Career switch, measured
From Training and Development Manager to Training and Development Specialist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 86% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Instructional design, Curriculum development, Leadership, Training and coaching; the main skills to add are Teaching, Problem solving, Auditing, Research.
86%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerTraining and Development Specialist
- Instructional design38%30%
- Curriculum development28%32%
- Leadership75%44%
- Training and coaching47%32%
- Microsoft Office19%23%
- Process improvement31%18%
- Stakeholder management19%29%
- Excel16%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Training and Development Specialist postings, rarely in Training and Development Manager ones.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerTraining and Development Specialist
- Teaching–21%
- Problem solving–20%
- Auditing–19%
- Research–14%
- Scheduling–13%
- Troubleshooting–13%
- ERP systems–12%
- Marketing–11%
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