Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Reading work related information.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Talking to others.

Looking for ways to help people.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Teaching people how to do something.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are far away.

Do two or more things at the same time.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.