Education Adviser
What the work is
Conducts educational research and develops course curricula and associated teaching materials for use by educational institutions.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Identifies and evaluates developments in education by conducting research into educational systems
- Prepares and delivers specialist learning materials, training programs and workshops that aim to address and resolve immediate educational concerns
- Works with teachers and educational administrators to determine areas of research focus
- Documents subjects and courses developed, evaluates new courses, and reports on the effectiveness of current academic systems
- Devises strategies to improve educational quality and help implement new policies
- Serves as an adviser for teachers, parents, school administrators, and other Education Professionals
- May assist with training on the use of education programs, tools and technologies
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a regional education department office, and the schools it supports. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- You watch a lesson where the new approach works and the teacher is quietly thrilled
- A principal says your feedback was the first that felt useful
- A report you wrote leads to a school getting what it had needed for years
Hard days
- A principal wants praise in your report and you have to be honest instead
- A long drive to a school for a visit that gets cancelled that morning
- A new policy that teachers dislike lands on your desk to explain
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
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Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 259331, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.