First aid instructor to university teaching assistant

• already held assess students skill
• already held assessment processes knowledge
• already held assist students in their learning skill
• already held curriculum objectives knowledge
• already held give constructive feedback skill
• already held guarantee students' safety skill
• already held prepare lesson content skill
• already held provide lesson materials skill
• already held assist students with equipment skill
• already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
• already held work with virtual learning environments skill

• optional, not held assign homework optional
• optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
• optional, not held action research optional
• optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
• optional, not held assist scientific research optional
• optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
• optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
• optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
• optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
• optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
• optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
• optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
• optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
• optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional
• optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
• optional, not held write work-related reports optional

• not needed by the target role acute care knowledge
• not needed by the target role adapt teaching to target group skill
• not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
• not needed by the target role advise on safety measures skill
• not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
• not needed by the target role compile course material skill
• not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
• not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
• not needed by the target role emergency cases knowledge
• not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
• not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
• not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
• not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
• not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
• not needed by the target role innovation in nursing knowledge
• not needed by the target role keep records of attendance skill
• not needed by the target role nursing principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role nursing science knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
• not needed by the target role primary care knowledge
• not needed by the target role provide health education skill
• not needed by the target role resuscitation knowledge
• not needed by the target role teach first aid principles skill
• not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn university procedures required
• optional, not held action research optional
• optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A first aid instructor already covers 51% of what a university teaching assistant is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 8 of which the university teaching assistant role treats as required.

3 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is provide assistance to lecturer.

Its learning distance is 46.6 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.