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[quote=Anonymous]I’m head of TM at my company. Ive been in the field for 20 years and the transition from teaching to corporate trainer can be done. I have colleagues who have done this successfully. There are some parallels and skills will transfer over… classroom management, facilitation skills, lesson planning, use of learning technologies. You can read up on the difference between pedagogy and androgogy (honestly some adult learners behave like kindergartners so you’re fine). What I would look for in an interview is CAN YOU MAKE THE SWITCH. Corporate culture is very different from the education sector. My spouse is a teacher, so I know. Can you work at pace, can you handle multiple projects, multiple curricula design projects, can you manage stakeholders (think of your most annoying parents that you deal with today, same idea - except they are the c level of the company, they all think they know how to do training, and unlike parents, their opinions actually count.) In an interview if you come across as more slow and one dimensional and tired, as opposed to hungry and willing to learn, and willing to work hard, you aren’t advancing to the next round interview, I’d rather hire a 25 year old who knows nothing. Note that most mid level trainers will make 1.5-2.0x a trainer salary, and it goes up from there, so it can be meaningful career change. Sign up for ATD membership, SHRM membership, take a couple certification courses, get those on your resume, and you’ll likely get a better response to your application. Good Luck![/quote]

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