Survival instructor to adult literacy teacher
A survival instructor already meets 37% of what the adult literacy teacher role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.9/ 100
1 How much of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do is already part of a survival instructor’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 11 of its required skills as things a survival instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- consult students on learning content
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
What stands in the way is 16 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 14 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 survival instructor 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 manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
- already held assist students with equipment assisting and caring
All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 5 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 assist students in their learning 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 assessment processes required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- still to learn perform classroom management required
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum 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 14 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 consult students on learning content skill
- 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 prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes 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 develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
30 held skills the adult literacy teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
- not needed by the target role animal evolution knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role build a fire skill
- not needed by the target role celestial navigation 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 educate people about nature skill
- not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for nature 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 camping facilities skill
- not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role natural food resources knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate fishing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role primitive technology knowledge
- 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 provide first aid to animals 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 risk management knowledge
- not needed by the target role rope lashing knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach survival skills skill
- not needed by the target role tracking 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 work with different target groups skill
7 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 assessment processes required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a survival instructor become an adult literacy teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A survival instructor already covers 37% of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 11 of which the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a survival instructor need to become an adult literacy teacher?
16 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 5 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 survival instructor to adult literacy teacher?
Its learning distance is 67.9 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.