Tutor to further education teacher
A tutor already meets 48% of what the further education teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.7/ 100
1 How much of what a further education teacher is expected to do is already part of a tutor’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 tutor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adult education
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- curriculum objectives
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 19 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 tutor background worth leading with.
- already held show consideration for student's situation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adult education education
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
- already held oversee extra-curricular activities management skills
- already held escort students on a field trip assisting and caring
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
All 19 carried skills, including the 13 the further education teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 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 manage student relationships required
- still to learn provide lesson materials required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content 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 training subject expertise required
- still to learn perform classroom management required
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes 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
- still to learn adapt training to labour market required
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- 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 learning difficulties knowledge
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held show consideration for student's situation skill
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held escort students on a field trip skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held education 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 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
17 held skills the further education teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply pre-teaching methods skill
- not needed by the target role assess the development of youth skill
- not needed by the target role assist children with homework skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
- not needed by the target role consult student's support system skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
- not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify learning disorders skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with children's parents skill
- not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
- not needed by the target role perform playground surveillance skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role provide teacher support skill
- not needed by the target role secondary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role tutor students skill
- not needed by the target role use food preparation techniques skill
4 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 training subject expertise required
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a tutor become a further education teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A tutor already covers 48% of what a further education teacher is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 13 of which the further education teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a tutor need to become a further education teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 16 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 tutor to further education teacher?
Its learning distance is 57.7 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.