Corporate trainer
Also known as: corporate training specialist, corporate professional trainer, educational planner, professional development coach, trainer of corporate employees, skill development trainer
About this occupation
Corporate trainers train, coach, and guide employees of a company to teach and improve their skills, competences and knowledge in accordance with the needs of the company. They develop the existing potential of the employees to increase their efficiency, motivation, job satisfaction, and employability.
Essential skills and knowledge
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- demonstrate when teaching
- adapt instruction to labour market
- prepare lesson content
- apply teaching strategies
- give constructive feedback
- use a computer
- adult education
- coach employees
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- provide lesson materials
- assessment processes
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Training and Development Managers (O*NET 11-3131.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
- Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
- Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
- Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
- Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.
- Typical education (US)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Preparation
- Job Zone 4 of 5
- Interests
- Enterprising, Social, Conventional
Top skills: Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Instructing, Writing
US median pay: US$133,000 a year (2025), 48,050 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageVery important (4.4)
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementVery important (4.2)
- Media StudiesO*NET: Communications and MediaImportant (3.3)
- PsychologyO*NET: PsychologyImportant (3.3)
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsImportant (3.2)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Experience
- A considerable amount 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.
- Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
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Occupations O*NET links to this one by similar work, skills and knowledge.
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- Management Analysts
- Project Management Specialists
- Human Resources Specialists
- Human Resources Managers
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- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Social and Community Service Managers
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