Teaches trade subjects (e.g. carpentry) within a prescribed course of study at polytechnics or other training institutes to tertiary students for vocational education and training purposes.

• Identifies various needs of students and creates effective learning options to meet these needs.
• Liaises with people to ensure provision of relevant programmes and services.
• Plans, designs and develops course curriculum and method of instruction.
• Advises students on courses and related matters.
• Teaches students using teaching aids including presentation of lesson materials, discussions, workshops, laboratory sessions, multimedia aids and computer tutorials.
• Marks and grades students' assignments, papers and exams and provides feedback to students' about their progress.
• Maintains records of students' progress, attendance and training activities.
• Consults with education managers, librarians, student counsellors and other support staff.

• Works indoors in offices, lecture theatres, tutorial rooms, workshops and occasionally in outdoor environments or via electronic learning media and distance education mediums within polytechnics, private training establishments and wananga.
• Occasionally works outdoors to teach educational programmes for some subjects.
• Adequately lit, heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces that are set-up to provide appropriate facilities for the subjects being taught.

• Light to medium but occasionally heavy
• Frequently sits while interacting with teaching, ancillary staff and students at desks and computers to research, prepare teaching resources and mark assignments. Also, frequently stands and walks indoors and outdoors.
• Lifting, carrying or pulling, and bending, squatting or crouching are required on an occasional basis. Stretching and twisting are required on an occasional basis.
• Contact with skin irritants or water is not typically required (subject dependant). If it is then protective equipment will be worn.
• Occasional to frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using computers and writing and if using tools to demonstrate techniques.
• Occasional driving may be required but is not typically a significant component.
• Frequent use of office and teaching equipment including whiteboards, overhead projectors, videos, computers, and equipment specific to teaching area(s).
• Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with subject knowledge, teaching, presentation, research, organisational, administrative, assessment, evaluation, record-keeping, computing, communication, interpersonal, problem solving and decision-making.

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification or a postgraduate diploma in adult education. In some instances relevant industry and vocational education experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.