already held Litmos knowledge
- already held Moodle knowledge
- already held Sakai knowledge
- already held Schoology knowledge
- already held Taleo knowledge
- already held WizIQ knowledge
- already held assess employees' capability levels skill
- already held cognitive psychology knowledge
- already held develop learning curriculum 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
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held assess students optional
- optional, not held coach clients optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
27 held skills the ICT trainer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CSS knowledge
- 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 JSSS knowledge
- not needed by the target role LESS knowledge
- not needed by the target role Sass 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 augmented reality knowledge
- not needed by the target role authoring software knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct content quality assurance skill
- 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 develop e-learning plan 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 identify technological needs skill
- 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
- not needed by the target role standards for web-based e-learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role style sheet languages knowledge
6 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 technology education required
- still to learn digital systems required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
Other moves recorded from e-learning architect
Common questions about this move
Can an e-learning architect become an ICT trainer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An e-learning architect already covers 40% of what an ICT trainer is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 2 of which the ICT trainer role treats as required.
What skills does an e-learning architect need to become an ICT trainer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is create SCORM packages.
How hard is the move from e-learning architect to ICT trainer?
Its learning distance is 60.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.