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Training and Development Professionals

Training and Development Professionals plan, develop, implement and evaluate training and development programs to ensure management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by organisations to meet organisational objectives.

Business & adminANZSCO 2233
$1,956/wkMedian full-time pay
34kPeople employed
+15% ▲Growth to 2035
81%Work full time
44Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2233.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

identifying training needs and requirements of individuals and organisationssetting human resource development objectives and evaluating learning outcomespreparing and developing instructional training material and aids such as handbooks, visual aids, online tutorials, demonstration models, and supporting training reference documentationdesigning, coordinating, scheduling and conducting training and development programs that can be delivered in the form of individual and group instruction, and facilitating workshops, meetings, demonstrations and conferencesliaising with external training providers to arrange delivery of specific training and development programspromoting internal and external training and development, and evaluating these promotional activities
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2233 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 4,700 more people in training and development professionals by 2035 ▲

The field grew 4.8% in the year to February 2026, adding about 1,600 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2233.More about our sources: How we check our facts
31.8k2025
34.2k2030 PROJ.
36.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 40% trained through VET, 44% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2233. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

BSB80120Graduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

Business Services Training Package.

See 470 providers
11370NATCertificate IV

Certificate IV in Learning Design and Facilitation

See 2 providers
11314NATCertificate IV

Certificate IV in Workplace and Business Coaching

See 2 providers
See all 6 mapped courses
BSB80120Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) · 470 providers
11370NATCertificate IV in Learning Design and Facilitation · 2 providers
11314NATCertificate IV in Workplace and Business Coaching · 2 providers
11315NATDiploma of Leadership Coaching · 2 providers
11291NATDiploma of Professional Coaching · 1 provider
11081NATCertificate IV in Digital Learning Development · 0 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2233.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW12k
VIC8k
QLD6.9k
WA3.2k
SA1.8k
ACT1.2k
TAS0.5k
NT0.4k