Photography teacher to visual arts teacher
A photography teacher already meets 48% of what the visual arts teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.3/ 100
1 How much of what a visual arts 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 visual arts teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A visual arts teacher role treats 14 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
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- consult students on learning content
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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A visual arts 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 develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop artistic educational activities management skills
- 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
All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the visual arts teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 11 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 create artwork required
- still to learn create craft prototypes required
- still to learn define creative components required
- still to learn select artistic materials to create artworks required
- still to learn select illustration styles required
- still to learn select subject matter required
- still to learn teach arts principles required
- optional, not held create sculptures optional
- optional, not held create sketches optional
- optional, not held develop an artistic framework optional
- optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
- optional, not held present exhibition optional
- optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
- optional, not held use painting techniques optional
- still to learn contextualise artistic work required
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held gather reference materials for artwork optional
- optional, not held monitor art scene developments optional
- optional, not held gather reference materials optional
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn supervise craft production required
- still to learn stimulate creativity in the team required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held types of pottery material optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a visual arts teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 contextualise artistic work practise this
- 02 create artwork practise this
- 03 create craft prototypes 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 23 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 assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held develop a coaching style 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 assessment processes knowledge
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held develop artistic educational activities skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held perform image editing optional
- optional, not held manage different ceramic firing techniques optional
- optional, not held operate a ceramics kiln optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held paint sets optional
- optional, not held types of paint optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held create sculptures optional
- optional, not held create sketches optional
- optional, not held develop an artistic framework optional
- optional, not held gather reference materials for artwork optional
- optional, not held manage different ceramic firing techniques optional
- optional, not held monitor art scene developments optional
- optional, not held operate a ceramics kiln optional
- optional, not held paint sets optional
- optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
- optional, not held present exhibition optional
- optional, not held types of pottery material optional
- optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
- optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held use painting techniques optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held gather reference materials optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- optional, not held perform image editing optional
- optional, not held types of paint optional
21 held skills the visual arts 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 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 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
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held types of pottery material optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- optional, not held types of paint optional
Common questions about this move
Can a photography teacher become a visual arts teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A photography teacher already covers 48% of what a visual arts teacher is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 14 of which the visual arts teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a photography teacher need to become a visual arts teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is contextualise artistic work.
How hard is the move from photography teacher to visual arts teacher?
Its learning distance is 61.3 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.