With tenure, a professor cannot be fired without just cause. Tenure is usually granted through a four-year college or university to faculty members with doctoral degrees. Faculty members have flexible schedules. Some conduct night classes and teach at more than one institution. To teach at a two-year institution, a master s degree is required.
Adult educators provide vocational training.
Similar to secondary school teachers, these professionals prepare lessons and assignments, grade papers, handle paperwork, attend meetings and stay informed on developments in their fields. Typical job duties might include teaching an electronics course at a vocational technical school, giving assignments for new computer software programs, teaching a watercolor class for senior citizens or preparing lesson plans. Adult students willingly attend class. Although students attend class willingly, their schedules are less compromising due to job or family responsibilities. Therefore, teachers often work part-time and hold classes at night or on weekends to accommodate their pupils.