The opportunities in the education industry especially abroad are huge. There is a dearth of teachers in most developed countries and teachers are required in almost all subjects in school and college levels. The situation looks bright for Indian teachers as; we have several qualified teachers who are English speaking which helps them to communicate well with the western student’s .These opportunities seem to be attractive to Indian teachers as the salary they can earn abroad is manifold higher when compared to India.

The education industry has a lot of vacancies for teachers and professors, especially in the areas of science and moths. Apart from these fields there are related areas like public relations, coaches, counselors and so on.

One of the important requirements in this industry is that the person should have a thorough knowledge of the area of specialization. Also the person should have good people handling skills they would be required to deal with people of different temperaments. Most of the opportunities would be for teaching children and hence one should have an aptitude for handling children. Above all, they should be able to motivate others .The knowledge of a foreign language is considered to be an added advantage.

There are a lot of growth opportunities as well .A post graduation degree in the area of expertise with some experience is usually the criteria asked for these jobs.

The areas of job opportunities are -

Education Administration -

This basically involves the managerial and administrative side of the profession rather than actual teaching. An experience in the administrative level would be considered for this.

Librarian -

Libraries are an important feature in an educational system. Public libraries, libraries in schools and colleges have a lot of vacancies for librarians. A degree in library science and good knowledge of books is usually the qualification required.

Childcare workers -

They should have good child handling skills with a lot of patience.