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Administrators - Post-Secondary Education and Vocational Training (0312)

Job titles

  • admissions director - post-secondary education
  • adult education dean
  • assistant dean - college or university
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Nature of work

This unit group includes faculty administrators and registrars of colleges or universities and administrators of vocational training schools. Faculty administrators manage the academic and related activities of faculties of colleges or universities. Registrars manage registration activities and academic records systems of colleges or universities. Administrators of vocational training schools manage the operations of vocational schools specializing in trades, technology, business or other vocational subjects.

Fields of interest

  • Managing, organizing, administrating
  • Working in an office
  • Writing, working in communications and information

Main duties

  • Faculty administrators perform some or all of the following duties:
  • - Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate academic and related activities of a college or university faculty
  • - Recommend and approve faculty appointments
  • - Recommend curriculum revisions and additions and approve scheduling of courses
  • - Direct, through subordinate staff, activities such as research and curriculum development
  • - Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services and equipment
  • - Advise president or rector of university or college
  • - Participate in activities of various faculty and college committees.
  • Registrars perform some or all of the following duties:
  • - Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the registration activities and academic records system of a college or university
  • - Review registration statistics and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies
  • - Direct activities of staff and others engaged in compiling information on courses, schedules and requirements for admission and graduation.
  • Administrators of vocational training schools perform some or all of the following duties:
  • - Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a private college or institute specializing in trades, technology or business
  • - Develop curriculum for training programs
  • - Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure conformance to provincial standards
  • - Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services and equipment
  • - May recruit and hire teachers and other staff
  • - May teach.

Main characteristics of the occupation

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Employment requirements

  • * Faculty administrators require a graduate degree in a field related to the academic faculty andSeveral years of experience as a university professor or college teacher.
  • * Registrars require an undergraduate degree in business administration or a related field andSeveral years of experience in registration administration.
  • * Administrators of vocational training schools usually require an undergraduate degree in business administration orExpertise and certification in a subject of instruction.

Skill type

  • Management occupations

Skill level

  • Management

More information

  • * There is no mobility among the various types of administrators in this group.
  • * Progression to some senior management positions in education is possible with experience.

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