International student exchange coordinator to deputy head teacher
An international student exchange coordinator already meets 23% of what the deputy head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.1/ 100
1 How much of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do is already part of an international student exchange coordinator’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 deputy head teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A deputy head teacher role treats 5 of its required skills as things an international student exchange coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assist in the organisation of school events
- cooperate with education professionals
- education administration
- guarantee students' safety
- provide education management support
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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A deputy head teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an international student exchange coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held manage student admissions management skills
- already held provide education management support management skills
- already held apply for government funding information skills
- already held education administration business, administration and law
- already held cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held escort students on a field trip assisting and caring
All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the deputy head teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 5 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 communicate with youth required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn provide feedback to teachers required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held liaise with board members optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- still to learn supervise educational staff required
- still to learn maintain students' discipline required
- optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
- optional, not held analyse staff capacity optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn education law required
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
- still to learn monitor educational developments required
- optional, not held create a financial report optional
- optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a deputy head teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 project management study this
- 02 supervise educational staff practise this
- 03 communicate with youth 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held cooperate with education professionals skill
- already held education administration knowledge
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held provide education management support skill
- already held apply for government funding skill
- already held escort students on a field trip skill
- already held manage student admissions skill
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
- optional, not held create a financial report optional
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- optional, not held liaise with board members optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
- optional, not held analyse staff capacity optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
- optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
- optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
25 held skills the deputy head teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role arrange student accommodation skill
- not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
- not needed by the target role consult student's support system skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
- not needed by the target role distribute local information materials skill
- not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
- not needed by the target role guide international students skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role manage educational institution's administration skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
- not needed by the target role outdoor activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee all travel arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- not needed by the target role process booking skill
- not needed by the target role process payments skill
- not needed by the target role process reservations skill
- not needed by the target role travel bookings processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use global distribution system skill
- not needed by the target role use office systems skill
13 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
- still to learn education law required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
Other moves recorded from international student exchange coordinator
- admissions coordinator 37% covered · substantial
- education administrator 34% covered · substantial
- dean of faculty 25% covered · substantial
- special educational needs coordinator 22% covered · career change
Full index of moves from international student exchange coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an international student exchange coordinator become a deputy head teacher?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An international student exchange coordinator already covers 23% of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 5 of which the deputy head teacher role treats as required.
What skills does an international student exchange coordinator need to become a deputy head teacher?
12 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is project management.
How hard is the move from international student exchange coordinator to deputy head teacher?
Its learning distance is 75.1 out of 100, which is the career change 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.