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community education

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Programs targeting the social development and learning of individuals in their own community, through a variety of formal or informal education methods.

community education — programs targeting the social development and learning of individuals in their own community, through a variety of formal or informal education methods. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 46.58/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 2 occupations in our catalogue, including Community health workers, and education policy officer.

Category: knowledge › education science SCI: 46.58/100 Also known as: educational offers in a community, educational development in a community, education in the community

Occupations that require community education

Showing top 2 of 2 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Community health workers · 🤖 4.4/10
education policy officer · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is community education?

Programs targeting the social development and learning of individuals in their own community, through a variety of formal or informal education methods.

What category of skill is community education?

ESCO classifies community education under the knowledge category, specifically in the education science subcategory.

Is community education an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 46.58/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require community education?

In our catalogue, 2 occupations list community education as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Community health workers, education policy officer.

How transferable is community education between industries?

ESCO tags community education as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is community education the same as educational offers in a community?

Yes — community education is also known as educational offers in a community, educational development in a community, or education in the community. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn community education?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands community education and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.