What are careers in training?

Development specialists, corporate trainers, and training administrators are careers in training.

• Development Specialist

A development specialist works within various organizations to secure funding and sponsorships.

From assisting department leaders in developing fundraising plans, maintaining donor relationships, and securing new ones, a development coordinator advances the company's initiatives by actively seeking partners. Additionally, a development specialist will coordinate with various business partners and organize events.

A development specialist organizes with other members of the development team and plans ways to increase brand awareness and funding. Typical duties for a development specialist include:

• Fostering positive relationships with current and potential business partners

• Working closely with the social media department to establish plans for marketing events and programs

• Establishing a realistic budget for events and accounting for anticipated fundraising outcomes

• Working with the advertisement and marketing departments to promote fundraising events using flyers, advertisements, and digital marketing outreach

• Assuming full responsibility for various fundraising efforts including product sales, obtaining items for sale in auctions, and acquiring donations

• Assisting in writing grant proposals and developing event opportunities

• Analyzing fundraising outcomes to determine effectiveness for future projects

• Researching and identifying prospective new donors and proactively initiating sponsorship and funding

• Corporate Trainer

Another career option in training is that of a corporate trainer. This career path can be quite rewarding for someone who has a passion for teaching and developing others. A corporate trainer is like a teacher, but they work in a corporate or other professional setting to promote employee growth and development.

They may train teams in-person to develop their skills or create an entire training program used to teach and train employees. Their primary goal is to support the career development of their company's or organization's employees by training new ones, sharpening existing ones, and supporting everyone's overall career progress.

Some of the typical responsibilities for a corporate trainer are:

• Developing employee training schedules

• Creating employee surveys

• Compiling team data

• Locating online educational resources

• Communicating training needs to management

• Instructing and teaching teams online and in person

• Reviewing team performance and progress

• Monitoring training costs

Corporate trainers will also create training programs that are specific to the industry. This means performing a great deal of research in order to be aware of what skills are needed to help their employees grow. They will also conduct assessments and evaluate progress.

This is a very social position and to that end, it is important for a corporate trainer to have the following skills:

• Strong communication

• Strong organization

• Adaptability

• Stress management

• Enthusiasm for teaching

• Training Administrator

A training administrator typically meets regularly with coworkers and managers to establish the need for new employees and to define the scope of work the new hires will be tackling. These administrator jobs commonly entail the creation of training schedules and policies and determining the appropriate teaching methods.

The administrator decides what type of training will be most effective for the job at hand; methods may include one-on-one training; group lessons; on-the-job instruction; or attending conferences, workshops, or lectures. After a training program is completed, they will help to evaluate and assess the individual progression of each trainee.

The administrator also prepares training materials, tests and exams, and assessment information and they may also be responsible for the creation and organization of all of these documents as well as the physical design of visual aids, new employee handouts, and training manuals.

Training administrators utilize a vast array of knowledge about how various departments operate as well as how human resources processes are handled. In addition to job-specific training, they may lead employee orientation meetings, give lectures on workplace safety and public health, or participate in leadership development initiatives.

The position requires a high level of flexibility and an eagerness to learn how every aspect of a company operates.