Education Managers (nec) Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Education Managers (nec) Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Polytechnic Registrar (NZ), Project Coordinator (Education), TAFE Registrar (Aus), University Registrar

ANZSCO Code: 134499 | Unit Code: 1344

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

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

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Not Defined

Profile Description: This occupation group covers Education Managers not elsewhere classified.

Job Duties:

• coordinating the educational, administrative and financial affairs of an educational institution or department within the institution
• researching, developing, implementing, reviewing and evaluating educational and administrative policy
• liaising between educational institutions, parents and the wider community
• providing advice on policy and procedures to staff and students
• consulting with academic and administrative staff to coordinate educational programs
• identifying and addressing present and future needs for student and staff development
• researching educational systems and monitoring and evaluating new developments
• researching and reporting on students needs arising from curriculum implementation
• developing and delivering training programs for teachers

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 and at least five years of relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience may substitute for the formal 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: Other Education Managers are mainly employed in: Education and Training; Public Administration and Safety; and Other Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Other Education Managers is Post Graduate/ Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate (58.5 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Other Education Managers is expected to be below average (between 5,001 and 10,000). 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 45-54 years (35.4 per cent) and the median age is 46 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Other Education Managers is 64.0 per cent and 87.7 per cent of Other Education Managers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 45.1 (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 $2,106 (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, remained relatively steady in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Other Education Managers to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.