Training Manager - targeting your CV accordingly

As a training manager, your CV should contain some - if not all - of the following points:

• Demonstrate collaborative experience with other managers identifying training needs of employees (and/or your department)
• Experience formulating strategic training plans that meet your organization's future plans
• Ability to manage (training) budgets
• Experience devising and facilitating training internally; production of collateral/training packs perhaps?
• Collaborative experience with training providers (external providers)
• Ability to proactively appraise effectiveness of training courses; managing the feedback process
• Expertise in assessing employee developmental needs; perhaps producing Personal Development Plans (PDPs)?
• Ability to review and assess staff development
• Other significant inputs leading to measurable benefits to the organization and staff development i.e. what did you do and what impact did it have?

Some ACTION VERBS (& supplementary text) for your consideration:

• Partnered with ... to provide strategic training consulting services that included ...
• Operated as a ‘satellite” training function with limited face-to-face contact with ...
• Governed the instructional integrity of training programs including the development of ...
• Developed and delivered training programmes ...
• Coached ... to assist in embedding the learning within their teams
• Managed third party vendor training and delivery process
• Defined the standards that are required for all training programmes including materials
• Recruited, coached, developed and motivated staff to ensure they deliver the required performance standards
• Gave input into formulation of training budget and control all costs and plan and utilise resources to support the achievement of team budget and goals
• Consulted with operations managers to identify performance and training requirements
• Consulted with executive management / other key stakeholders on training programmes or other relevant interventions that will support the business strategy
• Provided guidance and assistance to the business units on Human Performance needs
• Provided expertise in assessment, design, delivery, measurement and evaluation of interventions to ensure they meet internationally benchmarked standards
• Ensured regular enhancements to training interventions based on regular evaluations
• Developed various training curricula to achieve operational requirements
• Ensured integration of the curriculum with other learning and development practices
• Oversaw quality control of training delivery and materials
• Provided support and coaching for operational trainers