Arts education officer

Education and visitor service officers deal with all the activities concerning the cultural venue and art facilities visitors, both current and prospective. They aim to deliver high quality and dynamic learning and participation programmes. They ensure that cultural venues and art facilities collections or live performance shows continue to serve as valuable learning resources for all ages. Education and visitor service officer  develop, deliver and evaluate programmes and events for classes, groups or individuals.

The following job titles also refer to arts education officer:

art mediator
education officer
education coordinator
education and visitor services coordinator
museum education officer
art educator
museum education coordinator
museum visitor services officer
museum visitor service coordinator
visitor services officer
museum visitor service officer
visitor service coordinator
education and visitor service coordinator
visitor service officer
museum visitor services coordinator
education and visitor services officer
visitor services coordinator

Bachelor’s degree is generally required to work as arts education officer. However, this requirement may differ in some countries.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Arts education officer is a Skill level 4 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to arts education officer.

mediation and education manager
glass artist
drawing artist
digital artist
artistic painter

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of arts education officer. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of arts education officer with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of arts education officer.

These skills are necessary for the role of arts education officer.

Evaluate cultural venue programmes: Assist with the appraisal and evaluation of museum and any art facility programmes and activities.
Plan art educational activities: Plan and implement artistic facilities, performance, venues and museum-related educational activities and events.
Develop educational resources: Create and develop educational resources for visitors, school groups, families and special interest groups.
Create cultural venue learning strategies: Create and develop a learning strategy to engage the public in line with the ethos of the museum or the art facility.
Promote cultural venue events: Work together with museum or any art facility staff to develop and promote its events and programme.
Establish educational network: Establish a sustainable network of useful and productive educational partnerships to explore business opportunities and collaborations, as well as stay current about trends in education and topics relevant to the organisation. Networks should ideally be developed on a local, regional, national and international scale.
Develop educational activities: Develop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show or an exhibition, or it can be related to a specific discipline (theatre, dance, drawing, music, photography etc.). Liaise with storytelles, craftspeople and artists.
Promote cultural venue in schools: Contact schools and teachers to promote the use of museum collections and activities.
Evaluate cultural venue visitor needs: Assess the needs and expectations of museum and any art facility visitors in order to regularly develop new programmes and activities.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of arts education officer. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of arts education officer. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Manage volunteers: Manage volunteers’ tasks, recruitment, programmes and budgets.

2621 – Archivists and curators

References

1. Arts education officer – ESCO