Hi, I am a trainer in the financial services domain with exposure to product and process. I would like to expand my horizon and transition into training from an HR perspective, thus considering the ISTD Diploma. I have 7 years of experience in the financial services industry - 5 years in sales and the last 2 in training and sales development. I am a senior manager responsible for product training in 2 regions. Please advise if pursuing the ISTD Diploma would be a good choice for me and suggest any other alternatives that may align better with my profile.
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As financial services trainer, you have carved out a niche area for yourself and I would strongly suggest you branch out into training in related areas. Topics like finance for non- finance personnel, investment avenues for the salaried class, demystifying stock markets, mutual funds and insurance etc. have a very vast scope if the training is made interesting, practical and tangible results visible.
The reason I am not encouraging you to branch out into HR related training is because that space is getting over crowded and the skill sets required for that is different from your current area of expertise. More importantly you have a very specialized knowledge and a niche domain that can be explored and harnessed by you.
However having said that, it is possible that you have your reasons for exploring training avenues in the HR space. ISTD would certainly be good diploma that would give you a focused approach to training. The other alternatives are doing a Train The Trainer program from a recognized training setup. Another way to go about it is to attend training programs by established trainers on topics of your interest, understand and appreciate the nuances of the subject and then research and work out a module that suits your style of training.
As a future HR trainer you might find the contents of the following Inspirational and Motivational blogs interesting
www.actspot.wordpress.com – Over 1,25,500 views and 775 followers
www.poweract.blogspot.com – Over 38,500 views and 200 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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498As financial services trainer, you have carved out a niche area for yourself and I would strongly suggest you branch out into training in related areas. Topics like finance for non- finance personnel, investment avenues for the salaried class, demystifying stock markets, mutual funds and insurance etc. have a very vast scope if the training is made interesting, practical and tangible results visible.
The reason I am not encouraging you to branch out into HR related training is because that space is getting over crowded and the skill sets required for that is different from your current area of expertise. More importantly you have a very specialized knowledge and a niche domain that can be explored and harnessed by you.
However having said that, it is possible that you have your reasons for exploring training avenues in the HR space. ISTD would certainly be good diploma that would give you a focused approach to training. The other alternatives are doing a Train The Trainer program from a recognized training setup. Another way to go about it is to attend training programs by established trainers on topics of your interest, understand and appreciate the nuances of the subject and then research and work out a module that suits your style of training.
As a future HR trainer you might find the contents of the following Inspirational and Motivational blogs interesting
www.actspot.wordpress.com – Over 1,25,500 views and 775 followers
www.poweract.blogspot.com – Over 38,500 views and 200 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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