Instructional designer to ICT trainer
An instructional designer already meets 54% of what the ICT trainer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.7/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT trainer is expected to do is already part of an instructional designer’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 ICT trainer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT trainer role treats 6 of its required skills as things an instructional designer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply teaching strategies
- create SCORM packages
- design web-based courses
- develop digital educational materials
- give live presentation
- keep up-to-date with training subjects
What stands in the way is 7 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an instructional designer background worth leading with.
- already held create SCORM packages management skills
- 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)
- already held Edmodo information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Engrade information and communication technologies (icts)
All 26 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT trainer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 technology education required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- optional, not held e-learning optional
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- still to learn set up cybersecurity training programmes required
- still to learn create training materials required
- optional, not held coach clients optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- still to learn digital systems required
- optional, not held e-learning software infrastructure optional
- still to learn evaluate training required
- optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
- optional, not held assess students optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT trainer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 set up cybersecurity training programmes practise this
- 02 technology education study this
- 03 create training materials 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 26 skills that carry over
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held create SCORM packages skill
- already held design web-based courses skill
- already held develop digital educational materials skill
- already held give live presentation skill
- already held keep up-to-date with training subjects 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 cognitive psychology 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 perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held e-learning optional
- optional, not held e-learning software infrastructure optional
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
- optional, not held assess students optional
- optional, not held coach clients optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
33 held skills the ICT trainer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role AJAX knowledge
- not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply ICT terminology skill
- not needed by the target role apply tools for content development skill
- not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
- not needed by the target role authoring software knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role compile content skill
- not needed by the target role conduct content quality assurance skill
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role content development processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role create script for artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage content development projects skill
- not needed by the target role manage content metadata skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role proofread text skill
- not needed by the target role provide multimedia content skill
- not needed by the target role provide written content skill
- not needed by the target role publishing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role standards for web-based e-learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role structure information skill
- not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach writing skill
- not needed by the target role translate requirement concepts into content skill
- not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
- not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
- not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
- not needed by the target role web programming knowledge
9 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 technology education required
- still to learn digital systems required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- optional, not held e-learning optional
- optional, not held e-learning software infrastructure optional
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- optional, not held online moderation techniques optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
Common questions about this move
Can an instructional designer become an ICT trainer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An instructional designer already covers 54% of what an ICT trainer is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 6 of which the ICT trainer role treats as required.
What skills does an instructional designer need to become an ICT trainer?
7 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by education. The single most important is set up cybersecurity training programmes.
How hard is the move from instructional designer to ICT trainer?
Its learning distance is 48.7 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.