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A resume for a Training and Development Manager needs to show the work itself: plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization. Day to day that means work like this: analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs; evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • L and D Director
  • Learning and Development Director
  • Learning Manager
  • Training Director
  • Training Manager
  • Education and Development Manager
  • Organizational Development Manager
  • OD Manager
  • Staff Development Director
  • Staff Training and Development Manager
  • Training and Development Coordinator
  • T and D Coordinator
  • Training and Development Director
  • T and D Director
  • E-Learning Manager
  • HR Trainer
  • T and D Manager
  • Apprenticeship Consultant

O*NET records 38 titles for this occupation in total.

What people in this job call themselves

Titles reported by people actually doing this work, which is often not the title on the job posting.

  • L and D Director (Learning and Development Director)
  • Organizational Development Manager (OD Manager)
  • Training and Development Coordinator (T and D Coordinator)
  • Training and Development Director (T and D Director)

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
  • Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
  • Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
  • Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
  • Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
  • Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.
  • Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
  • Prepare training budget for department or organization.
  • Develop testing and evaluation procedures.
  • Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
  • Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards.
  • Coordinate established courses with technical and professional courses provided by community schools, and designate training procedures.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Presenter
  • AgileView Software SmartView
  • Alchemy Systems SISTEM
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio
  • Beeline Learning Management System LMS
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
  • Blackboard software

96 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Liquid crystal display LCD video projectors
  • MP3 players
  • Personal computers
  • Universal serial bus USB flash drives
  • Videoconferencing equipment

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

  • Learning management system LMS

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Learning Strategies
  2. 02Active Listening
  3. 03Instructing
  4. 04Reading Comprehension
  5. 05Speaking
  6. 06Coordination
  7. 07Monitoring
  8. 08Social Perceptiveness
  9. 09Writing
  10. 10Active Learning

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Education and Training
  • English Language
  • Administration and Management
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Communications and Media
  • Psychology
  • Computers and Electronics

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 71%Bachelor's Degree
  • 21%Master's Degree
  • 7%Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Considerable Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Common questions

What does a Training and Development Manager do?
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization. Day to day that includes work like analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs and Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
What skills should a Training and Development Manager put on a resume?
O*NET rates Learning Strategies, Active Listening, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Training and Development Manager list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Adobe Acrobat, Adobe ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Dreamweaver, and Adobe Illustrator. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Training and Development Manager work?
O*NET records 38 titles for this occupation, including L and D Director, Learning and Development Director, Learning Manager, and Training Director. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Training and Development Manager need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 71% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Training and Development Manager role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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