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Corporate Training

The skills and knowledge of its employees are part of a corporation’s assets. That’s why big businesses spend so much time and money on corporate training programs to teach their employees everything from how to bake donuts to how to use new software tools.

Programs in corporate training teach you how to identify the business goals that drive employee training. You’ll learning how to design training programs for specific audiences by selecting delivery methods and activities, creating learning materials, and delivering the training to employees. Finally, you’ll learn to evaluate your training program to make sure that it meets your company’s objectives.

Corporate trainers are involved in all aspects of the corporate education process. Some specialize in presenting training in the classroom. Others work behind the scenes as instructional designers who plan and develop the training materials. You might also specialize in learning technology or a specific subject area such as sales training. Your base for a corporate training career might be an independent consulting firm, a human resources department, or the training department of a large corporation.