Further education teacher to corporate trainer
A further education teacher already meets 67% of what the corporate trainer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
35.2/ 100
1 How much of what a corporate trainer is expected to do is already part of a further education 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 corporate trainer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A corporate trainer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a further education teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to target group
- adapt training to labour market
- adult education
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assessment processes
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 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a further education teacher background worth leading with.
- already held training subject expertise education
- already held promote education course communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held deliver online training communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held teach digital literacy communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to target group communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adult education education
All 20 carried skills, including the 13 the corporate trainer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 3 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 provide feedback to performers required
- still to learn coach employees required
- still to learn teach corporate skills required
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held teach public speaking principles optional
- optional, not held customer service optional
- optional, not held organisational policies optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial management optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held marketing management optional
- optional, not held business communication optional
- optional, not held communication optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a corporate trainer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 provide feedback to performers practise this
- 02 coach employees practise this
- 03 teach corporate skills 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to target group skill
- already held adapt training to labour market skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held training subject expertise knowledge
- already held assess students skill
- already held deliver online training skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held promote education course skill
- already held teach digital literacy skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held customer service optional
- optional, not held organisational policies optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held business communication optional
- optional, not held communication optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held financial management optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held marketing management optional
- optional, not held teach public speaking principles optional
26 held skills the corporate trainer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans skill
- not needed by the target role assign homework skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role assist students with equipment skill
- not needed by the target role construct individual learning plans skill
- not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
- not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
- not needed by the target role education administration knowledge
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role escort students on a field trip skill
- not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
- not needed by the target role manage student relationships skill
- not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
- not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
- not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role teach further education skill
- not needed by the target role use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held customer service optional
- optional, not held organisational policies optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held business communication optional
- optional, not held communication optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial management optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held marketing management optional
Common questions about this move
Can a further education teacher become a corporate trainer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A further education teacher already covers 67% of what a corporate trainer is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 13 of which the corporate trainer role treats as required.
What skills does a further education teacher need to become a corporate trainer?
3 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is provide feedback to performers.
How hard is the move from further education teacher to corporate trainer?
Its learning distance is 35.2 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.