Demystifying Technical Training: Partnership, Strategy, and Execution

7.6. Summary: Hiring and Development in a Nutshell

Training managers tend to staff their organizations with training professionals to the exclusion of staff with other primary skill sets. While instructional design is an essential competency, project management and relationship skills are also important. Few possess the full range of competencies needed to run a technical training organization, so the training organization should have a balance of competencies. William Vanderbilt, senior consultant from Avondale Search International, comments that "achieving a balance of training expertise and business professionals on the training team is a best practice." Using "word of mouth" and professional associations for advertising training jobs is ...