Table 1Transition record

ICT trainertoinstructional designer

A ICT trainer already meets 35% of what the instructional designer role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT trainer

35%

Overlap1

To instructional designer

26 Skills carried over

26 Required, not held

73.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.3

This move: 73.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the instructional designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT trainer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A instructional designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT trainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create SCORM packages management skills
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 26 carried skills, including the 10 the instructional designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply ICT terminology required
required, not held conduct educational activities required
required, not held create script for artistic production required
required, not held teach writing required
required, not held proofread text required
required, not held provide written content required
required, not held translate requirements into visual design required

optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held develop creative ideas optional

02 working with computers 7 required

required, not held provide multimedia content required
required, not held translate requirement concepts into content required
required, not held use markup languages required
required, not held use scripting programming required
required, not held apply tools for content development required
required, not held conduct content quality assurance required
required, not held develop digital content required

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held standards for web-based e-learning required
required, not held web programming required
required, not held authoring software required
required, not held task algorithmisation required

optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held augmented reality optional

04 information skills 4 required

required, not held compile content required
required, not held identify customer requirements required
required, not held manage content metadata required
required, not held structure information required

05 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held publishing strategy required
required, not held content development processes required

optional, not held interactive media optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage content development projects required

optional, not held perform project management optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a instructional designer 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 apply teaching strategies skill
already held cognitive psychology knowledge
already held create SCORM packages skill
already held design web-based courses skill
already held develop digital educational materials skill
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 use different communication channels skill
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 give live presentation skill
already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
already held perform ICT troubleshooting skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 required

required, not held instructional strategies required

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
optional, not held interactive media optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

19 held skills the instructional designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 create training materials skill
not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role e-learning knowledge
not needed by the target role e-learning software infrastructure 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 learning technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
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 presentation software skill

11 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 instructional strategies required
required, not held publishing strategy required
required, not held standards for web-based e-learning required
required, not held web programming required
required, not held authoring software required
required, not held content development processes required
required, not held task algorithmisation required
optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held interactive media optional

Index

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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.