Education Adviser

Specialisations: Curriculum Advisory Teacher, Education Officer, Home-School Liaison Officer, Preschool Adviser.

Tasks

• Consults with teachers, principals and administrative officials of educational institutions to co-ordinate educational programmes and provide advice.
• Identifies and evaluates developments in education by conducting research into educational systems.
• Serves on committees to identify present and future needs within the educational system, and plan, develop and modify facilities and programmes.
• Documents subjects and courses developed, and evaluates new courses.
• Organises and conducts workshops and conferences to train teachers in new programmes and methods.
• Applies knowledge of learning processes and school structures to develop operational and training programmes, and submit them for decision and funding.

You usually need a bachelor or postgraduate degree in education to work as an Education Adviser. Training may also be available through VET (Vocational Education and Training).

Tertiary Education Providers

NSW

• Charles Sturt University
• University of New England
• The University of Sydney
• Western Sydney University
• Macquarie University
• Southern Cross University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Newcastle
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• Avondale College of Higher Education

Victoria

• Australian Catholic University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• RMIT University
• Deakin University
• Monash University
• Victoria University
• Federation University
• University of Divinity
• La Trobe
• The University of Melbourne
• Eastern College

South Australia

• Flinders University
• The University of South Australia
• The University of Adelaide
• Torrens University
• Tabor College of Higher Education

Western Australia

• Curtin University
• The University of Western Australia
• Edith Cowan University
• Murdoch University
• The University of Notre Dame

Tasmania

• University of Tasmania

Queensland

• James Cook University
• The University of Queensland
• Bond University
• The University of Southern Queensland
• Griffith University 
• CQUniversity
• The University of the Sunshine Coast
• Queensland University of Technology

Australian Capital Territory

• Australian National University
• University of Canberra

Northern Territory

• Charles Darwin University

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