Education Adviser Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Education Adviser Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 249111 | Unit Code: 2491

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Curriculum Advisory Teacher Education Officer Home-School Liaison Officer Preschool Adviser

Profile Description: Conducts educational research and develops course curricula and associated teaching materials for use by educational institutions.

Job Duties:

• consulting with teachers, principals and administrative officials of educational institutions to coordinate educational programs and provide advice
• identifying and evaluating developments in education by conducting research into educational systems
• serving on committees to identify present and future needs within the educational system, and planning, developing and modifying facilities and programs
• documenting subjects and courses developed, and evaluating new courses
• organising and conducting workshops and conferences to train teachers in new programs and methods
• applying knowledge of learning processes and school structures to develop operational and training programs, and submitting them for decision and funding
• visiting schools and observing teachers in the classroom, noting pupil response, motivation and teaching techniques
• discussing programs, records and teachers with School Principals to record academic performance of schools, welfare of pupils and performance of individual teachers
• making suggestions to government officials about improvements to educational facilities, equipment, buildings and staff to ensure continued standards of education

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Education Advisers and Reviewers are mainly employed in: Education and Training; Public Administration and Safety; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Education Advisers and Reviewers is Post Graduate/ Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate (48.5 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Education Advisers and Reviewers is expected to be average (between 10,001 and 25,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (25.0 per cent) and the median age is 49 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Education Advisers and Reviewers is 69.3 per cent and 74.2 per cent of Education Advisers and Reviewers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 40.2 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,754 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose slightly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Education Advisers and Reviewers to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.