Survival instructor to further education teacher
A survival instructor already meets 36% of what the further education teacher role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.3/ 100
1 How much of what a further education 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 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 10 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
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
What stands in the way is 14 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. A further education 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 10 the further education teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 7 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 assist students in their learning 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 assessment processes required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- 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 organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- still to learn adapt training to labour market required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
1 further area 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 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 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 consult students on learning content skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held assist students in their learning optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration 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 work with virtual learning environments optional
30 held skills the further education 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
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- optional, not held education administration optional
Common questions about this move
Can a survival instructor become a further education teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A survival instructor already covers 36% of what a further education teacher is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 10 of which the further education teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a survival instructor need to become a further education teacher?
14 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 instructional strategies.
How hard is the move from survival instructor to further education teacher?
Its learning distance is 67.3 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.