Training & Development Specialists
Corporate Trainer, Job Training Specialist, Learning and Development Specialist (L and D Specialist), Training Specialist
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Academic Faculty Instructor; Aerospace Medical Service Helper; Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment Commander and Professor of Aerospace Studies; Aircraft Armament Systems Superintendent; Battle Management Operations Craftsman; Enlisted Air Advisor - Basic; First Term Airmen Center (FTAC) NCOIC; Manpower Journeyman, Management Engineering/Data Analytics; Safety Apprentice; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Specialist
0-5A/EO-5B/RC-7 Pilot; C-12 Pilot; Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Senior Sergeant (CEMA Sr SGT); Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analyst; Intelligence Systems Integration and Maintenance Technician; OH-58D Pilot; Signals Acquisition/Exploitation Analyst; Special Forces Medical Sergeant; USMA, Professor and Associate Dean; USMA, Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering
Aviation Engineering Specialty; Aviation Survival Technician; Information Systems Management; Intelligence System Specialist; Investigator; Marine Safety Specialist Deck; Marine Safety Specialist Response; Material Maintenance Specialty; Permanent Commission Teaching Staff; Weapons Specialty
Advisor; Correction and Detention Specialist; Force Fitness Instructor; Formal School Officer Instructor-Naval Flight Officer; M1A1 Tank Master Gunner; Marine Division Tactics Instructor; Military Police; Small Arms Weapons Instructor; Water Safety/Survival Instructor; Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Unmanned Aircraft Systems Officers
2M Instructor; Aircrew Readiness Manager (Mechanical); Aviation Water Survival Instructor; CWO - Diving Officer; Ground School Instructor; Instructor, Technical; Master Training Specialist; Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter); Physical Training Officer; Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor
Academy Military Training NCO; Air Force Parachute Team (AFPT) Instructor; Education And Training; Education And Training Craftsman; Education And Training Helper; Education And Training Manager; Education And Training Superintendent; First Term Airmen Center (FTAC) NCOIC; Military Training Leader; Officer Accessions Instructor
What they do:
Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.
On the job, you would:
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
Knowledge
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Business
- customer service
- human resources (HR)
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- psychology
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- understanding people's reactions
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- come up with lots of ideas
- notice when problems happen
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Innovation
- Adaptability
- Social Orientation
- Achievement Orientation
- Cooperation
- Intellectual Curiosity
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Web platform development software
- Django
- PHP
Computer based training software
- Common Curriculum
- Moodle
Video conferencing software
- Cisco Webex
- Zoom
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree
usually needed
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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