OSCA 222431

Training and Development Professional

Overview

  • Employed persons

    30,800

  • Employment status

    72.3% Full time

    27.7% Part time

  • Median age

    46 years

  • Employment by sex

    53.8% Female

    46.2% Male

    Gender balanced

  • Indigenous employment share

    2.3%

  • Main employing industry

    Education and Training

Indicator Training and Development Professional Total employment
Employed persons 30,800 12,049,400
Median age 46 years 40 years
Full-time share 72.3% 64.2%
Part-time share 27.7% 35.8%
Female employment share 53.8% 48.5%
Male employment share 46.2% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Gender balanced Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 2.3% 2.2%
Main employing industry Education and Training Health Care and Social Assistance
Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

Occupation overview

Training and Development Professionals plan, develop, implement and evaluate training and development programs to ensure management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by an organisation to meet organisational objectives.

What the occupation involves

  • Identifies training needs and requirements of individuals and organisations
  • Sets human resource development objectives and evaluates learning outcomes
  • Prepares and develops instructional training material and aids, such as handbooks, visual aids, online tutorials, demonstration models, and support training reference documentation
  • Designs, coordinates, schedules and conducts training and development programs that can be delivered in the form of individual and group instruction, and facilitates workshops, meetings, demonstrations and conferences
  • Liaises with external training providers to arrange delivery of specific training and development programs
  • Monitors and performs ongoing evaluation and assessment of training quality and effectiveness, and reviews and modifies training objectives, methods and course deliverables
  • Gathers, investigates and researches background materials to gain an understanding of various subject matters and systems
  • Writes end user products and materials such as user training, tutorial and instruction manuals, online help, and operating and maintenance instructions

Common occupation titles

  • Learning and Development Consultant
  • Training Coordinator
  • Training Officer

Specialisations

  • Education Officer (Air Force and Army)
  • ICT Trainer
  • Training Systems Officer (Navy)
  • Workplace Trainer and Assessor

Note: Specialisations are examples of roles in within this occupation and are not separate OSCA occupations.

Skill level (education and experience level)

Skill level 1
equivalent to a university level qualification (Bachelor degree or higher).

Note: While skill levels are described using formal education levels, some people use a combination of informal learning, on-the-job training and personal experience to achieve an equivalent level.

Licensing or registration requirements

No licensing or registration requirements are listed for this occupation.

OSCA structure

Professionals (2)

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Training and Development Professional Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Education and Training 32.5% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Public Administration and Safety 11.6% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Health Care and Social Assistance 9.1% Construction 8.9%
    Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 8.2% Education and Training 8.8%
    Financial and Insurance Services 4.9% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Mining 4.9% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Transport, Postal and Warehousing 3.8% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Manufacturing 3.5% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Administrative and Support Services 3.3% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Other Services 3.0% Financial and Insurance Services 3.7%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    States and territories

    Employment distribution by states and territories, 2021

    • New South Wales

      27.2%

    • Victoria

      25.5%

    • Queensland

      22.1%

    • South Australia

      6.5%

    • Tasmania

      1.8%

    • Northern Territory

      1.2%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      2.1%

    Training and Development Professional Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 8,400 27.2% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 7,800 25.5% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 6,800 22.1% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 2,000 6.5% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 4,200 13.6% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 560 1.8% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 360 1.2% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 640 2.1% 248,600 2.1%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    Age and sex

    Employment distibution by age group and sex, 2021

    Training and Development Professional

    Total employment

    Age group Training and Development Professional Total employment
    15–24 years 3.3% 14.3%
    25–34 years 18.1% 22.7%
    35–44 years 25.0% 22.3%
    45–54 years 26.9% 20.4%
    55–64 years 21.0% 15.3%
    65–74 years 5.4% 4.3%
    75 years and over 0.4% 0.6%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.
    Sex Training and Development Professional Total employment
    Female 53.8% 48.5%
    Male 46.2% 51.5%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

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