7.2. Technical Training Skills

Many people believe that anyone can do training but that not all people can do technical training. The key competencies needed for technical training are training, business, technical and technical functional, project management, and relationship skills. No one individual needs to possess all of these competencies; however, the technical training organization as a whole should have a good representation of them.

7.2.1. Training Skills for Expertise

ASTD presents a comprehensive list of training-related competencies, which they term "areas of expertise" (ASTD, 2009). The areas of expertise pertaining to designing training include adult learning theories, instructional design theory and process, instructional methods, ...

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