Human Resources, Work Health and Safety and Training Professionals

How to become a Training and Development Professional

Also called: Learning and Development Consultant, Training Coordinator, Training Officer

Plans, develops, implements and evaluates training and development programs to ensure management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by an organisation to meet organisational objectives.

Main tasks

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

Ways in

University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
University: Education & Teaching degrees, Offered by 37 universities in Australia
TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122); Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (TAE50122); Certificate IV in Human Resource Management (BSB40420); Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB50420); Graduate Certificate in Digital Education (TAE80316); Graduate Diploma of Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice (TAE80113); Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB60420); Advanced Diploma of Marketing and Communication (BSB60520)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

About 3,000 people work in this job group now, and about 3,400 are projected by 2035. (+16.1%)
Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Training and Development Professional?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Education & Teaching degrees; Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.

Is a Training and Development Professional a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 16% by 2035, from about 3,000 to about 3,400 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Training and Development Professional?

Not always. 51% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Education & Teaching degrees; Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.

Will AI change the work of a Training and Development Professional?

Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Sources

Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04