Information Technology Educator
Information technology (IT) educators provide instruction and are involved in the planning, administration and coordination of training.
IT educators may perform the following tasks:
- develop course and instructional material including visual aids, student handouts, training exercises and reference material
- plan, design and coordinate training programs
- assess and analyse training needs
- conduct teaching sessions or lectures
- assess students in various settings
- maintain student and client records
- evaluate learning effectiveness
- prepare reports for management on training budgets and outcomes
- work with experts in the areas where IT is being applied
- talk to developers and suppliers of new IT products and teaching methods to maintain personal knowledge and skill.
Specialisations:
IT Lecturer
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IT Technical Writer
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IT Training Consultant
An IT training consultant may conduct employee training as part of new or modified systems implementation, as well as general IT skills training to achieve basic competence in areas such as word processing, online communication techniques or spreadsheet development.
Personal Requirements:
- able to explain complex concepts clearly
- good communication skills
- willing to maintain and update own knowledge of IT content
- good organisational skills
- able to act with initiative, tact and maturity
- patience in dealing with people of differing abilities and backgrounds
- able to work as part of a team
- good at mathematics and computing.
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