Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an education policy officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an education policy officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Education policy officers research, analyse and develop education policies, and implement these policies to improve the existing education system. They try to improve all aspects of education which will impact institutions such as schools, universities and vocational schools. They work closely with partners, external organisations or other stakeholders and provide them with regular updates.

Also known as policy officer, education policy specialist, education policy analyst, policy officer for education, education policy advisor, education policy development officer, education policy researcher.

Professionals 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: regional development policy officer, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
regional development policy o… 46% covered recreation policy officer 45% covered labour market policy officer 39% covered employment programme coordina… 37% covered social security administrator 36% covered education policy officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from education policy officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an education policy officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An education policy officer needs 17 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • liaise with educational institutions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse education system information skills
  • community education education
  • advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
  • education administration business, administration and law
  • government policy social sciences, journalism and information
  • evaluate education programmes information skills
  • study topics information skills
  • education law business, administration and law
  • develop artistic educational activities management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an education policy officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Education policy officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an education policy officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.