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Training and Development Professionals

ANZSCO 2233

Employed

33,700

Part-time share

19%

Female share

63%

Median weekly earnings

$1,956

Median age

44 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

About this career

Training and Development Professionals plan, develop, implement and evaluate training and development programs to ensure management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by organisations to meet organisational objectives.

What they typically do

  • Identifying training needs and requirements of individuals and organisations
  • Setting human resource development objectives and evaluating learning outcomes
  • Preparing and developing instructional training material and aids such as handbooks, visual aids, online tutorials, demonstration models, and supporting training reference documentation
  • Designing, coordinating, scheduling and conducting training and development programs that can be delivered in the form of individual and group instruction, and facilitating workshops, meetings, demonstrations and conferences
  • Liaising with external training providers to arrange delivery of specific training and development programs
  • Promoting internal and external training and development, and evaluating these promotional activities
  • Monitoring and performing ongoing evaluation and assessment of training quality and effectiveness, and reviewing and modifying training objectives, methods and course deliverables
  • Gathering, investigating and researching background materials to gain an understanding of various subject matters and systems
  • Advising management on the development and placement of staff, and providing career counselling for employees

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
35.3%
VIC
23.5%
QLD
20.4%
WA
9.5%
SA
5.3%
ACT
3.4%
TAS
1.4%
NT
1.1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Training and Development Professionals.