Becoming a Trainer, How to Start

b0nd on 06/05/2023 - 20:37

I a certified trainer, and into IT since ages. Working as full time architect.

Since a while I’m thinking to start online classes and teach people cloud (azure, aws etc). The institutes are asking for $2000-3000 a course/certification, so my motive is to train people with one third the cost. And also, keep keep the max number of participants to 3.

Any ideas on how I can start? I tried posting it in few places, but no response.

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  • Mechz on 06/05/2023 - 20:41
    +11

    Maybe start with grammarly dot com.

    • b0nd on 06/05/2023 - 20:43
      -1

      Haha right !! After that? Lol

    • pharkurnell on 07/05/2023 - 11:13

      Imagine paying top $$ for a course and the instructor comes out talking like that ? You'd go postal.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 06/05/2023 - 20:53
      +5

      Thanks chatgpt

      • AustriaBargain on 06/05/2023 - 21:06

        You're welcome! If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 06/05/2023 - 21:50

    With the training you offer having no formal certification, why would anyone pay?

    • b0nd on 06/05/2023 - 22:15

      Training —> preparing for exam —> appear for exam —> get certification

    • AustriaBargain on 07/05/2023 - 02:30

      Think of it more like tutoring than certified training. Some people struggle to learn by themselves or even with formal lectures, rather they need a bit of one on one time with someone who knows why they are struggling and can explain to them in terms they can understand. Like he said the people taking this kind of tutoring are probably already learning what he's teaching or are on course to take an exam for it at least.

  • trustnoone on 06/05/2023 - 22:50

    Some things I'd keep in mind:

    1. Be careful of understanding the cost (or your worth) sure there are courses at $2000 but they're mostly ones paid for by work. Many in IT will use free resources or pay for a six months subscription to something. Which leads into 2.
    2. Advertise what sets you apart from other online courses. There are many udemy courses for example that are made to teach you up until you take an exam or certification and many that is cheaper then the cost you quote above. What sets you apart? Why go with you instead of an online course I can take at my leisure. (maybe you do coaching? maybe you answer specific questions? Maybe you provide hands on experience?).
    3. I would be careful in wording, for example instead of "teaching someone azure" you might want to say "providing skills to become a level x in azure" or whatever certificate it means. Unless I'm doing it for a hobby, I'm probably more interested that I'll pay x amount and get something out of it. Even if that something is the knowledge to go for an exam.
    4. Starting is difficult, I feel like you'll do better at finding local people to teach as opposed to advertising as you'll be up against traditional courses whiich makes me think I should take traditional ones. Maybe if you have more of a group setting it will feel a little easier. I know I've been to a few meet ups that teach me say python data course in a night or something for $20 bucks each.
    5. How exactly are you teaching, like what are you providing different to the online courses. Will you be there? Face2Face? This isn't bad, but keep in mind some like that and some don't. How you teach will also alter who will be willing to take you on.
    6. You talk about AWS/Azure but if you prefer the money, remember that you don't have to go so in-depth. You'll probably make more money teaching older generation how to apply for a licence or registration or creating an email account then teaching a very small niche audience Azure.
  • Gunnar on 06/05/2023 - 23:18

    If you don’t already have one Maybe get a Cert IV in training and assessment before staring to train people. That way you at least have a qualification to train people

    • b0nd on 07/05/2023 - 08:05

      Already certified as a trainer, don’t need cert IV

      • BAM51102 on 07/05/2023 - 12:12
        +1

        what is your certification as a trainer then?

        • elgrande on 07/05/2023 - 14:04
          +1

          Cert-ified

        • MrHyde on 07/05/2023 - 15:32

          I did a CompTIA CTT+ certification when I started out.

          It involved picking a topic, writing an introductory course on the topic - one chapter only - about 20 odd slides and then recording yourself delivering it to a class and then submitting that for evaluation. That was over 15 years ago; not sure what the requirements are now.

  • freefall101 on 07/05/2023 - 01:50

    The institutes are asking for $2000-3000 a course/certification

    Usually they're paying this because it comes with the certification. If it didn't, they could just do free online courses.

    It's really hard to do and you need to be really specialised in what you're doing. I've paid for trainers on courses before, they had to be clearly the top of what they do.

    • b0nd on 07/05/2023 - 08:05

      Nope, for certification one needs to appear for an exam, the exam costs from $100-$200 and no institution is allowed to sell the certification for a price.

      I’ve done my homework 📚

  • deme on 07/05/2023 - 09:30
    -1

    Any ideas on how I can start? I tried posting it in few places, but no response.

    Then people don't want it.

    • pharkurnell on 07/05/2023 - 11:12
      -1

      they probably couldnt understand what he typed…. my mind blue screened..

  • AdosHouse on 07/05/2023 - 10:01
    +1

    Well going by the title, you start by going to see Professor Oak. Then you need to be the very best.

  • MrHyde on 07/05/2023 - 10:24
    +1

    I provide training in a number of niche IT areas. Although I don't do online courses. I am more of the $2000/$3000 ones you've mentioned.

    The way I started was through my normal gig as an IT Consultant. Customers that I implemented projects; I would pitch them training courses that they may want their staff to go on once the project handover is complete and just built connections that way. I built my own material, have labs developed running on EC2 instances and have agreements in place with training locations like Cliftons if the customer location is not available.

    I also resell others training courses as well as just instruct using others material as well.

    At the end of the day, training is just a side hustle as it gives me a good break from day to day consulting.

    • b0nd on 07/05/2023 - 11:50

      Ah, makes sense. I assume, you’re into AWS side. I’m into Microsoft space, Azure and M365. Thanks for the details, mate. Much appreciated

  • lostgoat on 07/05/2023 - 12:16
    +1

    I tried posting it in few places, but no response.

    Do a UAcademy course on promotions and marketing .

    • b0nd on 07/05/2023 - 16:19

      What’s UAcademy?

  • altomic on 07/05/2023 - 18:55

    why do a course to become a trainer?

    I did a 2 day "train the trainer" course with my work.

    literally - "tell them what they are going to learn, show them how it works, get them to think about it and then they demonstrate what they learnt"

    • macfudd on 07/05/2023 - 20:53
      +1

      'Train the Trainer' is L&D code for 'sod training this boring topic, the business can do it instead.'

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