Regional Education Managers

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.

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

Talking to others.

Reading work related information.

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

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Looking for ways to help people.

Using maths to solve problems.

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

Read and understand written information.

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.

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

See details that are far away.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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

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

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