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Qualification to improve trainers’ commercial skills introduced

By Martin Kornacki (13-01-2010)
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The Learning Practitioners’ Association, which represents individuals engaged in the design, development and delivery of training, has today introduced a new BTEC level 5 professional certificate in Learning Practice Management.

The qualification is aimed at satisfying what the organisation says is a growing need for commercially-focused trainers.

The Learning Practitioners’ Association, which incorporates TrainerBase - a resource for finding freelance trainers, says the new qualification is designed to help learning and development practitioners improve their personal, training and business skills, and achieve professional recognition.

Peter Mayes, chief executive of the Learning Practitioners’ Association, said: “Our research into how training is being purchased has shown that trainers now need to possess a wider spectrum of skills, particularly increased levels of commercial acumen.

“Training organisations have indicated to us that commercial acumen is now one of the top three skills that they look for when recruiting and developing their trainers.”

The qualification includes personal, operational and commercial skills units in a 200-hour learning programme and is intended for both experienced and inexperienced L&D professionals.

The course will be available from this month. For more information contact info@learningpractitioners.org.uk

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