Description

Administrators in post-secondary education and vocational training include faculty administrators and registrars of colleges or universities and administrators of vocational training schools. Faculty administrators manage the academic and related activities of faculties of colleges or universities. Registrars manage registration activities and academic records systems of colleges or universities. Administrators of vocational training schools manage the operations of vocational schools specializing in trades, technology, business or other vocational subjects.

Job Titles

• Dean – university or college
• Director of student affairs
• Faculty administrator
• Institutional research director
• Student affairs director

Main Duties

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate academic and related activities of a college or university faculty
• Recommend and approve faculty appointments
• Recommend curriculum revisions and additions and approve scheduling of courses
• Direct, through subordinate staff, activities such as research and curriculum development
• Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services and equipment
• Advise president or rector of university or college
• Participate in activities of various faculty and college committees.

Workplaces

• Colleges
• Universities

Skills

• Coordinating
• Decision Making
• Evaluation
• Instructing
• Management of Financial Resources

Abilities

• Speech Clarity
• Categorization Flexibility
• Fluency of Ideas
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering

Personal Attributes

• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Service Orientation
• Active Learning
• Adaptability

Similar Occupations

• School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (40021)
• University professors and lecturers (41200)

Source: OaSIS