Profession corporate training manager

Corporate training managers coordinate all the training activities and development programmes in a company. They also design and develop new training modules and supervise all the activities related to the planning and delivery of these programmes.

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Personality Type

• Social / Artistic

Knowledge

• Project management

  Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.

• Employment law

  The law which mediates the relationship between employees and employers. It concerns employees' rights at work which are binding by the work contract.

• Adult education

  Instruction targeted at adult students, both in a recreational and in an academic context, for self-improvement purposes, or to better equip the students for the labour market.

• Labour legislation

  Legislation, on a national or international level, that governs labour conditions in various fields between labour parties such as the government, employees, employers, and trade unions.

• Curriculum objectives

  The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.

• Human resources department processes

  The different processes, duties, jargon, role in an organisation, and other specificities of the human resources department within an organisation such as recruitment, pension systems, and personnel development programs.

• Business management principles

  Principles governing business management methods such as strategy planning, methods of efficient production, people and resources coordination.

• Assessment processes

  Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are used for varying purposes.

Skills

• Comply with legal regulations

  Ensure you are properly informed of the legal regulations that govern a specific activity and adhere to its rules, policies and laws.

• Negotiate employment agreements

  Find agreements between employers and potential employees on salary, working conditions and non-statutory benefits.

• Negotiate with employment agencies

  Establish arrangements with employment agencies to organise recruiting activities. Maintain communication with these agencies in order to ensure efficient and productive recruitment with high potential candidates as an outcome.

• Evaluate performance of organisational collaborators

  Evaluate the performance and results of managers and employees considering their efficiency and effectivity at work. Consider personal and professional elements.

• Track key performance indicators

  Identify the quantifiable measures that a company or industry uses to gauge or compare performance in terms of meeting their operational and strategic goals, using preset performance indicators.

• Promote gender equality in business contexts

  Raise awareness and campaign for the equalisation between the sexes by the assessment of their participation in the position and the activities carried out by companies and businesses at large.

• Manage budgets

  Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

• Build business relationships

  Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.

• Apply company policies

  Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.

• Organise staff assessment

  Organising the overall assessment process of the staff.

• Develop training programmes

  Design programmes where employees or future employees are taught the necessary skills for the job or to improve and expand skills for new activities or tasks. Select or design activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings.

• Manage payroll

  Manage and be responsible for employees receiving their wages, review salaries and benefit plans and advise management on payroll and other employment conditions.

• Develop employee retention programs

  Plan, develop, and implement programs aimed at keeping the satisfaction of the employees in the best levels. Consequently, assuring the loyalty of employees.

• Identify necessary human resources

  Determine the number of employees needed for the realisation of a project and their allocation in the creation, production, communication or administration team.

• Manage corporate training programmes

  Monitor and regulate the coaching courses offered to organisations for developing the skills of their employees.

• Apply strategic thinking

  Apply generation and effective application of business insights and possible opportunities, in order to achieve competitive business advantage on a long-term basis.

• Give constructive feedback

  Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate work.

• Liaise with managers

  Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

• Monitor developments in field of expertise

  Keep up with new research, regulations, and other significant changes, labour market related or otherwise, occurring within the field of specialisation.

• Coordinate operational activities

  Synchronise activities and responsibilities of the operational staff to ensure that the resources of an organisation are used most efficiently in pursuit of the specified objectives.

• Develop corporate training programmes

  Design, create and review new corporate training programmes to meet the developmental demands of a certain organisation. Analyse the efficiency of these educational modules and apply changes to it if necessary.

• Monitor company policy

  Monitor the company's policy and propose improvements to the company.

• Evaluate training

  Assess the realisation of the training's learning outcomes and goals, the quality of teaching, and give transparent feedback to the trainers and trainees.

• Supervise staff

  Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.

• Identify with the company's goals

  Act for the benefit of the company and for the achievement of its targets.

• Adapt instruction to labour market

  Identify developments in the labour market and recognise their relevance to the training of students.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB