International student exchange coordinator to special educational needs coordinator

• already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
• already held cooperate with education professionals skill
• already held guarantee students' safety skill
• already held organise projects to fill education needs skill
• already held provide education management support skill
• already held apply for government funding skill
• already held education administration knowledge
• already held escort students on a field trip skill
• already held manage student admissions skill

• optional, not held create a financial report optional
• optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
• optional, not held provide specialised instruction for special needs students optional
• optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
• optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
• optional, not held assessment processes optional
• optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
• optional, not held communication disorders optional
• optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
• optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
• optional, not held development delays optional
• optional, not held education law optional
• optional, not held funding methods optional
• optional, not held government policy optional
• optional, not held manage budgets optional
• optional, not held provide feedback to teachers optional
• optional, not held screen reader optional
• optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

• 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 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

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn disability care required
• still to learn instructional strategies required
• still to learn project management required
• still to learn curriculum objectives required
• still to learn curriculum standards required
• still to learn disability types required
• still to learn learning difficulties required
• still to learn learning needs analysis required
• still to learn special needs education required
• optional, not held assessment processes optional
• optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
• optional, not held communication disorders optional
• optional, not held development delays optional
• optional, not held education law optional
• optional, not held funding methods optional
• optional, not held government policy optional
• optional, not held screen reader optional

Yes, and it is a career change move. An international student exchange coordinator already covers 22% of what a special educational needs coordinator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the special educational needs coordinator role treats as required.

16 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by education. The single most important is disability care.

Its learning distance is 77 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.