About this role
Typical duties
- Manages the overall training function ensuring that a professional training and development service is provided
- Plans, develops and delivers a variety of training courses and programmes for internal and external clients
- Presents training to a variety of audiences with various levels of knowledge
- Ensures that supporting training materials are appropriate for the audience and accurate
- Ensures that competencies are assessed, where appropriate, and that appropriate certificates are provided to delegates in a timely manner
- Ensures that mandatory refresher training certification is maintained where necessary
- Ensures that appropriate facilities are available for the training event
- Actively listening to delegates and responds to their queries
- Facilitates relevant discussions on the subject matter
- Ensures that knowledge is up to date and current and that all training materials are appropriate
- Promotes available training courses and programmes to the Human Resources Department and Line Managers
- Organises external specialist training companies to deliver training courses
- Reports any breaches of safety procedures to supervision / management
- Actively participates in and promotes company health and safety campaigns, policies and procedures, and ensures personal safety and that of colleagues at all times
In the industry
Most medium and large sized companies will have a Training Department. Training is essential to the success of any organisation. With the focus on safety, Trainer's have a key role in ensuring that personnel are competent and safe to work in line with company and industry procedures. In addition external specialist training companies will also employ Training Advisors.