A glance at edTech Roles
A career in Digital Learning Technologies is one of the most rewarding careers path you can choose because you get to impact the lives of the people who engage in learning while enjoying what you do in a fulfilling career.
You can use edTech skills to get a job in basically any industry. In academia you can work in a high school, college or higher education. In corporate organisations, you will hold a role that sits in the learning and development unit.
There are 3 different categories of roles in edtech you can choose from namely, business, design and IT. You will be at advantage to get a job quickly if you have knowledge and some experience in all area. You can major in one of these areas and also have basic knowledge of the others to foster collaboration with team members who major in the other areas.
Business Roles:
Instructional Designer, Project Manager, Program Manager, Community Manager
Required Skills
Business analysis/Project management, Data Analysis, Research. collaboration, communication, Digital marketing
Subjects
Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business, Psychology.
Salary Range
( £35k/year – entry level)
Design Roles
Curriculum Developer, Content Writer, Script Writer, Learning Experience Designer, Digital Learning designer, Learning Developers
Required Skills
Graphic design, multimedia design, User experience design, Video editing, Teaching/Facilitation,
Subjects
Mathematics, Design Tech, ICT
Salary Range
( £32k/year – entry level)
IT Roles
Learning Developer, Learning Technologies, Learning Management System (LMS) Administrator
Required Skills
Web development, Multimedia Design, Communication, System administrator, Data analysis,
Subjects
Mathematics, ICT, Computer science, Physics
Salary Range
( £29k/year – entry level)
Getting experience and Skill
You can acquire edTech Skills by enrolling for a degree program or a bootcamp.
Work experinece can be gained either by being part of a project-based bootcamp or by volunteering.
Beccamola Learning has designed a project-based program that helps you gain the skill you need to kickstart your careeer and also gain experience through hands-on projects.
In the bootcamp tagged “Early career work experience opportunities in Learning Technologies ” You will
- Learn more about the different roles in edtech and more Information on the required skills
- Receive guidance on how to succeed in your desired path
- Learn how to build edtech skills
- be coached on how to secure a job in edtech
- Participate in an end-to-end project to gain work experience and gain more clarity on the path that suits you( Instructional design, learning development, learning technologist