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The professional working in the public administration of education and who supervises non-university education. More specifically, they supervise, control, assess, advise and inform the educational administration on compliance with regulations and the teaching activity in educational centers.

• Verify compliance with educational regulations in the education centers assigned. The centres can be of elementary or secondary schools or vocational training as well as centres for adult training, special education, conservatories, art and language schools, among other education centers.
• Supervise the teaching activity in the centers described in the previous point. The control consists of regular visits to centres to:
  • Check the condition of the school infrastructures.
  • Control the teaching tasks of the teachers of the centre through participation as a listener in the classes.
  • Control the organisation of the centres on a functional level. That is, check that management, teaching, administration tasks, etc., are carried out by the assigned persons and that workloads are distributed evenly according to the position held.
    
• Assess the condition of the centre on a structural and teaching level.
• Assess the student body's educational needs and, especially those of any person who has some type of disability or at risk of social exclusion.
• Advise the people working in the schools on the basis of the results of the inspections made.
• Regularly inform the educational administration about the inspection and assessment performed, that is, on compliance with regulations, the teaching activities and organisation of the centres, by means of quantitative and qualitative reports.
  

Regulated training and graduates

The school inspector should at least have a university degree equivalent to the current degree, degree in engineering or architecture, or to have a PhD in any subject. The specialty of the degree will determine the subjects and centers assigned for inspection, for example, in secondary school centers in technological, scientific or social subjects.

In any case, the main degrees that will give you priority capacitation to exercise this occupations will be:

• Grau: Pedagogia
• Grau: Psicologia

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Planning and organisation: Level 2

Concern for order and quality: Level 4

Analytical thought: Level 3

Commitment to the organisation: Level 3

Communication: Level 2

Strategic orientation: Level 2

Training

People who work in the field of training are interested in transmitting knowledge, responsibilities and values through learning techniques and educational processes, with a view to helping others develop their skills and abilities. Activities that are specific to this field include prior assessment of the student's characteristics and needs, design of the teaching materials, as well as monitoring and support during the learning process.

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Tenured university lecturer

Director of an educational center

Vocational training teacher

Secondary school teacher

Employment training course trainer