How To Become A Training Mentor: What It Is and Career Path

What is a training mentor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Michael Broetzmann

When it comes to helping keep new and existing employees of a company up to standard, a training mentor is there to facilitate their professional growth. Through goal setting, obstacle management, and regular check-ins, training mentors are the force behind a quality workforce.

Along with keeping documentation on employees under their care, a training mentor will need to develop consistent schedules, guideline portfolios for their reference, and other materials that may help employees better learn and adhere to the company guidelines. Depending on the training programs in place, training mentors will also need to provide employees with a training task list and checklist that the mentor will need to review and sign-off on in order for them to be fully-recognized employees.

While some companies will accept a high school diploma/GED, employers will more commonly look for individuals possessing a bachelor's degree in a field that's industry-relevant. Individuals will also most likely be required to have several years of experience in the industry, as well as at least two years, on average, experience as a training coordinator or similar position. This is typically a full-time position that makes up to $61,200 year, and job growth in the U.S. is expected to grow 9% by 2029.

What general advice would you give to a training mentor?

Michael Broetzmann

Manager- Technical Training, Gasoline Engines, Kohler Engines

The biggest change/challenge for recent grads/new technicians/people entering the field as a small engine mechanic in the COVID era is how they will become trained and certified for the job.

We know that many of the Small Engine Mechanics in our industry come directly out of high school or vocational school, where they were traditionally trained with hands-on, instructor-led, technical training courses. The past year, COVID has drastically changed how technicians are trained and how they must consume information to be prepared for the job. Schools and industry alike, have been force to transition this training to a virtual environment, which poses obstacles for a demographic that usually thrives in hands-on learning.

The good news is there are plenty of opportunities and avenues to learn, whether they are still in school or already landed a job. Whether it is organizations like the EETC that offers a wide array of eLearning courses to cover the basics, or industry/manufacturing training courses that focus on specific products and procedures; the resources are available to bring them up to speed in the absence of traditional training.

One thing has remained constant through these times, the need for highly trained technicians to service equipment is growing, and regardless of the situation, the training tools will be provided to give them the knowledge and skills that are needed to be successful.

ScoreTraining MentorUS Average

Salary

5.3

Avg. Salary $67,674

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

5.5

Growth rate 8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

5.7

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51%

Asian 5.88%

Black or African American 10.24%

Hispanic or Latino 17.18%

Unknown 6.31%

White 59.88%

Gender

female 44.61%

male 55.39%

Age - 44

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44

Stress level

5.5

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.0

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.0

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a training mentor

Explore training mentor education requirements

Most common training mentor degrees

Bachelor's

55.7 %

Associate

20.0 %

Master's

9.2 %

Start to develop specific training mentor skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	29.77%
Safety Procedures	16.55%
Logistics	5.81%
Training Programs	3.32%
Combat	3.32%

Complete relevant training mentor training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New training mentors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a training mentor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real training mentor resumes.

Research training mentor duties and responsibilities

Manage internal and external procedures and guideline changes are appropriately communicate via SharePoint or external notification.
Wash all windows and doors and change linens.
Serve nutritious, energizing smoothies and juices while promoting active and healthy lifestyles.
Plan, resource and execute training for real world deployments and operational combat rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Get training mentor experience

Generally, it takes 2-4 years to become a training mentor. The most common roles before becoming a training mentor include customer service representative, cashier team lead and internship.

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