40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration

What this occupation covers

Government managers in education policy development and program administration plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the development and administration of elementary, secondary and post-secondary education policies and programs. They are employed by all levels of government.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Participate in the development of education policy by providing advice to senior government managers
• Organize departmental unit and establish procedures to meet departmental objectives set by senior management
• Direct and advise policy researchers or program officers conducting research, preparing documents or administering educational programs for elementary and secondary school systems
• Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services, equipment and supplies
• Organize and direct committees and working groups to plan, manage or evaluate education projects and programs
• Interview, hire and provide training for staff.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 6 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training
• 40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
• 40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
• 00011 Senior government managers and officials

Excluded from this code

• Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (See 40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training)
• Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (See 40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration)
• Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers (See 4140 Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers)
• School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (See 40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education)
• Senior government managers and officials (See 00011 Senior government managers and officials)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

adult education services director · assistant director of school services · assistant director of school services - public administration · computer education director · corporate policy manager - education · director of education - public administration · director of school services · education curriculum development director · education curriculum development director - public administration · education director · education policy analysis and research director · education policy and research director - public administration · education policy development manager · education policy manager · education program administration manager · education programs assistant director · education programs assistant director - public administration · education programs regional director · education programs support director - public administration · education research and information director · educational programs support assistant director · elementary education director · elementary school education director · government administrator - education

Employment requirements

• A bachelor's degree in education is required.
• A master's degree in a particular educational specialization may be required.
• Several years of combined experience as a school teacher and as a government educational policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.
• A provincial teaching certificate is usually required.