Faculty of Education

Classroom teaching is but one of many options for educators to engage their talents, make a contribution, make a living, and have a rewarding career. Recent B.Ed. graduates and experienced teachers are motivated to pursue related careers for a variety of reasons including:

• Classroom teaching may not be the best fit for one’s temperament, skill set, careers aspirations or personal circumstances.
• In a tight job market for classroom positions, some teachers are equally open to related careers.
• Some teachers consider related careers as back-up plan in case a desired classroom position doesn’t materialize.

The foundation for considering related careers is the fact that teachers have a wide range of transferable skills that can be applied in a wide range of roles and contexts. Teachers are extremely versatile, more so than many of them realize!

For example, teachers have the following skills, among others:

• effective communication with people, verbal and written
• teaching and instruction
• program planning
• organization and record-keeping
• working under pressure and meeting deadlines
• motivational skills, creativity
• working autonomously, decision-making, problem solving
• research skills

Potential related careers for teachers are literally endless. Here is a list that can be seen as a starting point:

Administration	Insurance
Admissions	International development
Adult development	Journalism
Advertising	Law
Alumni relations	Library science
Broadcasting	Literacy training
Business	Managerial work
Career counseling	Media development
Child care	Mediation
Children’s services	Medical Education
Clinical education	Motivational speaking
Coaching	Museum management
Communications	Outdoor education
Community and Social Services	Patient education
Community Development	Peer education coordination
Conflict Resolution	Policy analysis and development
Consulting	Politics
Continuing education	Project management
Cooperative education	Public relations
Corporate training	Public service
Counseling	Public speaking
Curriculum development	Publishing
Customer service	Recreation
Educational advising	Recruitment
Educational materials sales	Religion
Educational testing	Research
Education-related programing	Sales
Employee relations	School psychology
English as a Second Language	Special education
Event Planning	Speech pathology
Experiential programming	Teaching – CEGEP/College/University
Financial planning	Technical writing
Fundraising	Therapy
Gerontology	Tutoring
Human resources	Website design and development
Human rights	Writing
Information technology

AND MANY MORE…