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Training and Development Managers

Also called: Education and Development Manager, Education Director, Training Director, Training Manager

What they do:

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

On the job, you would:
  • Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
  • Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
  • Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
On the job, you'll need:

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Math and Science

  • psychology

Basic Skills

  • using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

  • teaching people how to do something
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • come up with lots of ideas
  • use rules to solve problems

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

  • Integrity
  • Leadership
  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Self Control

Presentation software

  • Caliban Mindwear HyperGASP
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Computer based training software

  • Common Curriculum
  • Moodle

Web page creation and editing software

  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • SAFARI Video Networks eZediaQTI

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $120,000

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.