Visual arts teacher to adult literacy teacher
A visual arts teacher already meets 54% of what the adult literacy teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.9/ 100
1 How much of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do is already part of a visual arts teacher’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 16 of its required skills as things a visual arts teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
- consult students on learning content
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 20 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 visual arts teacher 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 develop learning curriculum management skills
- already held manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held instructional strategies education
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
All 20 carried skills, including the 16 the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 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 adult education required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held assign homework optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles 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 teach writing 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 20 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 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 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 instructional strategies knowledge
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held assign homework 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 mathematics optional
- optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
35 held skills the adult literacy teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role art history knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
- not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role create artwork skill
- not needed by the target role create craft prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role create sculptures skill
- not needed by the target role create sketches skill
- not needed by the target role define creative components skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role gather reference materials skill
- not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
- not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage different ceramic firing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role monitor art scene developments skill
- not needed by the target role operate a ceramics kiln skill
- not needed by the target role paint sets skill
- not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
- not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
- not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
- not needed by the target role select subject matter skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate creativity in the team skill
- not needed by the target role supervise craft production skill
- not needed by the target role teach arts principles skill
- not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of pottery material knowledge
- not needed by the target role use artistic materials for drawing skill
- not needed by the target role use digital illustration techniques skill
- not needed by the target role use painting techniques skill
5 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 adult education required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- optional, not held Computer Assisted Language Learning optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a visual arts teacher become an adult literacy teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A visual arts teacher already covers 54% of what an adult literacy teacher is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 16 of which the adult literacy teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a visual arts teacher need to become an adult literacy teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 6 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 visual arts teacher to adult literacy teacher?
Its learning distance is 53.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.