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Government Managers – Education

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2022-2026
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals plan, direct, and evaluate the development and implementation of policies and programs. These include primary, secondary, and post-secondary education.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Participate in the development of educational policies.
  • Advise senior government officials.
  • Establish procedures to achieve objectives.
  • Direct and advise staff who conduct research, prepare materials, or manage educational programs.
  • Plan, administer, and control budgets.
  • Organize and direct the management of educational projects and programs.
  • Interview, hire, and train staff.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to senior management positions.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2022-2026

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Job prospects for 2022-2026

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2021

All of Québec

400

All of Québec

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Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
61.9% Female
38.1% Male

Not available.
  • 61.9% Female
  • 38.1% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage

All of Québec

Not available.

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    95% of jobs
  2. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  3. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  4. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  5. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    95% of jobs
  2. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  3. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  4. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  5. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.

Also required

  • Bachelor of education.
  • Several years of experience in Educational Policy (teacher, program officer, researcher or public administration consultant, etc.).

Sometimes required

  • A Master's degree in Education in a specialization may be required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Information processing
  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Critical thought
  • Oral expression
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Active learning
  • Solving complex problems
  • Written expression
  • Result evaluation
  • System analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Systems evaluation
  • Time management
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Teaching
  • Negotiation
  • Social perception
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Abilities

  • Deductive reasoning
  • Written comprehension
  • Oral comprehension
  • Verbal skills
  • Information organization
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Speech clarity
  • Written expression
  • Awareness of issues
  • Basic numeracy
  • Near vision
  • Speech recognition
  • Classification
  • Idea generation
  • Originality
  • Processing flexibility
  • Selective attention
  • Perception speed
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Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
  • Critical thinking
  • Knowledge of administration and management
  • Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
  • Autonomy
  • Capacity to influence and mobilize
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Strategic sense
  • Commitment to quality

Interests

  • Direct, organize, and manage
  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work with numbers
  • Work in an office
  • Carry out research

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Social
People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Additional information

Note about CNP

Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.

Official name of the NOC 0413 (40012)

Government managers - education policy development and program administration

Job titles

  • Education programs assistant director - public administration
  • Education director
  • Learning programs director - early-childhood education
  • School services director
  • Student assistance program director
  • Government administrator - education
  • University research assistant director
  • Programs evaluation assistant director - education
  • Language programs assistant director
  • Education programs assistant director
  • Assistant director of school services - public administration
  • Special education services assistant director
  • Assistant director of school services
  • Educational programs support assistant director
  • Education programs regional director
  • Education research and information director
  • Education policy and research director - public administration
  • Education policy analysis and research director
  • Education curriculum development director
  • Education curriculum development director - public administration
  • Program development and educational planning director - public administration
  • Director of education - public administration
  • Elementary school education director
  • Computer education director
  • Post-secondary education director
  • Post-secondary education director - public administration
  • Secondary school education director
  • School inspection director
  • Policy and planning director - education programs
  • Learning programs director - adult education
  • Learning programs director - elementary education
  • Learning programs director - secondary education
  • Special education programs director
  • Secondary school programs director
  • School services director - public administration
  • Program services director - education
  • Adult education services director
  • Inspection services director - education
  • Second language program director
  • Heritage languages program director
  • Education programs support director - public administration
  • Education program administration manager
  • Education policy development manager
  • Education policy manager
  • Corporate policy manager - education
  • Services manager - education programs
  • School board services manager
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Skill type

Management

Related occupations

  • Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training
  • Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
  • School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
  • Senior government managers and officials

See also

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Last update: April 28, 2023

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