Job Requirements
Fort Meade, MD
Top Secret/SCI CI Polygraph
Entry Level (less than 2 yrs experience)
$80,000 - $90,000
Job Description
We are seeking a Training Specialist to support the development, delivery, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive training programs in a military and government environment. This position combines instructional design, curriculum development, classroom instruction, training coordination, and performance evaluation to ensure personnel receive effective, mission-focused training.
The ideal candidate will have experience designing and delivering technical and operational training, developing instructional materials, assessing training requirements, and collaborating with stakeholders to align training programs with organizational objectives and mission requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Training Development & Instructional Design
- Design, develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive training programs, curricula, instructional materials, and course content.
- Assess organizational training requirements and develop training scenarios, objectives, plans, methodologies, tools, and instructional approaches.
- Develop individual and collective training requirements, including exercises, simulations, performance assessments, and evaluation criteria.
- Research technical and operational subject matter to develop new training courses and revise existing instructional programs.
- Identify and implement effective training methodologies, including classroom instruction, computer-based training, simulations, adaptive testing, and performance-based assessments.
- Develop and maintain instructor guides, course outlines, training manuals, handbooks, presentations, visual aids, workbooks, handouts, and other instructional materials.
Training Delivery & Coordination
- Conduct formal classroom instruction, technical training, workshops, seminars, and end-user training sessions.
- Deliver training on technical, operational, and mission-specific subject matter to individuals, teams, and organizational units.
- Plan, coordinate, and schedule training courses, exercises, observation activities, and instructional events.
- Prepare and maintain training plans, schedules, reports, and supporting documentation to meet operational requirements.
- Collaborate with leadership, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders to identify training priorities and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
- Identify, track, and resolve issues impacting training schedules, delivery, resources, and overall effectiveness.
Training Assessment & Performance Evaluation
- Develop and implement evaluation procedures, performance measurement criteria, and assessment tools to determine training effectiveness.
- Evaluate individual and collective training outcomes to ensure instructional objectives, organizational standards, and mission requirements are achieved.
- Design and administer course assessments, practical exercises, oral examinations, interviews, and performance-based evaluations.
- Analyze training feedback, assessment results, and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Review and update existing training programs, instructional materials, and evaluation methodologies to maintain accuracy, relevance, and effectiveness.
- Recommend improvements to training strategies, instructional approaches, and course content based on organizational needs and performance outcomes.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- An additional four (4) years of relevant military training experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement.
Certifications
- Training Development Certification and/or Instructional Design Certification.
**Experience**
- Experience requirements vary by assigned responsibilities and level of training support.
- Ability to develop, coordinate, deliver, or evaluate training programs in support of organizational and mission objectives.
- Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and instructional skills.
- Ability to collaborate with subject matter experts, leadership, and stakeholders to identify and address training requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three (3) or more years of experience delivering classroom-based, technical, operational, or end-user training.
- Five (5) or more years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or training program development.
- Experience supporting military, Department of Defense (DoD), or federal government training programs.
- Experience developing training scenarios, exercise plans, instructional curricula, and performance evaluation methodologies.
- Experience designing and delivering individual and collective training exercises.
- Familiarity with computer-based training, simulations, adaptive learning technologies, and performance-based assessment tools.
- Experience assessing training effectiveness and implementing continuous improvements to instructional programs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple training initiatives, coordinate schedules, and develop comprehensive training documentation.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a versatile training professional who can manage the full training lifecycle—from identifying instructional requirements and developing curriculum to delivering classroom instruction and evaluating training effectiveness. This individual should be comfortable working with technical subject matter, collaborating with military and government stakeholders, and developing practical training solutions that enhance individual and organizational readiness.
The ideal candidate will have experience designing and delivering technical and operational training, developing instructional materials, assessing training requirements, and collaborating with stakeholders to align training programs with organizational objectives and mission requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Training Development & Instructional Design
- Design, develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive training programs, curricula, instructional materials, and course content.
- Assess organizational training requirements and develop training scenarios, objectives, plans, methodologies, tools, and instructional approaches.
- Develop individual and collective training requirements, including exercises, simulations, performance assessments, and evaluation criteria.
- Research technical and operational subject matter to develop new training courses and revise existing instructional programs.
- Identify and implement effective training methodologies, including classroom instruction, computer-based training, simulations, adaptive testing, and performance-based assessments.
- Develop and maintain instructor guides, course outlines, training manuals, handbooks, presentations, visual aids, workbooks, handouts, and other instructional materials.
Training Delivery & Coordination
- Conduct formal classroom instruction, technical training, workshops, seminars, and end-user training sessions.
- Deliver training on technical, operational, and mission-specific subject matter to individuals, teams, and organizational units.
- Plan, coordinate, and schedule training courses, exercises, observation activities, and instructional events.
- Prepare and maintain training plans, schedules, reports, and supporting documentation to meet operational requirements.
- Collaborate with leadership, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders to identify training priorities and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
- Identify, track, and resolve issues impacting training schedules, delivery, resources, and overall effectiveness.
Training Assessment & Performance Evaluation
- Develop and implement evaluation procedures, performance measurement criteria, and assessment tools to determine training effectiveness.
- Evaluate individual and collective training outcomes to ensure instructional objectives, organizational standards, and mission requirements are achieved.
- Design and administer course assessments, practical exercises, oral examinations, interviews, and performance-based evaluations.
- Analyze training feedback, assessment results, and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Review and update existing training programs, instructional materials, and evaluation methodologies to maintain accuracy, relevance, and effectiveness.
- Recommend improvements to training strategies, instructional approaches, and course content based on organizational needs and performance outcomes.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- An additional four (4) years of relevant military training experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement.
Certifications
- Training Development Certification and/or Instructional Design Certification.
**Experience**
- Experience requirements vary by assigned responsibilities and level of training support.
- Ability to develop, coordinate, deliver, or evaluate training programs in support of organizational and mission objectives.
- Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and instructional skills.
- Ability to collaborate with subject matter experts, leadership, and stakeholders to identify and address training requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three (3) or more years of experience delivering classroom-based, technical, operational, or end-user training.
- Five (5) or more years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or training program development.
- Experience supporting military, Department of Defense (DoD), or federal government training programs.
- Experience developing training scenarios, exercise plans, instructional curricula, and performance evaluation methodologies.
- Experience designing and delivering individual and collective training exercises.
- Familiarity with computer-based training, simulations, adaptive learning technologies, and performance-based assessment tools.
- Experience assessing training effectiveness and implementing continuous improvements to instructional programs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple training initiatives, coordinate schedules, and develop comprehensive training documentation.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a versatile training professional who can manage the full training lifecycle—from identifying instructional requirements and developing curriculum to delivering classroom instruction and evaluating training effectiveness. This individual should be comfortable working with technical subject matter, collaborating with military and government stakeholders, and developing practical training solutions that enhance individual and organizational readiness.
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