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Community education co-ordinators make sure education, training and recreation courses meet the needs of the local community.
You could work: evenings / weekends; flexibly
There will be
4% more Community education co-ordinator jobs in 2027.
In your local area
In your day-to-day duties, you could:
You could work in an office, in the community, at a school or at a college.
You can get into this job through:
You'll find it useful to have a foundation degree or degree in a subject like:
You'll usually need:
You could take a college course, which may help when applying for a trainee job. Courses include:
You could start by doing an advanced apprenticeship in youth support work, learning and development or cultural learning and particpation.
You'll usually need:
Volunteering is a good way to build up contacts and can help you to get work in community education or development. You can find volunteering opportunities through The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do It.
You can apply directly for jobs if you've got paid or voluntary experience of working in the community. For example, in adult education, teaching or youth work. Experience of working with disadvantaged or vulnerable groups will also be helpful.
You'll need to:
You can get more details about working in the community from your local council and locality.
With experience you could move into management.
You could specialise in working with particular groups, training, or move into freelance or consultancy work.
You could also move into community development work.