Training Designer
Design self-paced and live training content - storyboards, scripts, e-learning modules and workshops.
This UK training designer career guide covers what the role involves day to day, typical salary at each stage, the usual entry route, the skills employers expect, and related careers worth comparing.
Quick facts
- Starting salary
- £30,000 - £37,000
- Mid-career salary
- £42,000 - £55,000
- Senior salary
- £65,000 - £85,000
- Work environment
- Remote, hybrid
- Time to entry
- 1 - 3 years
- Degree required
- Preferred
- Category
- Education, Science and Research
What a Training Designer does
Design self-paced and live training content - storyboards, scripts, e-learning modules and workshops.
How to become a Training Designer
- Look up Training Designer roles on LinkedIn or Indeed and read 5 real job ads
- Talk to someone already working as a Training Designer - even a 15-minute call helps
- Find one beginner course or qualification used by people in this role
- Build one small piece of evidence you've explored this (project, shadowing, short course)
- Apply to one entry-level role or related opportunity within the next month
Key skills
- Instructional design
- Articulate Storyline / Rise
- Storyboarding
- User testing