Corporate Trainer
Corporate training professionals provide employees, from the factory floor to top management, with the skills and knowledge they need to help their companies maintain a competitive edge. The types of training a company gives its workers range from industrial safety training to sales training to skills training on the latest technology. Regardless of the specific business needs being met, the benefits to an organization of training and developing workers include improved productivity and better employee morale.
Training managers and specialists work together to deliver training on-the-job, in the classroom, or electronically. Some of the tasks they perform are:
- Identifying training needs and objectives
- Determining the best method to deliver the training
- Designing and creating training materials
- Delivering the training to its target audience
- Assessing how well the training meets its goals
Corporate trainers may be specialists in a particular subject area (e.g., selling) or a particular method of delivering training (e.g., e-learning). Even business leaders attend training programs where they learn techniques for leading and motivating the people in their organizations. This area of training is called executive education or management training. No matter what the subject matter is, the people who design and create training programs are called instructional designers.
Entry-level positions in corporate training require a college degree. Subject matter expertise and a degree in instructional technology may also be helpful.
Salary RangeBased on 2004 data, as a corporate training and development manager you can expect to earn between $36,430 and up to more than $119,580 per year, with a median earning potential of $67,460 yearly.
As a corporate training and development specialist you can expect to earn between $25,800 and up to more than $74,650 per year, with a median earning potential of $44,570 yearly.