Vocational Trainer job description

About the job

We are looking for a vocational trainer to pass on their trade experience to learners through hands-on workshop practice, preparing them for work to safety and quality standards.

Duties and responsibilities

• Train learners in the trade's practical skills in the workshop
• Explain the theory behind the trade and link it to practice
• Teach safe use of tools and equipment and enforce safety rules
• Prepare training programmes and materials to match labour market needs
• Assess trainees with practical and written tests
• Follow up trainees during work placements with employers
• Keep attendance, grade and progress records
• Look after the workshop and its equipment and order training supplies

Working conditions

• Workshop work, standing for long periods

Requirements

• Intermediate or higher diploma in the trade
• 3 to 6 years of experience in working in and teaching the trade

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Hands-on training
• Trade experience
• Safety
• Training materials
• Assessment
• Use of tools and equipment
• Teaching adult learners

Preferred

• A certified trainer (TOT) certificate
• An occupational safety certificate