Corporate Trainer. Basic Knowledge

Author: China Labor and Social Security Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This is the professional training textbook for corporate trainer vocational qualification training, developed under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and after being recognized and approved, it has been presented to the broader training workforce. For trainers, this is not just a professional textbook, but also represents a significant step forward in the development of the corporate trainer profession. This step is crucial for the career advancement of individual trainers and for the establishment of the corporate trainer system in China. The corporate trainer system is an important component of the vocational qualification certification system introduced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and one of the major measures taken to enhance the quality of corporate employees and strengthen human resource capacity building. The implementation of the corporate trainer system in China is not only necessary for the development of the training industry but also essential for national economic construction and corporate development. Its emergence and development are the inevitable result of history and a product of China's reform and opening-up.
Entering the 21st century, with rapid economic development and deepening reform and opening-up, corporations have faced numerous adaptation issues, with the low quality of employee skills being particularly prominent. This includes outdated concepts, outdated knowledge, and a lack of skills—in short, laborers' qualities are unable to meet the new demands of socio-economic and corporate development. Improving the overall quality of laborers and enhancing corporate competitiveness have become urgent priorities. Learning from advanced international experiences and combining them with China's realities, we can conclude that vigorously developing vocational education and conducting corporate employee training are important measures to improve laborers' qualities. To carry out employee training and enhance laborers' qualities, the first step is to improve the quality of trainers. Therefore, establishing the corporate trainer system is of great significance for effective training and improving laborers' qualities.
The establishment of China's corporate trainer system is still in its early stages. Unlike developed countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, where the concept of trainers has been applied for many years and the system is well-established, many people in China are still unfamiliar with the term "corporate trainer" compared to more familiar professions like engineers, accountants, and architects. The establishment of China's corporate trainer system can be traced back to 1999. That year, the China Association for Employee Education and Vocational Training (China Vocational Association) proposed the topic of corporate trainer system establishment. Once proposed, the initiative quickly gained attention and support from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and relevant leaders, as well as interest from corporations. The attention of government authorities and the demand from businesses provided momentum for the research and development of the corporate trainer system.
As a result, the China Vocational Association officially launched the research and development of China's corporate trainer system, forming a research team and holding seminars in places such as Zhuhai, Hainan Haikou, and Beijing. They conducted multiple research visits to businesses, study tours to learn from international experiences, and pilot training programs to understand corporate needs and gather feedback on standards and textbooks. The China Vocational Association focused on two main aspects—system establishment and team building—to fundamentally address the development of the corporate trainer profession. Through system establishment, the status, role, qualifications, and treatment of corporate trainers in corporate development were defined, and a professional, specialized, and standardized high-quality team of corporate trainer backbone personnel was built. Through team building, particularly addressing the quality of trainers, the training quality was improved, the quality of the employee workforce was enhanced, and the sustainable development of businesses was continuously strengthened—this is precisely the purpose of establishing the corporate trainer system.
Over the years, the China Vocational Association has taken on a series of specific tasks related to the corporate trainer system with a highly responsible attitude and meticulous work ethic. Currently, the framework of the corporate trainer vocational qualification system has been basically established, national standards have been issued and implemented, textbook development has achieved preliminary results, and other related system constructions are underway in a tight schedule. We have every reason to believe that with everyone's support and joint efforts, China's corporate trainer system will develop healthily and mature.
The development and writing of the corporate trainer textbook were carried out in parallel with the formulation of the national vocational qualification standards for trainers. While experts were researching and formulating the trainer national vocational qualification standards, a textbook development working group was also established. The working group conducted preparatory work such as collecting domestic and international information and materials related to textbook development based on the dynamic and content of the standard development. Once the standard was basically determined, the outline for textbook writing was also completed. After the standard was approved, textbook writing was immediately launched.
During the textbook development process, we adhered to the professional characteristics of corporate trainers and the requirements of the vocational qualification standards, insisting on the principle that job-related knowledge and skills should be sufficient, practical, easy to operate, and easy to learn. We also strived to provide the latest information, knowledge, and technical methods from domestic and international corporate training, as well as relevant information, knowledge, and skills that could be referenced in conducting corporate training. The development and writing of the textbook were largely based on the standard but were not limited to its content. The purpose was to provide trainers with greater flexibility in their work, allowing them to better grasp the pulse of corporate needs and ensure that training work keeps pace with corporate development.
During the development and writing of the corporate trainer training textbook, our guiding ideology and principles were clear: ensuring textbook quality while prioritizing the availability of the textbook and its prompt release. We are fully aware that since the corporate trainer system is still in its early stages, many issues remain to be explored and require practical validation. Moreover, due to our limitations in expertise and practice, some issues may not have been fully recognized or understood. In short, the development of the textbook has been constrained. Therefore, this textbook still needs to be continuously improved in practice and enhanced in development.
Regarding the issues in the textbook, we not only hope for your understanding but also encourage you to actively propose constructive suggestions so that this textbook can mature and improve more quickly. Here, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to you.