Survival instructor to photography teacher
A survival instructor already meets 39% of what the photography teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.2/ 100
1 How much of what a photography 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 photography teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A photography 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
- assist students with equipment
- consult students on learning content
- 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photography 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 assist students with equipment assisting and caring
- already held demonstrate when teaching communication, collaboration and creativity
All 13 carried skills, including the 11 the photography teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 31 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 determine image composition required
- still to learn assist students in their learning required
- still to learn develop a coaching style required
- optional, not held create artificial light optional
- optional, not held set up photographic exhibitions optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held develop film optional
- still to learn maintain photographic equipment required
- still to learn select photographic equipment required
- still to learn set up photographic equipment required
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work optional
- optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
- still to learn lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- still to learn perform classroom management required
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn select photos required
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held measure light levels optional
- optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a photography teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 determine image composition practise this
- 02 maintain photographic equipment practise this
- 03 select photographic equipment 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 13 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 with equipment 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 facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held edit negatives optional
- optional, not held edit photographs optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create artificial light optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held edit negatives optional
- optional, not held edit photographs optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held measure light levels optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work optional
- optional, not held set up photographic exhibitions optional
- optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held develop film optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
31 held skills the photography 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 teamwork principles knowledge
- 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
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 lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
Common questions about this move
Can a survival instructor become a photography teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A survival instructor already covers 39% of what a photography teacher is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 11 of which the photography teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a survival instructor need to become a photography teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is determine image composition.
How hard is the move from survival instructor to photography teacher?
Its learning distance is 65.2 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.