Table 1Transition record

flight instructortouniversity teaching assistant

A flight instructor already meets 51% of what the university teaching assistant role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From flight instructor

51%

Overlap1

To university teaching assistant

11 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

46.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the university teaching assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the flight instructor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A university teaching assistant role treats 8 of its required skills as things a flight instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess students
assessment processes
assist students in their learning
curriculum objectives
give constructive feedback
guarantee students' safety

What stands in the way is 3 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A university teaching assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a flight instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor developments in field of expertise information skills
already held assessment processes education
already held manage resources for educational purposes management skills
already held prepare lesson content communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide lesson materials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist students in their learning communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the university teaching assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held provide assistance to lecturer required
required, not held supervise practical courses required

optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held university procedures required

03 assisting and caring 3 supplementary

optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional

04 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional

05 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held assign homework optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional

06 education 2 supplementary

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a university teaching assistant 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 manage resources for educational purposes skill
already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
already held write work-related reports skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 assist students with equipment 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 oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

31 held skills the university teaching assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
not needed by the target role adapt training to labour market skill
not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role ensure student welfare skill
not needed by the target role evaluate education programmes skill
not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
not needed by the target role give theory lessons to pilots skill
not needed by the target role operate cockpit control panels skill
not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
not needed by the target role perform flight manoeuvres skill
not needed by the target role perform routine flight operations checks skill
not needed by the target role perform take off and landing skill
not needed by the target role prepare examinations for vocational courses skill
not needed by the target role prepare syllabuses for vocational courses skill
not needed by the target role provide advice on pilot licence application procedures skill
not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
not needed by the target role teach flying practices skill
not needed by the target role train air force crew skill
not needed by the target role undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role visual flight rules knowledge

3 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 acquire Tier

required, not held university procedures required
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from flight instructor

Full index of moves from flight instructor

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.