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Learning Technologist

Average Salary
£21,840
Job Forecast
+4%
Currently Employed in Scotland
22,837
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What is a Learning Technologist

Learning Technologists use their skills to develop new educational tools for teachers and students alike. You could be doing anything from designing new software that teaches maths to children, to connecting the world through foreign languages training online.

Top 3 job tasks:

  • Experimenting with new learning technology with focus groups of students and teachers
  • Providing technical support in educational institutions to support learning
  • Presenting data to influence educational policy and advocate technological change

Getting in and Qualifications

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There is a wide range of qualifications and experience that can be valuable to a career as a Learning Technologist.

Relevant HNC, HND and degree subjects include:

  • Computer Science
  • Software Development
  • Education
  • Foreign Languages

Some students choose to specialise more heavily in a postgraduate qualification, for example, a PhD with a learning technology focus. Combined degrees or Integrated Masters courses can allow students to develop a wider range of skills relevant to this role.

 

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A Graduate Apprenticeship in Software Development can also help you build experience while earning a wage and working towards a degree-level qualification.

Entry requirements for courses can change. Always contact the college, university or training provider to check exactly what you will need.