Certification or Licensing
As a trainer, you should be certified in the products (such as Microsoft C++, MFC, Visual Basic, and Access), developments (including Internet, HTML, and JavaScript), applications (MS Office, for example), environments (such as OS/2, Windows, client/server), and databases (including ADO, Access, ODBC, BD/2, and SQL) you want to instruct. Classes in each of the disciplines are available from the manufacturers, and you must pass an examination before receiving certification. Trainers who are employed by hardware and software developers might receive on-the-job instruction on the most current product releases. Certification is not mandatory (except for consultants), but will provide you with a competitive advantage. The Association for Talent Development offers the certified professional in talent development designation to applicants who have at least five years of training experience and pass a knowledge examination and a skills application examination. It also offers the associate professional in talent development credential for those with at least three years of experience. CompTIA offers more than 15 certification credentials. The International Society for Performance Improvement offers the following credentials: certified performance technologist, certified developer of training, and certified facilitator of training.
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists
- Adult and Vocational Education Teachers
- Agile Coaches or Trainers
- Art Directors
- Art Teachers
- Artificial Intelligence Specialists
- Athletic Directors
- Augmented Reality Developers
- Automation Engineers
- Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Test Drivers
- Back-End Developers
- Big Data Developers
- Biometrics Systems Specialists
- Biophysicists
- Blockchain Developers
- Bloggers
- Book Editors
- Brand Ambassadors
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Clinical Data Managers
- Cloud Engineers
- College Administrators
- College Professors
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Computer and Office Machine Service Technicians
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Support Service Owners
- Computer Support Specialists
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Cooking Instructors
- Cryptocurrency Specialists
- Curriculum Coordinators
- Customer Success Managers
- Cybersecurity Architects
- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Processing Technicians
- Data Scientists
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Specialists
- Deepfake Professionals
- Digital Advertising Workers
- Digital Agents
- Digital Designers
- Digital Marketing Workers
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Document Management Specialists
- Driverless Car Engineers
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Edupreneurs
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineers
- Electronics Service Technicians
- Elementary School Teachers
- Embedded Systems Engineers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Enterprise Architects
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Ergonomists
- ETL Developers
- Fiber Optics Technicians
- Flight Instructors
- Full Stack Developers/Engineers
- Futurists
- Geospatial Analytics Specialists
- Graphic Designers
- Graphics Programmers
- Guidance Counselors
- Hardware Engineers
- Health Educators
- Health Informaticists
- Help Desk Representatives
- Industrial Designers
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Developers
- Internet Executives
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet of Things Developers
- Internet Quality Assurance Specialists
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- JavaScript Developers
- Journalism Teachers
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Machine Learning Engineers
- Market Research Analysts
- Mathematicians
- Mathematics Teachers
- Media Planners and Buyers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Microelectronics Technicians
- Mobile Software Developers
- Model View Controller Developers
- Music Teachers
- Network Operations Center Engineers
- Network Operations Center Technicians
- Nursing Instructors
- Online Gambling Specialists
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Online Reputation Managers
- Personal Privacy Advisors
- Physical Education Teachers
- Preschool Teachers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Product Owners
- Project Managers
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
- Salesforce Developers
- School Administrators
- School Nurses
- Scrum Masters
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Secondary School Teachers
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Site Reliability Engineers
- Smart Building Systems Designers
- Social Media Influencers
- Social Media Workers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Solutions Architects
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Systems Setup Specialists
- Teacher Aides
- Technical Support Specialists
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Technology Ethicists
- Tutors and Trainers
- Unity Developers
- User Experience Designers
- Visual Interaction Designers
- Webmasters
- Wireless Service Technicians