Photography teacher to adult literacy teacher
A photography teacher already meets 51% of what the adult literacy teacher role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.9/ 100
1 How much of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do is already part of a photography teacher’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 adult literacy teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An adult literacy teacher role treats 15 of its required skills as things a photography teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
- consult students on learning content
What stands in the way is 12 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An adult literacy teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photography teacher background worth leading with.
- already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
- already held develop learning curriculum management skills
- already held manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assist students with equipment assisting and caring
All 19 carried skills, including the 15 the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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.
- still to learn teach basic numeracy skills required
- still to learn teach literacy as a social practice required
- still to learn teach writing required
- still to learn use pedagogic strategies for creativity required
- still to learn adapt teaching to target group required
- still to learn apply intercultural teaching strategies required
- still to learn liaise with educational support staff required
- still to learn show consideration for student's situation required
- still to learn teach reading strategies required
- optional, not held teach speed reading optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn adult education required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an adult literacy teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 teach basic numeracy skills practise this
- 02 teach literacy as a social practice practise this
- 03 instructional strategies study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held teach speed reading optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
25 held skills the adult literacy teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role commercial photography knowledge
- not needed by the target role create artificial light skill
- not needed by the target role create digital images skill
- not needed by the target role determine image composition skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop film skill
- not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
- not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role measure light levels skill
- not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
- not needed by the target role photographic lenses knowledge
- not needed by the target role photographic processing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role rinse photographic film skill
- not needed by the target role select auxiliary equipment for photographic work skill
- not needed by the target role select photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role select photos skill
- not needed by the target role set up photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up photographic exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role test photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use photographic equipment skill
6 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 instructional strategies required
- still to learn adult education required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a photography teacher become an adult literacy teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A photography teacher already covers 51% of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 15 of which the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a photography teacher need to become an adult literacy teacher?
12 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is teach basic numeracy skills.
How hard is the move from photography teacher to adult literacy teacher?
Its learning distance is 56.9 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.