Training Officer at 4 Quarters Consultants Limited

You'll take a strategic approach to training, assessing the skills and knowledge within an organisation and determining what training is needed to grow and retain these skills. You'll either design and deliver the training yourself or arrange for a third-party trainer to do it.

As a training and development officer, you'll need to:

• identify training and development needs within an organisation through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with business managers and human resources departments
• design, expand and manager training and development programmes based on the needs of the organisation and the individual
• create and/or deliver a range of training using face-to-face, digital and blended learning options
• produce training materials for in-house courses
• plan and assess the 'return on investment' of any training or development programme, considering the costs of planned programmes and keeping within budgets
• develop effective induction programmes for new staff, apprentices and graduate trainees
• monitor and review the progress of trainees through appraisals, questionnaires and discussions with managers, and provide trainees with timely and constructive feedback
• devise individual learning plans
• ensure that statutory training requirements are met
• evaluate training and development programmes, and prepare reports for management in areas such as usage, engagement and performance
• amend and revise programmes as necessary, in order to adapt to changes occurring in the work environment and industry developments
• help line managers and trainers solve specific training problems, either on a one-to-one basis or in groups
• promote a work culture of continuing professional development (CPD)
• keep up to date with developments in training by reading relevant journals, going to meetings and attending relevant courses
• research new technologies and methodologies in workplace learning and present this research.