Educational counsellor to further education principal
An educational counsellor already meets 31% of what the further education principal role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a further education principal is expected to do is already part of an educational counsellor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the further education principal role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A further education principal role treats 7 of its required skills as things an educational counsellor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assist in the organisation of school events
- cooperate with education professionals
- education law
- guarantee students' safety
- liaise with educational staff
- monitor educational developments
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A further education principal role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an educational counsellor background worth leading with.
- already held identify education needs management skills
- already held education law business, administration and law
- already held post-secondary school procedures education
- already held adult education education
- already held cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held liaise with educational staff communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the further education principal role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn lead board meetings required
- still to learn manage school budget required
- still to learn analyse staff capacity required
- still to learn develop organisational policies required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
- optional, not held manage student admissions optional
- optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- still to learn liaise with board members required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn represent the organisation required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held administer exams optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- still to learn project management required
- optional, not held university procedures optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held create a financial report optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
- optional, not held trade union regulations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a further education principal role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 lead board meetings practise this
- 02 liaise with board members practise this
- 03 manage school budget practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held cooperate with education professionals skill
- already held education law knowledge
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held liaise with educational staff skill
- already held monitor educational developments skill
- already held post-secondary school procedures knowledge
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held identify education needs skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held administer exams optional
- optional, not held create a financial report optional
- optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
- optional, not held manage student admissions optional
- optional, not held university procedures optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- optional, not held trade union regulations optional
38 held skills the further education principal role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adolescent psychological development knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on learning methods skill
- not needed by the target role apply crisis intervention skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
- not needed by the target role community education knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role consult student's support system skill
- not needed by the target role counsel students skill
- not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
- not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
- not needed by the target role inspect education institutions skill
- not needed by the target role learning needs analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational institutions skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with children's parents skill
- not needed by the target role monitor student's behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
- not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
- not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role school psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role secondary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
- not needed by the target role tackle issues that block academic progress skill
- not needed by the target role use psychoeducation skill
- not needed by the target role work in vocational school skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- optional, not held university procedures optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held trade union regulations optional
Other moves recorded from educational counsellor
- learning mentor 72% covered · moderate
- educational psychologist 64% covered · moderate
- academic advisor 58% covered · moderate
- academic support officer 56% covered · moderate
- special educational needs itinerant teacher 44% covered · substantial
- admissions coordinator 39% covered · moderate
- learning support teacher 35% covered · substantial
- tutor 35% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can an educational counsellor become a further education principal?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An educational counsellor already covers 31% of what a further education principal is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 7 of which the further education principal role treats as required.
What skills does an educational counsellor need to become a further education principal?
12 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is lead board meetings.
How hard is the move from educational counsellor to further education principal?
Its learning distance is 69.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.