Faculty Head Career and Immigration options for Australia
Faculty Head Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the educational and administrative aspects of a department, faculty or school within a university or other tertiary education institution
Profile Title: Faculty Head Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Not Defined
ANZSCO Code: 134411 | Unit Code: 1344
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years
Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL
Specialization: Dean (University), Head Teacher (TAFE) (Aus)
Profile Description: Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the educational and administrative aspects of a department, faculty or school within a university or other tertiary education institution
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):
- 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
Registration or Licensing: Not Required
Industries: School Principals are mainly employed in: Education and Training; Public Administration and Safety; and Other Services
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for School Principals is Bachelor degree (58.7 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for School Principals 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 45-54 years (37.1 per cent) and the median age is 51 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: The female share of School Principals is 57.1 per cent and most School Principals work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 49.9 (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 $2,000 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and fell slightly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for School Principals to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.
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