Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a head of higher education institutions can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a head of higher education institutions already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Heads of higher education institutions manage the day-to-day activities of a higher education institution, such as a college or vocational school. Heads of higher education institutions make decisions concerning admissions and are responsible for meeting curriculum standards, which facilitate academic development for the students. They manage staff, the school's budget, campus programmes and oversee the communication between departments. They also ensure the institution meets the national education requirements set by law.

Also known as rector for higher education institutions, university chancellor, rector of higher education.

Managers 43 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: secondary school head teacher, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
secondary school head teacher 68% covered primary school head teacher 67% covered deputy head teacher 55% covered nursery school head teacher 54% covered university department head 54% covered head of higher education … You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from head of higher education institutions, 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 a head of higher education institutions already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A head of higher education institutions needs 19 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
  • lead board meetings management skills
  • manage school budget management skills
  • liaise with board members communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse staff capacity management skills
  • curriculum standards education
  • education law business, administration and law
  • develop organisational policies management skills
  • cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
  • represent the organisation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • liaise with educational staff communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a head of higher education institutions does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Head of higher education institutions is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. 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 a head of higher education institutions’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.