Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

university teaching assistanttoadult literacy teacher

A university teaching assistant already meets 36% of what the adult literacy teacher role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From university teaching assistant
36%
Overlap1
To adult literacy teacher
15 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
68.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 68.5

This move: 68.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the adult literacy teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the university teaching assistant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A adult literacy teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a university teaching assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assign homework management skills
  • already held liaise with educational support staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assist in the organisation of school events management skills
  • already held assist students with equipment assisting and caring
  • already held work with virtual learning environments working with computers

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 12 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held teach basic numeracy skills required
  • required, not held teach literacy as a social practice required
  • required, not held teach writing required
  • required, not held use pedagogic strategies for creativity required
  • required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
  • required, not held adapt teaching to target group required
  • required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
  • required, not held apply teaching strategies required
  • required, not held demonstrate when teaching required
  • required, not held manage student relationships required
  • required, not held show consideration for student's situation required
  • required, not held 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
02 education 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held instructional strategies required
  • required, not held adult education required
  • required, not held learning difficulties required
  • optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
  • required, not held perform classroom management required
  • optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
  • optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
  • optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
04 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a adult literacy teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess students skill
  • already held assessment processes knowledge
  • already held assist students in their learning skill
  • already held consult students on learning content skill
  • already held curriculum objectives knowledge
  • already held give constructive feedback skill
  • already held guarantee students' safety skill
  • already held liaise with educational support staff skill
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held provide lesson materials skill
  • already held assign homework skill
  • already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
  • already held assist students with equipment skill
  • already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
  • already held work with virtual learning environments skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
  • optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
  • optional, not held teach speed reading optional
  • optional, not held advise on lesson plans 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 teamwork principles optional
15 held skills the adult literacy teacher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role action research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role assist students with their dissertation skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
  • not needed by the target role escort students on a field trip skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
  • not needed by the target role provide assistance to lecturer skill
  • not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise practical courses skill
  • not needed by the target role university procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held instructional strategies required
  • required, not held adult education required
  • required, not held learning difficulties required
  • optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Index
Note

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.