Career switch, measured
From Training and Development Manager to Instructional Designer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 77% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Instructional design, Curriculum development, Training and coaching, Process improvement; the main skills to add are Teaching, Research, Problem solving, Agile.
77%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerInstructional Designer
- Instructional design38%28%
- Curriculum development28%41%
- Training and coaching47%43%
- Process improvement31%13%
- Leadership75%23%
- Communication19%16%
- Stakeholder management19%11%
- Budgeting34%7%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Instructional Designer postings, rarely in Training and Development Manager ones.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerInstructional Designer
- Teaching–32%
- Research–17%
- Problem solving–10%
- Agile–8%
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