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Education and training

Substitute teacher

Takes over classes when the regular teacher is absent, working from plans left behind or setting suitable work on the spot. Assignments are booked day by day or in longer blocks, so the same person may cover several subjects, year levels, and schools in one week.

Varies by employer or jurisdictionEducation and training

Education and training

School principal

Leads a school: sets its direction, supervises teaching staff, and is accountable for student wellbeing, safeguarding, and results. Balances instructional leadership against staffing, budget, facilities, and relationships with families and the district or education authority.

Postgraduate or professional degreeEducation and training

Education and training

School administrator

Runs the administrative side of a school or district office: enrolment and student records, staffing paperwork, budgets, facilities contracts, and compliance returns. Works closely with the principal and is often the first point of contact for families, suppliers, and outside agencies.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Education and training

Guidance counsellor

Helps students with course selection, post-school planning, and the personal or social difficulties that get in the way of their learning. Runs individual and group sessions, and refers students on to psychologists, health services, or child protection agencies when a need goes beyond the school's remit.

Postgraduate or professional degreeEducation and training

Education and training

School psychologist

Assesses learning, behaviour, and mental-health concerns in school-aged children, then advises schools and families on what support to put in place. Combines standardised assessment, classroom observation, and consultation, and contributes to formal decisions about special education eligibility and planning.

Postgraduate or professional degreeEducation and training

Education and training

Tutor

Works one-to-one or with very small groups to help a learner improve in a specific subject or prepare for a test. Diagnoses where the learner is stuck, sets targeted practice, and tracks progress between sessions. Many tutors are self-employed and arrange their own clients, scheduling, and materials.

Varies by employer or jurisdictionEducation and training

Education and training

Music teacher

Teaches singing or an instrument, or teaches music as a school subject. Sets repertoire and technical work to each learner's level, prepares students for performances or graded examinations, and often combines school, studio, and private teaching in the same week.

Varies by employer or jurisdictionEducation and training

Education and training

English as a second language teacher

Teaches English to learners whose first language is different, in schools, language centres, workplaces, or online. Plans lessons around speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and adjusts material to the learners' level and to why they are studying.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Education and training

Adult education instructor

Teaches adults who are returning to study, whether for basic skills, a qualification, or personal interest. Designs sessions that fit around work and family commitments, and works with groups whose backgrounds, prior schooling, and confidence vary widely.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Education and training

College instructor

Teaches diploma, certificate, or applied degree programs at a college or further education institution, usually in a field they have worked in themselves. Combines classroom teaching with labs, shops, or practicums, and contributes to curriculum review and student assessment.

Bachelor's degreeEducation and training

Education and training

Academic advisor

Helps post-secondary students choose courses, meet program requirements, and stay on track to graduate. Interprets academic regulations and transfer credit rules, and refers students to financial, accessibility, or wellbeing services when the problem is not an academic one.

Bachelor's degreeEducation and training

Education and training

Curriculum developer

Designs and revises what gets taught in a course, program, or school system, along with the materials teachers use to deliver it. Works from standards, subject expertise, and teacher feedback, then supports rollout with guides, exemplars, and training sessions.

Varies by employer or jurisdictionEducation and training

Education and training

Instructional designer

Designs courses and learning materials so that people actually acquire the intended skills, usually for online or blended delivery. Works with subject-matter experts to define outcomes, structures content and activities around them, and builds assessment that checks whether the outcomes were met.

Bachelor's degreeEducation and training

Education and training

Corporate trainer

Delivers training to employees on systems, processes, compliance topics, and workplace skills. Works out what teams need, runs sessions in person or online, and follows up to see whether the training changed how people actually work.

Varies by employer or jurisdictionEducation and training

Education and training

E-learning developer

Builds the digital version of a course: interactive modules, video, quizzes, and the packaging that makes them run inside a learning platform. Works from an instructional design or storyboard and handles the media production, accessibility checks, and technical testing.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Education and training

Literacy instructor

Helps adults and older students who struggle with reading, writing, or basic numeracy build those skills from wherever they currently are. Sessions are usually one-to-one or in very small groups, and progress is measured against practical tasks such as completing forms or reading workplace instructions.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Education and training

Driving instructor

Teaches learner drivers the vehicle control, road rules, and hazard awareness needed to drive safely and pass a licensing test. Lessons take place in a dual-control vehicle and the instructor stays responsible for safety throughout. Many instructors are self-employed or work through a driving school.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Education and training

Sports coach

Trains athletes or teams to improve technique, fitness, and tactical understanding, and leads them through competition. Plans training cycles, analyses performance, and carries responsibility for participant safety and conduct, which in youth sport includes safeguarding duties.

Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training

Engineering and technical design

Mechanical engineer

Mechanical engineers design, analyse, and test machines, mechanisms, and thermal or fluid systems. The work alternates between calculation and CAD modelling at a desk and hands-on testing of prototypes, and a large share of it is checking that a design can actually be manufactured, assembled, and maintained.

Bachelor's degreeEngineering and technical design

Engineering and technical design

Electrical engineer

Electrical engineers design and verify the circuits, power systems, and electrical equipment that machines, buildings, and networks depend on. Work spans schematic capture and load calculations through to commissioning and fault investigation on installed equipment.

Bachelor's degreeEngineering and technical design

Engineering and technical design

Civil engineer

Civil engineers plan, design, and oversee construction of roads, bridges, water systems, drainage, and other public infrastructure. The role mixes design office work with site visits, and carries real accountability because the outputs are used by the public.

Bachelor's degreeEngineering and technical design

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