Training Manager - Cleaning Careers
Looking at becoming a training manager? If you did then you would have one of the most important jobs within the company without realising it. Why not take a further look?
Training Manager careers: What's involved
Training has a huge impact on any company’s productivity and performance, training helps create a consistency and a quality of standard. It is the managers responsibility to arrange and run training programmes, the training may be done by the manager or passed down to part of the team.
How much money can you earn as a Training Manager?
These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for this career, and how much your salary could grow with experience.
Salary guide for Training Manager jobs
Like any job, the money you can earn in this role relies on a number of things. You will have to take into consideration where you are working, the company you will be employed by, are you working part time or full time but most importantly how much experience you have.
Sometimes training managers may be called training coordinators, they will do very similar jobs but this way you get paid less as you would not be considered a manager.
If you are just starting you could be earning £25,000 (per annum) a more experienced training manager could be earning £45,000 (per annum) but the average pay would be £38,874 (per annum).
The typical hours you could be working 37 to 39 hours a week, your working days and hours may have to vary as you may be attending events and appointments which may take place at any time, plus there may be travelling involved.
Skills you need to become a Training Manager
Useful skills to put in your CV:
Being a training manager requires quite a few different skills, a mixture of analytical and practicable skills.
Collaboration skills: You may be working within a team, and you will need to be able to work well with other so you can achieve your common goal.
Leadership skills: You will have to be responsible for your team and be able to lead them by guiding them in the right direction, it is also about being able to motivate and encourage your team whilst remaining good natured.
Business management skills: You will be responsible for making decisions that may or may not impact the business and employees.
Communication skills: Is the ability to convey or share feelings/ideas effectively without any misinterpretation, misunderstandings, or misleading people.
Public speaking skills: When training others it is important that you are able to capture and maintain your audience attention so that you can clearly communicate your message/ideas.
Flexible: Being able to adapt to a changing environment or situation.
Customer service skills: Demonstrating patience and understanding whilst being able to solve problems and show initiative in order to keep a customer satisfied, especially if they have a complaint.
IT skills: Within the role you may be asked to use several devises i.e., a tablet, phone, computer, laptop and their operating systems and software. It is about being able to operate these comfortably.
Problem-solving: Being able to recognise and identify a problem either before it occurs or being able to implement the best solutions afterwards.
Decision making skills: Being able to make an informed and rational decision, selecting the right choice for the company/employees but doing it with confidence.
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How Do You Get These Skills?
Vocational qualifications and work experience will help you build these skills over time.
What Qualifications & Training Do You Need For Training Manager Careers?
Qualifications and training
There are no set qualifications to get you a job a s a training manager but there are qualifications that will help you on your way.
University: The entry requirements for a foundation degree or higher national diploma is 1 or 2 A levels or equivalent. 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree. It would be beneficial to do your studies in either business studies, human resources management or communications.
College: If you are interested exploring this a t a college level then the below courses will help with experience in training and teaching. Entry requirements for the below courses vary, for more information please try the link.
Level 3 Diploma in Learning and Development
Level 4 Certificate in Workforce Performance Development
Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/find-a-course
Apprenticeships: There are apprenticeships available to help you on your journey. The entry requirements for an apprenticeship are usually 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) A levels or equivalent. Press the links to find out more information.
Learning and development consultant business partner (level 5)
https://findapprenticeshiptraining.apprenticeships.education.gov.uk/courses/325
Senior People Professional Degree Apprenticeship
https://findapprenticeshiptraining.apprenticeships.education.gov.uk/courses/615/providers
Who can help?
Many professional bodies also offer a range of training opportunities, including activities that count towards continuing professional development (CPD). Find out more below:
The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc)
BICSc is the largest independent, professional, and educational body within the cleaning industry providing training and education, setting standards and procedures for cleaning. BICSc membership now stands at over 55,000 individual and corporate members in the UK and Internationally.
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM)
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is the body for workplace and facilities professionals. IWFM empower and enable workplace and facilities professionals to expand their potential and have rewarding, impactful careers. The IWFM was established in 2018. It builds on the proud heritage of 25 years of the British Institute of Facilities Management.
What Work Experience Do You Need For Training Manager Jobs?
Work experience is a great thing to have when looking for a job but is not always necessary, but it is a good idea to gain knowledge in your chosen field. For example, if you are becoming a training management within the cleaning industry it would be valuable to have knowledge in this area so then you have a better understanding of what occurs on a day-to-day basis and what could potentially help with training.
The best experience to get you to training manager would be to become a training officer and then work your way up through promotions.
What Does A Training Manager Do?
In all parts of the industry you can expect to:
- Develop training plans.
- Work alongside external providers to create specialist courses.
- Monitor and set up training schemes.
- Manage the training team.
- Assess the impact of training programmes.
- Write reports.
- Keep records up to date.
- Identify areas for employee growth.
- Offer guidance and advice to employees.
How To Find Training Manager Jobs: Next Steps
The most common progression route into this role is through promotions and this is more likely to happen within a larger company, as they have more money. You can also use all the usual job search engines to find jobs for training manager.
- Indeed
- CV Library
- Totaljobs
- Reed
- Glassdoor
Other job titles that fall under the Learning and Development umbrella are:
- Learning administrator
- Facilitator (face to face or online)
- Training deliverer (face to face or online)
- Learning and Development Business partner
- Head of Learning and Development
- Director of Learning and Development
- Instructional designer
- Digital learning designer
- Assessor
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development offer memberships which will help with recognition, opportunities, you will be able to grow your network of people within the industry and develop your career.
https://www.cipd.org/uk/membership/why-choose-cipd-membership/
You can also take a look at our database of local opportunities to see if there are any relevant jobs, work placements, or careers events and workshops to help you get started.
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