Workplace trainer group and student trainee groups both recognize inadequate skills in all five essential skillsets of workplace trainers.
Workplace trainer group had a higher satisfactory threshold for ‘expert knowledge and techniques in job function’ and ‘education and training execution and delivery skills,’ student trainee group had a higher satisfactory threshold for ‘education and training program design and development skills’ and ‘design and execution of education and training evaluation.’
Workplace trainer group reflected more positively on ‘expert knowledge and techniques in job function,’ and student trainees reflected more positively on ‘education and training program design and development skills’ and ‘design and execution of education and training evaluation.’
Calculating the development priorities in each skillset, workplace trainer group and student trainee group both recognized ‘education training program design and development skills,’ ‘expert knowledge and techniques in job function,’ and ‘trainee student advisory and management skills’ ranked first through third, respectively.