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Education Policy Program Officers

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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 conduct research, draft reports, and coordinate policies and educational programs. They are self-employed or work for:

  • The public service
  • School service centres
  • Research institutions
  • Professional associations
  • Educational institutions

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Conduct research and draft reports.
  • Develop educational policies and programs.
  • Perform statistical analyses to determine their costs and effectiveness.
  • Evaluate study programs and recommend improvements.
  • Determine the structure, content, and objectives of new programs.
  • Provide professional development, training, and consultation services to teachers and other professionals.
  • Develop teaching materials and resources.
  • Make presentations at conferences, workshops, and symposiums.
  • Conduct specialized tests and evaluations, as required.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to management positions.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.
Minimum
$28.85
Median
$40.00
Maximum
$50.55

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
Very good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2021

All of Québec

7,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
73.3% Female
26.7% Male

Not available.
  • 73.3% Female
  • 26.7% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$72,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    72% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    11% of jobs
  3. Social Assistance
    NAICS 624
    7% of jobs
  4. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    3% of jobs
  5. Management, Scientific and Technical Services and Scientific Research and Development Services
    NAICS 5416, 5417
    1% of jobs
  6. Others
    6% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Educational Services
    NAICS 61
    72% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    11% of jobs
  3. Social Assistance
    NAICS 624
    7% of jobs
  4. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    3% of jobs
  5. Management, Scientific and Technical Services and Scientific Research and Development Services
    NAICS 5416, 5417
    1% of jobs
  6. Others
    6% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

University

Adult education
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 66.7%

16.7% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 85.7%

14.3% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Montréal
Didactics (teaching art or educational technology)
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 77.3%

9.1% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 80.4%

13% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Bishop's University
  • Concordia University
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université Laval
French literature or French, language of instruction
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 40.8%

53.4% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 63.9%

26.4% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Bishop's University
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université Laval
Guidance counselling or educational and vocational information
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 65.5%

30.5% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 95.2%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université Laval
Multidisciplinary (Educational sciences)
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 69.3%

28% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 72.4%

17.3% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Bishop's University
  • Concordia University
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Université Laval
  • McGill University
  • TÉLUQ
Psychoeducation
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 33.3%

64.5% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 91%

4.5% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Université Laval
  • McGill University
Psychology
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 35.3%

60.2% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 23.3%

69.8% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Bishop's University
  • Concordia University
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université Laval
  • McGill University
School administration
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 94.4%

3.7% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université Laval
Teaching at the college level
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 97.4%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Sherbrooke
Teaching at the preschool and elementary levels
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 87.4%

7.2% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 87.5%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Bishop's University
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Université Laval
  • McGill University
Teaching at the preschool level
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 70.5%

18% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 70%

20% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Concordia University
Teaching at the secondary level
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 88.8%

8.8% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 94%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Bishop's University
  • Concordia University
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Université Laval
  • McGill University
Teaching in vocational (secondary) and technical (college) education
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 89.2%

3.2% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Sometimes required

  • A Master’s degree in Education is sometimes required.
  • Specialized training or certification may be required.
  • Several years of teaching experience are usually required.
  • A teacher’s certificate is usually required to work in the Department of Education and Higher Education.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Learning strategies
  • Teaching
  • Written expression
  • Oral expression
  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Result evaluation
  • Active learning
  • Coordination
  • Critical thought
  • Social perception
  • Solving complex problems
  • Information processing
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Time management
  • Service oriented
  • System analysis
  • Systems evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Human resource management
  • Negotiation
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Written comprehension
  • Written expression
  • Verbal skills
  • Speech clarity
  • Oral comprehension
  • Speech recognition
  • Awareness of issues
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Near vision
  • Classification
  • Information organization
  • Originality
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Idea generation
  • Memorization
  • Distance vision
  • Selective attention
  • Basic numeracy
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Processing flexibility
  • Visualization
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
  • Critical thinking
  • Autonomy
  • Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Rigour
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Pedagogical knowledge
  • Knowledge of laws and policies
  • Knowledge of office work

Interests

  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work with numbers
  • Work in an office
  • Create, design
  • Carry out research

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
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 4166 (41405)

Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Job titles

  • Education policy officer
  • Education program officer
  • Education policy analyst
  • Education policy consultant
  • Education researcher
  • Adult education program officer
  • Distance education project officer
  • Education research officer
  • Official languages education officer
  • Teaching consultant
  • Adult education consultant
  • Special education consultant
  • Subject consultant - education
  • Heritage languages education consultant
  • School subjects consultant
  • Curriculum consultant
  • Special education co-ordinator - education
  • Music co-ordinator - education
  • Physical education co-ordinator - education
  • Art co-ordinator - education
  • Languages co-ordinator - education
  • Mathematics co-ordinator - education
  • Science co-ordinator - education
  • Program co-ordinator - education
  • Education program co-ordinator
  • Distance education program co-ordinator
  • Education outreach program co-ordinator
  • Curriculum developer
  • Language assessor
  • Literacy coach
  • Inspector - education
  • Board of education inspector
  • School inspector
  • Education program planner
  • Curriculum planner
  • School adjustment specialist
  • Andragogy specialist
  • Program development specialist - college
  • Educational and vocational information specialist
  • Education science specialist
  • Education policy supervisor
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Skill type

Education, law and social, community and government services

Related occupations

  • College and other vocational instructors
  • Educational counsellors
  • Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
  • Government managers - education policy development and program administration
  • Secondary school teachers
  • Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Last update: March 17, 2023

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