Training and development specialist CV: example and template
This example is for training and development specialists, internal trainers and L&D specialists at manufacturing companies, service centres, banks and retail chains, and for trainers and HR specialists who want to work on employee development.
The employer wants to know which programmes you have prepared, for how many people, how you assess needs and how you measure training results. We show you how to describe this on your CV.
Training and development specialist with 7 years of experience at a retail chain and a shared service centre. I assess training needs, design programmes for managers and new starters, run training and e-learning courses in an LMS and manage the training budget. A new onboarding programme cut the time to full productivity from 4 months to 2.5.
Work experience
Training and development specialist
03.2021 - present
Shared service centre, Poznan
Training needs analysis in 6 departments and an annual training plan for about 1,200 people.
An onboarding programme, time to full productivity cut from 4 months to 2.5.
A development programme for 60 team leaders, workshops and coaching.
E-learning courses in the LMS, about 20 built on my own.
The training budget, choosing providers and evaluating results.
Internal trainer
05.2018 - 02.2021
Retail chain, Poznan
Sales and product training for shop staff.
Training for new shop managers.
Shop visits and checking training results.
Education
Master's degree, work pedagogy
2012 - 2017
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
Skills
Training needs analysis
Designing development programmes
Running training and workshops
E-learning and LMS
Training evaluation
Training budget and providers
Qualifications
Trainer school, 2018
E-learning design course, 2022
Coaching certificate, 2023
Languages
English: C1
Additional information
Running training in English
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How to write a training and development CV
Professional summary
Write which organisation you work at, how many people you prepare training for, which programmes you run and what the results are. Add one result in numbers, because training teams more and more often have to show a return on investment. Mention whether you run training yourself or mainly organise it.
Sales trainer with 3 years of experience at a chain of shops who trains new staff and managers. I completed a trainer school and built 5 e-learning courses. I am looking for work as a training and development specialist.
Experience: duties and achievements
Describe the number of participants, programmes, methods, the budget and results. Show how you assess needs and evaluate training, because this sets a specialist apart from a course organiser. Add your work with managers and providers.
Weaker: Organising training.
Better: Training needs analysis in 6 departments and an annual training plan for about 1,200 people.
Weaker: Onboarding.
Better: An onboarding programme, time to full productivity cut from 4 months to 2.5.
Weaker: Training for managers.
Better: A development programme for 60 team leaders, workshops and coaching.
Skills worth listing
List needs analysis, design, delivery, e-learning, evaluation and the budget. In your soft skills show public speaking, empathy and work with managers.
Professional skills
Needs analysis
Programme design
Delivering training
E-learning
Evaluation
Budget
Personal skills
Public speaking
Empathy
Cooperation
Creativity
Organisation
Qualifications
List a trainer school and courses in e-learning, coaching and evaluation methods. If you run training in a foreign language, list it separately.
How to start in training and development
People usually start as an internal trainer, an HR specialist or a training team assistant. On your CV show the training you ran in your previous job.
Complete a trainer school and build a short e-learning course. It is good proof of design skills.
Tailoring your CV to the job offer
A manufacturing company looks for on-the-job and safety training, a service centre for onboarding and leadership development, and a retail chain for sales training across many locations. Move to the top what the job ad is about.
The most common mistakes on a training and development CV
A list of training with no results.
No number of participants.
Leaving out needs analysis and evaluation.
No information on whether you deliver training.
A general "employee development" with no programmes.
A CV longer than two pages.
Questions and answers
What should a training and development specialist put on a CV?
The organisation, the number of participants, programmes, methods, e-learning, the budget, evaluation, results and trainer qualifications.
How do you show training results on a CV?
Give the change in a metric after training, for example onboarding time, sales results or turnover.
Is a trainer school needed?
Not always, but it helps, especially if you will deliver training yourself.
How do you start in L&D?
Most often as an internal trainer, an HR specialist or a training team assistant.
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