Aside from management and teaching staff, there are a number of categories of non-teaching staff in the Flemish education system. In higher education, this is an extensive group of staff members who support the work of the teaching or academic staff.

• In mainstream Elementary education:
  • policy and support staff (administrative assistant, special needs coordinator, ICT coordinator),
  • paramedical staff (childcare workers).
• In special elementary education moreover:
  • medical staff (physician),
  • orthopedagogical staff (orthopedagogue),
  • paramedical staff (occupational therapist, childcare worker, physiotherapist, speech therapist, nurse),
  • psychological staff (psychologist)
  • social staff (social worker).
• In secondary education:
  • support staff (administrative assistant, educator).
• In Adult Education:
  • support staff (administrative assistant).
• In Part-time Arts Education:
  • administrative staff (a.o. junior clerk).
• In special secondary education moreover:
  • medical staff (physician),
  • orthopedagogical staff (orthopedagogue),
  • paramedical staff (occupational therapist, childcare worker, physiotherapist, speech therapist, nurse),
  • psychological staff (psychologist)
  • social staff (social worker),
  • support staff (administrative assistant, educator).
• In higher education:
  • administrative and technical staff,
  • mandates (general manager, head of department, librarian).