Job requirements Day-care Planning Services Director - Government Services in the Kootenay Region

Find out what you typically need to work as a day-care planning services director - government services in the Kootenay Region. These requirements are applicable to all Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (NOC 40010).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Government managers in health policy development and program administration
  • A bachelor's degree or college diploma in health science, hospital administration or public administration or a bachelor's degree in social science is required.
  • A graduate degree in a health, social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
  • Several years of experience as a health or social policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.
  • For some government managers in health policy development and program administration, certification in the relevant health profession is required. For example, city medical officers of health must be physicians.
  • Government managers in social policy development and program administration
  • A bachelor's degree or a college diploma in a social science discipline, such as sociology or economics, or an administrative discipline, such as public administration, is required.
  • A graduate degree in a social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
  • Several years of experience as a social policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

British Columbia

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  • If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
  • If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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