To obtain a career as a Technical trainer associate, you should have a flair for teaching and be strong in technical aspects. You also need to have a sound knowledge of recent technology. You should have good communication skills and good presentable skills. You should also have good questioning techniques, individual and group interaction and ability to explain a technical subject in a common language.
The job responsibilities of a technical trainer associate would be to train, support and guide the staffs in the use and application of the technologies that are required by your company. You will be responsible for writing technical training manuals and guides that might help the staffs to use as a study material in understanding the concepts and you need to provide documentation that can be used on-line. You must also conduct the required needs assessment tests for the staffs. You should review and make recommendations on a staff's use of existing technologies and encourage the use of new technologies in order to increase the productivity of the staff.
You should provide professional class training and as well as one on one training in terms of requirements. You should conduct periodic needs assessment surveys in order to know the requirements of the training and analyze the data to improve the effectiveness of the training. You should also maintain course, materials, training manuals, etc. by yourself. You should have a high knowledge of the software packages that are in use in the company. You should stay updated in the recent developments in the technical field and changing industry trends. You should also maintain annual reports about the total training expenditures and the type of training provided to the staffs.
The requirements of a technical trainer are that he should be able to provide a consistent and high level of technical training to various people of diverse understanding abilities. He should have excellent written and verbal communication skills. He should have a strong interpersonal mindset and a high level of analytical ability. He should be able to interpret and understand the questions or problems presented by the staff and should be able to deliver appropriate solutions to these problems.
He should also have ability to develop and maintain detailed training documentation. You should have knowledge of the concepts that you are teaching and you should be a quick learner. You should have soft skills and a friendly nature. You should have a constant interest in the new technologies and you need to be up to date in your technical knowledge in the growing technological environment. You should have good team leading skills and persuasion skills. You should be able to judge the technical knowledge and skills of the trainees and strive to teach them in an appropriate way to make them understand the concepts.
You can pursue a certification course which is provided by many training institutions to build your skills as a trainer. The courses will teach you the depth of technical concepts and improve your teaching skills in order to make you a good technical trainer. You can also attend seminars based on technical training to improve your technical skills.
You can also pursue Engineering courses provided by many institutions, but you should also develop good communication skills and interactive skills to be a good trainer. You can also gain some experience in teaching before starting your career as a technical trainer. You can improve your technical knowledge about the current and future technologies by reading good technology articles and magazines and watching T.V. shows relating to technology concepts.
Here are some suggestions for a technical trainer. You can tape record one of your training session and listen to it, you can find your flaws in this method and try to correct them. You should practice the introduction phase of your speech and try to avoid uhs and ums in your speed. Instead you can use phrases like ''Well now.'', ''All-righty then.'', & soon, if you really run short of your thoughts.
You can greet the listeners first before you begin our speech in order to turn their attention toward you. You can introduce yourself before starting a speech when you are giving a speech for the first time. Pauses are an important part of a training session, you need to pause in the middle of your speech in order to give the listeners time to absorb and react.
You can also punch a word by saying it with extra volume and enthusiasm to make the listeners aware that you are about to make an important point. You can also use different styles and tones in your voice to suit the audience. Remember that training a beginner requires a lot of emotional stamina and a lot of patience.
As a technical trainer, you have huge varieties of opportunities in the teaching field and in various organizations to give their staff technical training. You will have a good career prospect with high paying jobs all over the world. In the U.K. and other European countries, the average salary of a technical trainer ranges from around 32,000 to 40000 Euros. In the United States, the average salary might range from 50,000 to 75,000 dollars and may go up depending upon your experience and skills. You can also find good job opportunities in various parts of Asia, which gives you a bright career future and good pay. You may also find good opportunities in teaching as a technical trainer. To be a successful technical trainer, it all depends on your skills and how you interact with the trainees.
