Outdoor activities instructor to university teaching assistant

• already held assess students skill
• already held assist students in their learning skill
• already held give constructive feedback skill
• already held guarantee students' safety skill
• already held prepare lesson content skill
• already held provide lesson materials skill
• already held manage resources for educational purposes skill

• optional, not held assign homework optional
• optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
• optional, not held action research optional
• optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
• optional, not held assist scientific research optional
• optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
• optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
• optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
• optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
• optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
• optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
• optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
• optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
• optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
• optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional
• optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
• optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
• optional, not held write work-related reports optional

• not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
• not needed by the target role apply risk management in sports skill
• not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
• not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
• not needed by the target role belay techniques knowledge
• not needed by the target role climb trees skill
• not needed by the target role compass navigation knowledge
• not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
• not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
• not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
• not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for nature skill
• not needed by the target role instruct in outdoor activities skill
• not needed by the target role lead hiking trips skill
• not needed by the target role lip reading knowledge
• not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
• not needed by the target role motivate in sports skill
• not needed by the target role organise sporting environment skill
• not needed by the target role outdoor activities knowledge
• not needed by the target role plan sports instruction programme skill
• not needed by the target role protection from natural elements knowledge
• not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
• not needed by the target role read maps skill
• not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
• not needed by the target role rope lashing knowledge
• not needed by the target role skateboard knowledge
• not needed by the target role teach windsurfing skill
• not needed by the target role team building knowledge
• not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role use geographic memory skill
• not needed by the target role use modern electronic navigational aids skill
• not needed by the target role use rigging tools skill
• not needed by the target role use rope access techniques skill
• not needed by the target role water skiing knowledge
• not needed by the target role work with different target groups skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn university procedures required
• still to learn assessment processes required
• still to learn curriculum objectives required
• optional, not held action research optional
• optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An outdoor activities instructor already covers 36% of what a university teaching assistant is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the university teaching assistant role treats as required.

5 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is provide assistance to lecturer.

Its learning distance is 59.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.