(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Training and Development Specialists
Job Description
Conduct training and development programs for employees.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Monitor, evaluate and record training activities and program effectiveness. |
100
|
Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills. |
100
|
Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors or customer representatives. |
100
|
Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen. |
100
|
Organize and develop, or obtain, training procedure manuals and guides and course materials such as handouts and visual materials. |
100
|
Present information, using a variety of instructional techniques and formats such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos and lectures. |
100
|
Evaluate training materials prepared by instructors, such as outlines, text, and handouts. |
100
|
Keep up with developments in area of expertise by reading current journals, books and magazine articles. |
100
|
Attend meetings and seminars to obtain information for use in training programs, or to inform management of training program status. |
97
|
Design, plan, organize and direct orientation and training for employees or customers of industrial or commercial establishment. |
94
|
Supervise instructors, evaluate instructor performance, and refer instructors to classes for skill development. |
91
|
Devise programs to develop executive potential among employees in lower-level positions. |
88
|
Monitor training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded, and prepare budget reports to justify expenditures. |
88
|
Select and assign instructors to conduct training. |
88
|
Schedule classes based on availability of classrooms, equipment, and instructors. |
75
|
Coordinate recruitment and placement of training program participants. |
75
|
Negotiate contracts with clients, including desired training outcomes, fees and expenses. |
63
|
Screen, hire, and assign workers to positions based on qualifications. |
42
|
Refer trainees to employer relations representatives, to locations offering job placement assistance, or to appropriate social services agencies if warranted. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
84
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
83
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
82
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
78
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
77
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
73
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
73
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
72
|
Getting Information
|
69
|
Thinking Creatively
|
66
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
65
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
64
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
64
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
63
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
61
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
60
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
59
|
Processing Information
|
59
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
59
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
59
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
58
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
57
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
57
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
56
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
54
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
50
|
Interacting With Computers
|
48
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
46
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
40
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
40
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
40
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
37
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
26
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
26
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
14
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
12
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
11
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
8
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
5
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|