Visual arts teacher

Code 2355.6

Visual arts teachers instruct students in various styles of visual arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpting, in a recreational context. They provide students with an overview of art history, but primarily utilise a practice-based approach in their courses, in which they assist students to experiment with and master different artistic techniques, and encourage them to develop their own style.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • Crítica de arte

Skills and competences

  • apply teaching strategies
  • assist students with equipment
  • consult students on learning content
  • contextualise artistic work
  • create artwork
  • develop a coaching style
  • create craft prototypes
  • demonstrate when teaching
  • teach arts principles
  • guarantee students' safety
  • manage student relationships
  • stimulate creativity in the team
  • observar progresos de estudiantes
  • prepare lesson content
  • assist students in their learning
  • select illustration styles
  • select artistic materials to create artworks
  • select subject matter
  • supervise craft production

Transversal competences

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
  • give constructive feedback
  • perform classroom management

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences