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Industry Employment Outlooks provide detailed analysis of employment characteristics, trends and prospects by industry, and highlight specific sectors where job growth is the strongest. Specific issues highlighted in these outlooks include workforce ageing, employment share by gender, educational profile, weekly earnings, average hours worked, regional and occupational employment.

Education Employment Outlook (PDF 650KB)

Below is a 'snap shot' of the Education industry. For more detailed information go to Industry Employment Profiles or directly to the Industry and Regional Tables page for data on broad (ANZSIC 1 digit) industries.

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The following shows trend employment growth for the Education industry over the past one, two, five and ten years.

Source: DEEWR Trend Data based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – May 2008.

The following shows projected future growth, general employment characteristics and the proportion of workers aged 45 years and over in the Education industry.

Characteristics and Mature Age Source: DEEWR Special Order based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – Calendar Year Average 2007.

The following shows the top 10 employing (ABS) Labour Force Regions (LFRs) for this industry including the number employed by each region (in 000's):

Source: Four quarter average based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – May 2008.

Using the following two links, you can view more employment details for this industry by ABS Labour Force Region and by DEEWR Labour Market Region

The top employing occupations in Education are shown below. Click on any of the occupation titles to go to the Job Outlook web page for that occupation. Job Outlook contains a comprehensive statistical profile for each occupation, as well as links to Australian JobSearch and Australian Training.

Source: DEEWR Special Order based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – Calendar Year Average 2007.                                                          

• Australian Learning and Teaching Council
• education.au - National ICT Agency for Education and Training
• Government Education Portal
• Teachers' TV Australia - professional development resources
• Teaching Australia - Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership    

• ABS Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, Australia, 2006
• ABS Education and Work, Australia, May 2007
• ABS Schools Australia, 2007
• Government Quality Teacher Programme
• Government Digital Education Revolution
• Government Education Portal - Information on Teaching in Australia
• IBSA - Training in Education
• MCEETYA National Report on Schooling
• Map of teaching shortages in Victoria
• Teachers for the 21st Century - Making the Difference     

• Government Education Portal - Teacher Recruitment Links
• Graduate Careers Australia - Careers in Teaching
• Graduate Careers Australia - Careers in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)    

• Australian Capital Territory Department of Education and Training
• Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
• DEEWR - government and non-government education organisation links
• Education Network Australia - EdNA Online
• Education Queensland
• Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) Industry Skills Council
• New South Wales Department of Education and Training
• Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training
• South Australia Department of Education and Children's Services
• Tasmania Department of Education
• Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
• Western Australia Department of Education and Training

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