Training and Development Specialists

Individuals whose occupations are concerned with conducting and supervising training programs for employees with the objective of developing skills, enhancing productivity and quality of work, building worker loyalty to the organization and increasing individual and organizational performance to achieve business results. Also included are individuals who provide on-the-job training, apprenticeship training, classroom training, internships, work experience positions or other types of job training for clients; operate schools that duplicate shop conditions for trainees prior to putting them on the shop floor; provide venues for electronic learning (including interactive Internet-based training, multimedia programs, distance learning, satellite training, other computer-aided instructional technologies, videos, simulators, conferences, and workshops); or offer training on a variety of topics for other organizations or the broader community.