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IT trainers teach people who want to learn new computer skills or improve their existing ones.
You could work: evenings / weekends; flexibly
As an IT trainer, you could:
You could work in an office, at a training centre, at a college or at a client's business.
You could get into this job through:
You could do a relevant foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
You'll usually need:
Most colleges offer courses in IT user skills or digital skills.
The International Certification of Digital Literacy (ICDL), previously known as the ECDL qualification, is also widely available.
Courses like these teach you the main computing skills needed for everyday work tasks.
You will usually need to complete an IT qualification at level 3 or higher if you want to go on to teach computer skills to others.
You could apply to do a Learning and Skills Teacher Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship.
You'll need a qualification in the subject you want to teach, for example, IT skills.
You'll usually need:
You could move into an IT training role within your organisation by gaining promotion. You'll need a good working knowledge of all the common business IT programs to do this.
You could do voluntary teaching, for example helping students with disabilities to use IT and assistive technology. Volunteering experience may give you an advantage when applying for jobs.
If you already have good IT skills, you could take a learning and development qualification with a professional body like the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. This could help you to improve your training skills.
You'll need to:
With experience, you could become a lead trainer in your organisation, an area training co-ordinator or a freelance trainer. You could also teach in further education.
You could move into technical writing, project management or work in other areas of IT, like e-learning development and publishing.
It may be helpful if you get the European Computer Driving Licence qualification. This teaches you the main computing skills for everyday work tasks.