Occupation AtlasTraining and Development Managers

O*NET · 11-3131.00

Training and Development Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

Also called Apprenticeship Consultant · Development Associate · Development Coordinator · Development Director · E-Learning Manager · E-Learning Manager (Electronic Learning Manager) · Education and Development Manager · Education and Training Manager
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Employee Development Director · Employee Development Manager · HR Trainer · HR Trainer (Human Resources Trainer) · Knowledge Manager · L and D Director · L and D Director (Learning and Development Director) · L and D Program Manager · L and D Program Manager (Learning and Development Program Manager) · Labor Training Manager · Leadership Development Director · Learning Director · Learning Manager · Learning Officer · Learning Specialist · Manpower Development Manager · OD Manager · Onboarding Manager · Organizational Development Manager (OD Manager) · Safety And Training Manager · Sales Training Manager · Staff Development Coordinator · Staff Development Director · Staff Training and Development Manager · T and D Coordinator · T and D Director · T and D Manager · Technical Training Director · Training and Development Coordinator (T and D Coordinator) · Training and Development Director (T and D Director) · Training and Development Manager (T and D Manager) · Training Coordinator · Training Development Director · Training Director · Training Executive · Training Manager · Training Supervisor · Workforce Development Director · Workforce Development Program Director

Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code ESC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  4. 4
  5. 5

Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ESCEnterprising · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • E Enterprising6.35
  • S Social5.54
  • C Conventional4.04
  • I Investigative3.04
  • A Artistic2.57
  • R Realistic1.90

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Bachelor's Degree71%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate7%
  • Master's Degree21%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (50%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (32%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (29%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 6 looks like: Apply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
  • InstructingImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • WritingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • MonitoringbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • CoordinationImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
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Tasks

11 core · 1 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.Importance 4.6
  2. Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.Importance 4.4
  3. 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.Importance 4.4
  4. Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.Importance 4.3
  5. Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.Importance 4.2
  6. Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.Importance 4.2
  7. Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.Importance 4.1
  8. Prepare training budget for department or organization.Importance 4.0
  9. Develop testing and evaluation procedures.Importance 3.8
  10. Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.Importance 3.7
  11. Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards.Importance 3.3
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  1. Coordinate established courses with technical and professional courses provided by community schools, and designate training procedures.Importance 2.8

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Education and TrainingImportance 4.9Level 6.8Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
  • English LanguageImportance 4.4Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Administration and ManagementImportance 4.2Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 4.0Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Communications and MediaImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • PsychologyImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.2Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
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  • AdministrativeImportance 3.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • DesignImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 2.3Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • MathematicsImportance 2.2Level 2.7
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.2Level 2.9
  • Economics and AccountingImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Law and GovernmentImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 1.8Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.4Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.3Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.3Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • GeographyImportance 1.2Level —
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 1.1Level —
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 1.1Level —
  • MechanicalImportance 1.1Level —
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.1Level —
  • TransportationImportance 1.1Level —
  • BiologyImportance 1.0Level —
  • ChemistryImportance 1.0Level —
  • Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
  • PhysicsImportance 1.0Level —

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 3.9
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Speech ClarityImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.8
  • OriginalityImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Selective AttentionImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.6Level 2.8
  • Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • VisualizationImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Number FacilityImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Finger DexterityImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Manual DexterityImportance 1.6Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.5Level 0.5
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 1.5Level 0.6
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.5
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4
  • Control PrecisionImportance 1.3Level —
  • StaminaImportance 1.1Level —
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
  • Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
  • Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
  • Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.9Level 6.4Level 7 looks like: Develop and conduct training programs for a medical school
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.8Level 6.5Level 7 looks like: Create and deliver a presentation on a company's internal policies
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 4.7Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Getting InformationImportance 4.7Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Working with ComputersImportance 4.7Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.6Level 5.9
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.5Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.5Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
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  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 4.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 4.3Level 5.6
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.3Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Prioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.3Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.2Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.1Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.8
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Processing InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 4.0Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.2Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.7Level 2.9
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.6Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 1.5Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.3Level —
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.9
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.9
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.7
  • Contact With Others4.5
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.4
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4
  • Spend Time Sitting4.4
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.3

Technology

96 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (5)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Learning management system LMS

Hot (11; 4 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Cisco Webex
  • Epic Systems
  • JavaScript
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
Other tools (80)
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Presenter
  • AgileView Software SmartView
  • Alchemy Systems SISTEM
  • Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio
  • Beeline Learning Management System LMS
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
  • Blackboard software
  • Blatant Media Absorb LMS
  • Brainshark Rapid Learning
  • Caliban Mindwear HyperGASP
  • Cobent Learning and Compliance Suite LCS
  • Common Curriculum
  • Computer Generated Solutions Learning Management System
  • Cornerstone OnDemand Cornerstone Learning
  • Dazzlersoft DazzlerMax
  • dominKnow Learning Center
  • Eedo Knowledgeware Eedo Force Ten
  • ElearningForce JoomlaLMS
  • eXe
  • EZ LCMS
  • FlexTraining Total e-Learning Solution
  • Flying PopCorn
  • Freeze.com Ovation Studio Pro
  • FunEducation Outstart Trainer
  • G-Cube Solutions Wizdom Web LMS
  • GeoMetrix Data Systems Training Partner
  • HP Trim
  • HunterStone THESIS
  • ICS Learning Group Inquisiq EX
  • Ikonami AT-Learning Tool
  • iLinc Communications LearnLinc
  • Inspired eLearning iLMS
  • Intelladon Enterprise Knowledge Platform EKP
  • Intelligent Information Conversion Technologies MeritScholar
  • Intellum Rollbook
  • Kookaburra Studios Knowledge Presenter
  • LeanForward LearnPoint
  • Learn HQ Activate LMS
  • Learn.com CourseMaker Studio
  • Learn.com LearnCenter Talent Management Suite
  • Linspire Nvu
  • Magenta MultiMedia Tools Magenta II
  • MediaChance Multimedia Builder
  • Medworxx Learning Management System
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft FrontPage
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Moodle
  • Mzinga On-Demand Learning Suite
  • NetDimensions Enterprise Knowledge Platform EKP
  • OnPoint Digital OnPoint Learning & Performance Suite
  • Open e-LMS
  • Operitel LearnFlex
  • Pathlore LMS
  • Plateau Learning Management System LMS
  • PRO-ductivity Systems Compliance Training Manager Web
  • Rapid Intake Unison
  • Right Reason Technologies RightTrack
  • RISC Virtual Training Assistant
  • Saba Centra
  • SAFARI Video Networks eZediaQTI
  • SkillSoft SkillPort
  • SumTotal Systems ToolBook
  • SumTotal Systems TotalLMS
  • SyberWorks Training Center
  • techniques.org knowledgeWorks LMS
  • Telania eLeaP Learning Management System LMS/LCMS
  • The Human Equation InSite LMS
  • TrainCaster LMS
  • TrainOnTrack Learning Management System LMS
  • Trivantis Lectora
  • Upside Learning UpsideLMS
  • WBT Systems TopClass
  • Web browser software
  • Xerceo Learn
  • Xyleme Learning Content Management System LCMS
  • Ziiva Prosperity LMS

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