You can become a training manager if you first pass the professional examination for trainers. Alternatively, equivalent training in adult education with proof of the relevant knowledge and skills is required. The examination requires at least 4 years of practical experience in training and further education amounting to 1500 hours as well as 500 hours of practical experience in a managerial role.

A training manager job offer can be advertised by:

• educational institutions
• Vocational schools
• Other schools
• Companies for in-house training
• Non-profit organizations
• Other course providers on the education market

Training managers take on a variety of specialist and management tasks in adult education. They design, organize, evaluate and optimize in-house and external training courses. In particular, this includes the conception, design and further development of training courses and courses in the specialist, leadership and personality areas.

The following skills are required in training management:

• Very good general education
• Interest in adult education
• Management experience
• Conflict and communication skills
• Performance competence
• Organizational talent

The training manager course teaches you the following:

• Designing educational programs
  • to conceive, design and further develop training and courses in the specialist, management and personality areas
  • take into account the objectives set by the respective organization, the educational needs of the target group and the financial and institutional framework conditions
  • Definition of content and suitable didactic methods
• Manage staff deployment
  • Team leadership of employees
  • Staff deployment planning
  • Purchasing services from third parties and recruiting external lecturers
• Doing marketing
  • Maintaining contacts with decision-makers
  • Head of marketing and public relations in the field of adult education

Training manager training takes one to two years. The training can be completed on a part-time basis. The qualifications required for the examination are acquired in the form of modules.

The following competencies are required in the job description for the training manager:

• Evaluate and justify educational concepts
• Coordinate and supervise educational programs
• (Further) develop the quality of educational programs
• Manage organizational unit
• Positioning educational offers in the environment
• Managing projects in the education sector

The main tasks according to the training manager's job description include

• Preparation and implementation of the training
• find out about all the important training content in advance
• Creation of a structured training plan

This requires a careful and problem-solving approach, pedagogical skills, a confident manner and leadership qualities.