Regional Education Mangers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate educational approaches and policy, and curriculum resources and development for preschool, primary, middle, or intermediate school, secondary, TAFE or polytechnic teachers and administrators.

Skill Level

1

Specialisations

• School Administrator

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Regional Education Manager is Vocational & Education Training Assessment (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years

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Applicants must meet both the qualification and employment requirements to obtain a positive skills assessment

Plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate educational policy, and provide advice and educational and administrative support to staff and students in educational institutions.

Tasks

• 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

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).

Occupations in this Group

• 134411 Faculty Head
• 134412 Regional Education Manager
• 134499 Education Managers nec