61 Educational Services
The Sector as a Whole
The Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. This instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. These establishments may be privately owned and operated for profit or not for profit, or they may be publicly owned and operated. They may also offer food and accommodation services to their students.
Educational services are usually delivered by teachers or instructors that explain, tell,
demonstrate, supervise, and direct learning. Instruction is imparted in diverse settings, such as
educational institutions, the workplace, or the home through correspondence, television, or other
means. It can be adapted to the particular needs of the students, for example sign language can
replace verbal language for teaching students with hearing impairments. All industries in the
sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of instructors with the requisite
subject matter expertise and teaching ability.