Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT trainer to e-learning developer

An ICT trainer already meets 40% of what the e-learning developer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT trainer
40 % overlap
Distant match
To e-learning developer
26 You already bring
14 Still to learn
67 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.6/ 100

1 How much of what an e-learning developer 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 developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An e-learning developer role treats 10 of its required skills as things an ICT trainer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • create SCORM packages
  • design web-based courses
  • develop digital educational materials
  • e-learning
  • e-learning software infrastructure
  • identify ICT user needs

What stands in the way is 14 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An e-learning developer 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create SCORM packages management skills
  • 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)

All 26 carried skills, including the 10 the e-learning developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with computers 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn integrate content into output media required
  • still to learn provide multimedia content required
  • still to learn conduct content quality assurance required
  • still to learn develop digital content required
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held utilise content types optional
02 information skills 3 required
  • still to learn compile content required
  • still to learn manage content metadata required
  • still to learn structure information required
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 18 supplementary
  • still to learn standards for web-based e-learning required
  • still to learn authoring software required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held CSS optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held JSSS optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held web programming optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held style sheet languages optional
04 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn publishing strategy required
  • still to learn content development processes required
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
05 management skills 2 required
  • still to learn manage content development projects required
  • still to learn develop e-learning plan required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn provide written content required
  • optional, not held apply ICT terminology optional
  • optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an e-learning developer 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create SCORM packages skill
  • already held design web-based courses skill
  • already held develop digital educational materials skill
  • already held e-learning knowledge
  • already held e-learning software infrastructure knowledge
  • already held identify ICT user needs skill
  • 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 deliver online training skill
  • already held develop learning curriculum skill
  • already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held CSS optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held JSSS optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held apply ICT terminology optional
  • optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held web programming optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held style sheet languages optional
  • optional, not held utilise content types optional
19 held skills the e-learning developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels 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 cognitive psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create training materials 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 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
23 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn publishing strategy required
  • still to learn standards for web-based e-learning required
  • still to learn authoring software required
  • still to learn content development processes required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held CSS optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held JSSS optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held web programming optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held style sheet languages optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT trainer become an e-learning developer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT trainer already covers 40% of what an e-learning developer is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 10 of which the e-learning developer role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT trainer need to become an e-learning developer?

14 required skills are missing, plus 27 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is integrate content into output media.

How hard is the move from ICT trainer to e-learning developer?

Its learning distance is 68.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.