Visual arts teacher to fine arts instructor
A visual arts teacher already meets 74% of what the fine arts instructor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
33.3/ 100
1 How much of what a fine arts instructor 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 fine arts instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fine arts instructor role treats 21 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
- art history
- assess conservation needs
- assess students
- assessment processes
What stands in the way is 5 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 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fine arts instructor 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 create sculptures communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage different ceramic firing techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held create craft prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held select subject matter communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held supervise craft production handling and moving
- already held teach arts principles communication, collaboration and creativity
All 40 carried skills, including the 21 the fine arts instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 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 apply intercultural teaching strategies required
- still to learn compile course material required
- still to learn liaise with educational support staff required
- optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
- optional, not held promote the conservatory optional
- optional, not held use genre painting techniques optional
- optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- still to learn monitor developments in field of expertise required
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- still to learn develop course outline required
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held ergonomics optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fine arts instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply intercultural teaching strategies practise this
- 02 compile course material practise this
- 03 develop course outline 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 40 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held art history knowledge
- already held assess conservation needs skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held create craft prototypes skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held define creative components skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching 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 select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- already held select subject matter skill
- already held supervise craft production skill
- already held teach arts principles skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held copyright legislation knowledge
- already held create sculptures skill
- already held create sketches skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held gather reference materials for artwork skill
- already held graphic design knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage different ceramic firing techniques skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held operate a ceramics kiln skill
- already held paint sets skill
- already held present exhibition skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held types of paint knowledge
- already held types of pottery material knowledge
- already held use digital illustration techniques skill
- already held use painting techniques skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
- optional, not held promote the conservatory optional
- optional, not held use genre painting techniques optional
- optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held ergonomics optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
15 held skills the fine arts instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
- not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
- not needed by the target role create artwork 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 encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role gather reference materials skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role monitor art scene developments 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 select illustration styles skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate creativity in the team skill
- not needed by the target role use artistic materials for drawing 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.
- optional, not held ergonomics optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a visual arts teacher become a fine arts instructor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A visual arts teacher already covers 74% of what a fine arts instructor is expected to do: 40 skills carry over, 21 of which the fine arts instructor role treats as required.
What skills does a visual arts teacher need to become a fine arts instructor?
5 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is apply intercultural teaching strategies.
How hard is the move from visual arts teacher to fine arts instructor?
Its learning distance is 33.3 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.