Training Coordinator Job Profile
A training coordinator helps new employees prepare for their jobs. Training coordinators work for a wide array of industries and are typically members of their company's human resources (HR) departments. They provide employees with job descriptions, demonstrating how different aspects of the job should be performed, answering questions, and even putting together tests before employees start their actual tasks.
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Basics
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Training coordinators often put together a manual used to help new employees familiarize themselves with their new positions. Many are former "everyday" employees themselves, having perfected the skills needed to show others how a job is done. Sometimes training coordinators handle other HR-related duties, such as performance reviews and incentive programs. Often, they will also need to explain other aspects of working at their company, including retirement plans, overtime policies and health benefits.
Skills
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Training coordinators must know their company's guidelines and mission inside and out. They should possess strong leadership and communication skills, and feel comfortable speaking in front of a large group of people. They should be organized, professional, friendly and, since they are often teaching inexperienced employees new duties, fairly patient. Depending on the industry, training coordinators also might need to possess basic math, computer and grammar skills, as well.
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Background
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Requirements to become a training coordinator vary by industry. For instance, someone who works in sales may only need to thorough knowledge of the product and prior success at selling it. Other industries, on the other hand, may require a more extensive background, including a bachelor's degree. If that's the case, training coordinators tend to focus on courses in human resources, as well as management, business, administration, communications and whatever field in which they are employed.
Prospects
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Training coordinators are part of a booming human resources industry that seems to becoming more valued--as company's want to make sure their employees are thoroughly prepared for their tasks before diving in. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for HR managers such as training coordinators are expected to increase by 22 percent from 2008 through 2018, or nearly double the average growth rate for all other occupations.
Earnings
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Much of how much training coordinators make is based on their years on the job and the industry that employs them. According to PayScale.com, training coordinators earned anywhere from $33,500 to almost $52,000 per year in May 2010. PayScale also reported that 75 percent of training coordinators during that month were female.
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References
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