Skills in demand within the industry are evolving, with teaching the most in-demand industry-specific skill, and procurement the top growing.
Industry-specific skill demand
The most in-demand skills are teaching, safety and security, and general science and research. Communication, initiative and leadership, and personal attributes (e.g. right attitude/mindset) are also important, with over 70 per cent of job advertisements within the industry mentioning one or more of these skills.
Most mentioned industry-specific skills in 2024 as share of job advertisements
Industry-specific skill | Share of job ads |
|---|---|
Teaching | 43.4% |
Safety and security | 29.0% |
General science and | 28.3% |
Writing and editing | 12.8% |
Instructional and | 12.1% |
Business analysis | 11.9% |
General accounting | 11.7% |
Administrative support | 10.8% |
Student support and | 5.3% |
Childhood education and | 5.2% |
Growing skills mentions within industry
Skills increasingly being mentioned in job advertisements within the education and training industry are procurement, mental and behavioural health specialities, and operating systems.
Note: these exclude industry-specific skills already identified as being in high demand.
Growing skills as a percentage point difference in job advertisement mentions from 2019 to 2024
Industry-specific skill | Percentage of job ad mentions in 2019 | Percentage of job ad mentions in 2024 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Procurement | 0.4% | 2.9% | 2.6% |
Mental and behavioural health specialities | 2.6% | 4.8% | 2.2% |
Operating systems | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% |
Counselling services | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.8% |
Religious studies and services | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
Education administration | 3.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% |
Mergers and acquisitions | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Higher education | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% |
Process improvement and optimisation | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% |
Occupational health and safety | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
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