Design and conduct training and development programs to improve individual and organizational performance. May analyze training needs.
What are the Main Tasks of a Corporate Trainer?
Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.
Organize and develop, or obtain, training procedure manuals and guides and course materials such as handouts and visual materials.
Present information using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
Evaluate training materials prepared by instructors, such as outlines, text, or handouts.
Design, plan, organize and direct orientation and training for employees or customers of industrial or commercial establishment.
Monitor training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded, and prepare budget reports to justify expenditures.
Select and assign instructors to conduct training.
Schedule classes based on availability of classrooms, equipment, or instructors.
Keep up with developments in area of expertise by reading current journals, books, or magazine articles.
Supervise instructors, evaluate instructor performance, and refer instructors to classes for skill development.
Coordinate recruitment and placement of training program participants.
Attend meetings or seminars to obtain information for use in training programs or to inform management of training program status.
Negotiate contracts with clients including desired training outcomes, fees, or expenses.
Devise programs to develop executive potential among employees in lower-level positions.
Screen, hire, and assign workers to positions based on qualifications.
Refer trainees to employer relations representatives, to locations offering job placement assistance, or to appropriate social services agencies if warranted.
Develop or implement training programs related to efficiency, recycling, or other issues with environmental impacts.
Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.