Visual arts teacher to further education teacher
A visual arts teacher already meets 52% of what the further education teacher role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.4/ 100
1 How much of what a further education 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 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 14 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
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
What stands in the way is 10 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 21 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 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 21 carried skills, including the 14 the further education teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 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 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 show consideration for student's situation required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans 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 adult education required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- still to learn adapt training to labour market required
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise 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 organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
2 further areas 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 teach further education practise this
- 02 use pedagogic strategies for creativity practise this
- 03 adapt teaching to target group 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 21 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 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 in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assign homework 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 deliver online training optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities 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
34 held skills the further education 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 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
- 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 visual arts teacher become a further education teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A visual arts teacher already covers 52% of what a further education teacher is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 14 of which the further education teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a visual arts teacher need to become a further education teacher?
10 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is teach further education.
How hard is the move from visual arts teacher to further education teacher?
Its learning distance is 53.4 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.