ICT trainer to e-learning architect
An ICT trainer already meets 46% of what the e-learning architect role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.3/ 100
1 How much of what an e-learning architect is expected to do is already part of an ICT trainer’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 architect role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An e-learning architect role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT trainer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cognitive psychology
- develop digital educational materials
- e-learning
- e-learning software infrastructure
- identify training needs
- instructional design models
What stands in the way is 10 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 e-learning architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT trainer background worth leading with.
- 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)
- already held Brightspace (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Canvas (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
All 24 carried skills, including the 8 the e-learning architect role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 design information system required
- still to learn identify technological needs required
- still to learn liaise with educational staff required
- optional, not held provide training on e-learning optional
- optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- still to learn analyse the context of an organisation required
- still to learn provide cost benefit analysis reports required
- still to learn standards for web-based e-learning required
- optional, not held CSS optional
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held JSSS optional
- optional, not held LESS optional
- optional, not held Sass optional
- optional, not held human-computer interaction optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held authoring software optional
- optional, not held style sheet languages optional
- still to learn develop e-learning plan required
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- still to learn digital game genres required
- still to learn monitor system performance required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an e-learning architect role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design information system practise this
- 02 digital game genres study this
- 03 monitor system performance 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 24 skills that carry over
- already held cognitive psychology knowledge
- already held develop digital educational materials 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 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 develop learning curriculum skill
- already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- optional, not held ICT project management optional
- optional, not held conduct content quality assurance optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide training on e-learning optional
- optional, not held CSS optional
- optional, not held ICT project management optional
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held JSSS optional
- optional, not held LESS optional
- optional, not held Sass optional
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- optional, not held human-computer interaction optional
- optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held authoring software optional
- optional, not held conduct content quality assurance optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held style sheet languages optional
21 held skills the e-learning architect role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assess students skill
- not needed by the target role coach clients skill
- not needed by the target role create SCORM packages skill
- not needed by the target role create training materials skill
- not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
- not needed by the target role design web-based courses skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate training skill
- not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
- not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
- not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role set up cybersecurity training programmes skill
- not needed by the target role technology education knowledge
- not needed by the target role training subject expertise knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
13 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 digital game genres required
- still to learn standards for web-based e-learning required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- optional, not held CSS optional
- optional, not held ICT project management optional
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held JSSS optional
- optional, not held LESS optional
- optional, not held Sass optional
- optional, not held human-computer interaction optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held authoring software optional
- optional, not held style sheet languages optional
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT trainer become an e-learning architect?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT trainer already covers 46% of what an e-learning architect is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 8 of which the e-learning architect role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT trainer need to become an e-learning architect?
10 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is design information system.
How hard is the move from ICT trainer to e-learning architect?
Its learning distance is 59.3 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.