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[quote=Anonymous]OP, this is my field, as well. I am an HR executive who manages the various Talent teams such as training, recruiting, onboarding, etc. for a tech company. I think there are a few things to consider to make this transition. What have you taught over the course of your twenty-year career? Are you looking for training jobs where that experience is useful? Look into any certifications you can complete that moves you closer to that goal. Even if you are currently in-progress with those goals, they will enhance your resume. I would work with a headhunter on this. A headhunter can help you understand what fields may have roles where you will be a fit, and help you tailor your resume to reflect that. Also, the headhunter is able to have a conversation with companies about your resume to explain how and why you are a potential fit.

Keep in mind that teaching and training are not the same thing. Your natural skillset may genuinely be a good fit for corporate training; however, that is hard to convey on a piece of paper, especially if you do not have any relevant certificates or experience. After twenty years, one would surmise that you have expert-level knowledge in your subject field. Is that science? Math? History? Early elementary? Are you looking for jobs where you would be training individuals on something you have a solid understanding of already? If so, make that known in your resume. If not, take some courses and learn the skills. Without knowing what are you are interested in training, I don’t know what to recommend. But, I can tell you that if you are interested in training on OEM technologies (Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Checkpoint, etc) there are many resources available (some free) to help you gain that knowledge.

In my world, Instructional Designers design but do not train. Trainers need to know every details on how make learners understand what be able to put their new skill into practice. Designers need to create content and curriculum, possibly videos, storyboards, etc. But, they do not necessarily have to be the person delivering the training. Good luck to you![/quote]

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