The Trainer as Curator

Trainers now must learn to wade through the continuous stream of information to present the most relevant content to learners.

The trainer is a relatively new concept. The corporate classroom evolved in the second half of the 20th century as a way to accelerate the job skills training process and to improve its consistency. Trainers were transferred from the line to teach in these new classrooms, and over time they formed the basis for a new, full-time, professional occupation. The corporate tr