Childcare and Education - Education Technician
Childcare and Education - Education Technician
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Education technicians support science, art, IT or design and technology teachers by preparing equipment and materials for practical lessons.
- Collect, set up and check equipment for practical lessons
- Make sure rooms and resources meet health and safety rules
- Support teachers and students during lessons
- Put away equipment after lessons
- Manage equipment, supplies and budgets
- Repair, maintain and modify equipment and teaching aids
You could work at a college, at a school or at a university.
Your working environment may be physically demanding.
You may need to wear protective clothing.
Education Technicians tend to work between 40 to 42 hours a week, during term time. You may be required to work evenings to attend events and meetings.
Starting: £16,000
Experienced: £32,000
You can do a college course to improve your chances of finding work. The exact course you do will depend on which subject area you want to work in as a technician.
Courses include:
- A levels in your chosen subject area
- Level 3 Diploma in Applied Science
- Level 3 Diploma in Information Technology
- Level 3 Diploma in Art and Design
You could also do a Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools or a Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools.
Some education technicians have a higher national diploma, foundation degree or degree in their specialist area. You might need this if you want to work in higher education.
You might be able to get into this job through an advanced apprenticeship in a specialist role, like a lab technician or IT solution technician. If you want to work in a university, you could do a higher education technician advanced apprenticeship.
You can apply directly for education technician jobs if you've got the right skills and experience.
Employers will expect you to have GCSEs 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels or equivalent qualifications in English, maths and usually at least one science subject.