Technical trainer

   Deadline: 2024-05-07

 Work Experience: 21-09-2034

Educational Experience: A technical trainer is an educator or teacher who trains or coaches others in some field of technology. The task requires a certain set of competencies, but many technical trainers do not hold specific technical-training qualifications. Although there are professional organizations and publications of relevance to technical trainers, few of these are specifically focused on that profession.Types of technical trainers[edit]Although a generic professional description can be applied to all technical trainers, as is true of any profession, many specializations exist. These include information technology topics such as Computer applications and Computer Architecture and Design; biomedical technology; educational technology;  and topics in the field of engineering.History[edit]The need for technical training existed before computers or even electronics, but the term "technical trainer" has only been in the common lexicon since the mid-20th century.[1] For example, RAF Technical Training Command was a distinct unit between 1940 and 1968, providing training in aircraft maintenance and other non-flying activities to British forces.[2]Competencies[edit]It is often pointed out that effective technical trainers need qualities over and above technical mastery. They need to have skills in working with people, and knowledge of a range of training techniques.[3] The former National Skill Standards Board in the United States developed a set of skill standards for technical trainers.[4]Certification[edit]Currently, competence frameworks for technical trainers are not well developed.[5] Among those technical trainers who have…