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Trainer

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Anyone who fulfils an activity linked to the (theoretical or practical) training function, either in an institution for education or training, or at the workplace.

Comment

Two categories of trainers can be distinguished:

a professional trainer is a training specialist whose job may coincide with that of the teacher in a vocational training establishment;
a part-time or occasional trainer is a professional in various fields who takes on, in his/her normal duties, part-time training activity, either in-company (as mentors and tutors of recruits and apprentices or as training providers) or externally (by occasionally offering their services at a training establishment);

a trainer may carry out various tasks:

design training activities;
organise and implement these activities;
provide the actual training (transfer knowledge, know-how and skills);
help apprentices develop their skills by providing advice, instructions and comments throughout the apprenticeship.

Source:
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (last accessed 10/2024)
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (last accessed 10/2024)
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This revised and expanded multilingual glossary defines 430 key terms used in European education and training policy. Building on the Terminology of European education and training policy – A selection of 130 key terms, published in 2014, this latest version, which draws on the experiences of Cedefop’s experts, gives new definitions and covers the latest European Union policy priorities, particularly on skills intelligence and employment.
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A person with pedagogical and professional skills, as well as experience, who imparts practical and theoretical training in an education and training institution or enterprise.

Source:
ILO, Glossary of Key Terms on Learning and Training for Work, 2006
ILO, Glossary of Key Terms on Learning and Training for Work, 2006
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The "Glossary of key terms on learning and training for work" provides a comprehensive overview of terms and their definition used in the field of human resource development and training. Each tenn is followed by its definition and link to related terms. When a term has a broader general meaning, the definition given in the Glossary refers to its use in the training context. Both terms and definitions, as well as cross-references to synonyms and related terms are commonly used by the International Labour Office (ILO) and several other intematlonal organizations involved in human resources development and training.

Those who are primarily responsible for imparting practical vocational skills.

Source:
OECD, Glossary of terms used in the international survey of VET systems, 2009
OECD, Glossary of terms used in the international survey of VET systems, 2009
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(Glossary starting p. 107)
"This report sets out some practical steps that countries can take in partnership with employers. [...] [It] is linked to 17 individual country studies [...][that] illustrate the rich international diversity in vocational systems"