How to become an IT trainer

What does an IT trainer do?

Duties and tasks

• Design, schedule and lead IT training classes or workshops for users or potential clients, working with external training suppliers to deliver specific training programs needed for clients.
• Create training and development objectives and determine which users need particular training.
• Assess effectiveness of training and development activities and revise programmes as needed.
• Create training manuals, user guides, web tutorials and support to assist clients in accessing information for operating systems.
• Manage the training needs of organisations and clients, organising internal and external training and development resources.
• Research the latest software and updates to conduct new training sessions and advise clients on latest information.
• Understand apps used by individuals or companies and determine training necessities.

Industry bodies

• Australian Computing Society
• Information Technology Professionals Association (ITPA)

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