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Description

Conduct training and development programs for employees.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

  • Develops and conducts orientation and training for employees or customers of industrial or commercial establishment.
  • Coordinates recruitment and placement of participants in skill training.
  • Schedules classes based on availability of classrooms, equipment, and instructors.
  • Screens, hires, and assigns workers to positions based on qualifications.
  • Refers trainees with social problems to appropriate service agency.
  • Monitors training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded and prepares budget report to justify expenditures.
  • Supervises instructors, monitors and evaluates instructor performance, and refers instructors to classes for skill development.
  • Maintains records and writes reports to monitor and evaluate training activities and program effectiveness.
  • Attends meetings and seminars to obtain information useful to train staff and to inform management of training programs and goals.
  • Organizes and develops training procedure manuals and guides.
  • Confers with managers, instructors, or customer representatives of industrial or commercial establishment to determine training needs.
  • Assigns instructors to conduct training and assists them in obtaining required training materials.
  • Evaluates training materials, such as outlines, text, and handouts, prepared by instructors.

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    • Job-Required Social Interaction
    • Supervise, Coach, Train Others
    • Objective or Subjective Information
    • Coordinate or Lead Others
    • Indoors

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