Career transition
Teacher to Instructional Designer
You move from teaching a classroom to designing how thousands of people learn inside companies. The craft is the same; the format and the client change.
What transfers
Curriculum designSetting learning objectives and assessing them is literally the core of the role.
Making complex things clearIt's the most valued and the scarcest skill on corporate learning teams.
Classroom managementTranslates directly into workshop facilitation, which corporate training teams hire for.
What's missing and how to close it
Authoring tools (Articulate, Rise)
Free trials exist; one self-built module is enough as a work sample.
Corporate vocabulary
Learn to talk about training ROI and performance, not only about learning.
First steps
1Turn one of your lessons into a 10-minute interactive module.
2Build a portfolio of 2-3 pieces: it carries more weight than the CV in this role.
Is it realistic?
The portfolio decides the hire. With two solid pieces, many teachers start landing interviews within weeks.
What about your case?
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