What Does a Trainer Do?

Many trainers end up as trainers because they have some specialized knowledge that needed to be shared with others. If you are asked to tell or show others what you know, then you can rightfully call yourself an SME.

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An SME is a person who through practice and experience has become expert at a skill set, task, job, or position that others need to learn. Although SMEs are not trainers, they are given training roles in many organizations every day. Nevertheless, the fact that you know something doesn’t necessarily mean that you can teach it to others. Trainers can be SMEs if they have acquired both the subject ...

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