41405 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers

What this occupation covers

Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, produce reports and administer elementary, secondary and post-secondary education policies and programs. They are employed by government departments, school boards, research institutes, professional associations and educational and other organizations throughout the public and private sectors, or they may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 9 main duties for this code.

• Conduct research, produce reports and administer education policies and programs
• Evaluate curriculum programs and recommend improvements
• Develop the structure, content and objectives of new programs
• Conduct statistical analyses to determine cost and effectiveness of education policies and programs
• Provide ongoing professional development, training and consultative services to teachers and other professionals throughout the public and private sector
• Develop teaching materials and other resources for program delivery
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops and symposia
• May supervise the work of other education policy researchers, consultants or program officers
• May administer specialized testing and assessment programs.

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 9 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.

• 41210 College and other vocational instructors
• 41320 Educational counsellors
• 41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
• 40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration
• 41403 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• 41220 Secondary school teachers

Excluded from this code

• College and other vocational instructors (See 41210 College and other vocational instructors)
• Educational counsellors (See 41320 Educational counsellors)
• Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (See 41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers)
• Government managers - education policy development and program administration (See 40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration)
• Psychology assistant (except university) (See 41403 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers)
• Secondary school teachers (See 41220 Secondary school teachers)

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.

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Employment requirements

• A bachelor's degree in education or in a discipline such as social science or business administration is required.
• A master's degree in education may be required.
• Specialized training or certification may be required.
• Several years of experience as a school teacher are usually required.
• A teacher's certificate for the province of employment is usually required when employed by provincial education ministries.