Photography teacher to further education teacher
A photography teacher already meets 49% of what the further education teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.5/ 100
1 How much of what a further education 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 further education teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A further education teacher role treats 13 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
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
What stands in the way is 11 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A further education 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 20 carried skills, including the 13 the further education teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 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 teach further education 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
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling 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
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- still to learn adapt training to labour market required
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise 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 organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a further education teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 instructional strategies study this
- 02 teach further education practise this
- 03 use pedagogic strategies for creativity 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 20 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 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 in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assign homework 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 deliver online training optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
24 held skills the further education 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 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
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a photography teacher become a further education teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A photography teacher already covers 49% of what a further education teacher is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 13 of which the further education teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a photography teacher need to become a further education teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is instructional strategies.
How hard is the move from photography teacher to further education teacher?
Its learning distance is 56.5 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.