Develop, refine and implement training and development programs to ensure staff develop the skills and competencies required in an organisation.
If you become a training and development professional you will be involved in identifying training needs and requirements of individuals and organisations.
You will also:
- set human resource development objectives and evaluate learning outcomes
- prepare and develop instructional training material and aids such as handbooks, visual aids, online tutorials, demonstration models, and supporting training reference documentation
- design, coordinate, schedule and conduct training and development programs that can be delivered in the form of individual and group instruction and facilitate workshops, meetings, demonstrations and conferences
- liaise with external training providers to arrange delivery of specific training and development programs
- promote internal and external training and development and evaluate these promotional activities
- monitor and perform ongoing evaluation and assessment of training quality and effectiveness, and review and modify training objectives, methods and course deliverables
- gather, investigate and research background materials to gain an understanding of various subject matters and systems
- advise management on the development and placement of staff and providing career counselling for employees
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Disclaimer: This page provides study pathway and career options as a guide only. You should contact the Admissions Centre, International Centre or relevant Faculties for full details.
Study pathways
The following study pathway shows the most common and direct route for a UWA student to pursue this career.
Undergraduate
- Communication and Media Studies
- Human Resource Management*
- Management
- Social and Applied Psychology
- Work and Employment Relations*
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Postgraduate
Postgraduate study is not required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.
Relevant postgraduate courses include:
Relevant majors include:
*Please note these two majors are incompatible with each other, therefore cannot be studied concurrently. Students can only select one of the two.