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Overview
Further education teachers plan and teach programmes for adult learners, from academic subjects to languages, ICT, technical training and personal or professional development.
In job descriptions, look for adult education, lesson planning, assessment, individual learning plans, feedback, classroom or online teaching, learner support and adapting course content to previous experience.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Further education teaching is designed around adults who bring previous study, work and life experience into the classroom. The work includes planning courses, teaching, adapting activities, assessing progress and keeping learning practical enough for adult goals.
Skills and specializations
Core strengths include adult education, lesson content, assessment processes, classroom management, constructive feedback, online training and adjusting teaching for learners with different confidence, language levels or prior knowledge.
Salary context
Salary context depends on subject area, learner level, assessment load, online or classroom delivery, programme coordination, evening schedules, support needs and whether the role develops curriculum as well as teaches it.
Career paths
Career paths can move into subject leadership, curriculum design, digital learning, learner-support coordination, programme management, assessment development or specialist adult training for workplace skills.
Good to know
Check the subjects, learner group, qualification goal, teaching format and assessment duties. A broad adult-education post differs from a narrow technical course or a tutoring role for exam preparation.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
25-3011.00
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified (2359)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6afe39e2-2674-45db-b05c-a6cab02fe25b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2359.9 |
| ISCO group | 2359 |
| Concept type | Occupation |