Training and Development Professional

A Training and Development Professional designs, delivers, and evaluates learning programmes and training interventions to build workforce capability in Australian organisations. They assess skill gaps, develop curriculum content, facilitate workshops and online learning, and measure training effectiveness using evaluation frameworks. The role sits within Human Resources, Learning and Development, or dedicated training departments and may span technical, compliance, leadership, or operational skill development.

Conduct training needs analyses using surveys, focus groups, and performance data to identify skill and knowledge gaps across business units. Design learning programmes aligned to organisational strategy, including objectives, content sequencing, assessment methods, and delivery modes. Develop training materials such as participant workbooks, facilitator guides, slide decks, video scripts, and e-learning modules using authoring tools or learning management systems. Deliver training sessions via classroom, virtual synchronous, or blended formats, adapting content and pace to diverse learner needs and proficiency levels. Facilitate discussions, simulations, case studies, and role-plays to embed practical skill application and encourage peer learning. Evaluate training effectiveness using pre/post assessments, Kirkpatrick model evaluation (reaction, learning, behaviour, results), and participant feedback. Manage learning management system (LMS) administration, including user enrolment, course scheduling, progress tracking, and reporting of completion and assessment data. Ensure training content and delivery comply with relevant Australian standards, regulatory requirements (such as WHS induction standards or aged care training), and organisational policies.

The standard entry pathway requires a bachelor degree or higher (ABS Skill Level 1). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

Many organisations see training as a cost to minimise, not invest in, so your programmes get cut when budgets tighten. You'll also spend a lot of time chasing managers to release staff for training and then dealing with low attendance or engagement.

Regional areas have fewer dedicated positions. Practically speaking, most opportunities are in city-based head offices. Remote delivery is now common, but the jobs themselves aren't equally distributed across Australia.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 2233, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Active Listeningcore
• Adapt teaching to target groupcore
• Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
• Continuous Learning and Upskillingcore
• Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
• Feedback Collection and Actioningcore
• Goal Setting and Planningcore
• Group Facilitationcore
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiencycore
• Process Documentationcore
• Process Improvement Identificationcore
• Report Writingcore
• Stakeholder Communicationcore
• Verbal Communicationcore
• Written Communicationcore
• Adapt training to labour market
• Advise on efficiency improvements
• Digital Literacy
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
• Inclusive Practice
• Onboarding Support
• Policy and Procedure Adherence
• Reporting and Analytics
• Research and Analysis
• Team Collaboration
• Time Management and Prioritisation

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

Role data is drawn from official Australian Government sources, and each figure names where it comes from. Where a role is not in the ABS classification, the page shows no government figures for it. Data may not reflect every local variation.

Where our numbers come from.

What Training and Development Professional workers move into, from ten years of tax records.

Last updated: 30 October 2026