IT technologies and solutions are steadily evolving. IT trainers must keep an eye on the related developments and are responsible for teaching trainees and experienced specialists about these technologies and solutions. Furthermore, they organise training content and develop methodological concepts.
Staying up-to-date is essential to keep pace with the competition in a quickly changing market environment, especially in the IT industry. IT trainers are highly sought-after – both in companies and system houses and as external coaches – and make an indirect contribution to the business success. Thus, their opportunities are good and will probably still be so in the upcoming years.
Teaching basics and specialist knowledge is only one of the various key tasks of IT trainers. Apart from conducting seminars and training courses, they also develop pedagogical approaches and teaching methods, organise related events and continuously enhance their own knowledge and skills.
Anyone who wants to teach requires strong social and pedagogical skills and must be up-to-date. Generally, IT trainers require a broad range of hard skills and soft skills to do a successful job. They often need to have a technical background, ideally a degree in the field of information technology. By completing a related training course, newcomers have good chances as well.
IT trainers can either be employed at companies or educational institutions or work as freelancers. Trainers in permanent employment have an average starting salary of between EUR 31,000 and EUR 40,000; with increasing professional experience, it can rise to EUR 79,000. The daily rates of freelance IT trainers, on the other hand, amount to between EUR 850 (newcomers) and EUR 3,000 (trainers with long-term experience responsible for complex projects).
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