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United Kingdom · Learning and Development · Entry Level (0-2 years)

Training Coordinator

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

  • Experience bandEntry Level (0-2 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toL&D Specialist
  • UK framework levelUsually someone starting out, or keeping a process running

Also advertised as L&D Assistant · Learning Support Officer · Training Administrator

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1What this role really is

This isn't just an admin job; you're the engine room for all our training programmes. You make sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes, from booking rooms to making sure the right people get their invites. Frankly, without you, our trainers would be running around like headless chickens, and our learners wouldn't know where to go or what to do. You're the one who keeps the wheels on the bus, ensuring our colleagues have a seamless experience when they come to learn something new. It's about setting the stage for success, every single time.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Intermediate

Outlook for emails and calendar management, Word for basic document creation, Excel for simple data tracking (like attendance lists), PowerPoint for minor edits to presentations.

LMS (e.g., Cornerstone OnDemand, Docebo)Basic

Enrolling users, marking attendance, running standard completion reports, troubleshooting basic login issues. You'll be navigating the system, not configuring it.

Virtual Meeting Platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams)Intermediate

Setting up virtual rooms, managing participant lists, sharing screens, using chat and polling functions, troubleshooting basic audio/video issues for trainers and learners.

Project Management Tools (e.g., Asana, MS Teams)Basic

Updating your own task status, checking deadlines, communicating progress to your manager and team members. You're a user, not an administrator.

Survey & Feedback Tools (e.g., SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Forms)Basic

Deploying pre-built surveys, exporting raw data, and maybe doing very basic summaries of quantitative results.

HRIS (e.g., Workday HCM, SAP SuccessFactors)Basic

Viewing employee data to verify eligibility for training, performing manual data entry for external training records. You're a data consumer, not a system owner.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Changing a training date/timeEscalate to L&D Specialist for approval and communication to all parties.Propose changes to L&D Manager, manage communication with stakeholders after approval.Decide on changes within programme scope, inform Director, manage all communications.
Ordering training materials (e.g., workbooks)Order according to established procedures and approved budget; escalate if costs exceed expectations.Select vendors for materials within a defined budget (£1K-£5K), get manager approval for new vendors.Approve material vendors up to £10K, negotiate terms, define quality standards.
Troubleshooting technical issues during a sessionAttempt basic troubleshooting (e.g., check cables, restart software); escalate to IT Support or L&D Specialist if unresolved within 5 minutes.Independently resolve common tech issues; document solutions for future reference; escalate complex issues to IT.Define standard operating procedures for tech troubleshooting; train junior staff; manage relationship with IT for L&D tech.
Responding to learner complaints/feedbackAcknowledge receipt, pass to L&D Specialist for response or guidance.Respond to routine feedback using approved templates; escalate sensitive complaints to L&D Manager.Design feedback response protocols; handle complex or escalated complaints; provide coaching to junior staff.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Logistical Accuracy
The percentage of training sessions where all logistical elements (room bookings, materials, tech setup, invites) were perfect.
Target · 98% accuracy on all elements

If we run 20 training sessions in a month, and only one had a missing workbook or a late invite, that's a 95% accuracy rate. We're aiming higher.

Learner Feedback on Coordination
The average score from 'happy sheets' (Kirkpatrick Level 1) specifically on the organisation and smooth running of the session.
Target · Average score of 4.5/5 or higher

After a VILT session, learners rate 'The session was well-organised' as 4.7/5. That's a good sign you're doing things right.

LMS Data Entry Accuracy
The percentage of learner records, course completions, and attendance data entered correctly into the Learning Management System.
Target · 99% accuracy

Out of 100 records audited, 99 had correct completion dates and learner IDs. One small error can mess up reporting for months, so this is crucial.

Support Ticket Resolution Time
The average time it takes to respond to and resolve basic learner queries (e.g., 'Where's the link?', 'I can't log in').
Target · Resolve 90% of tickets within 8 business hours

A learner emails at 9 am about a login issue, and you've got them sorted by 1 pm. That's a win.

Proactive Problem Solving
You spot potential issues before they become actual problems, like noticing a room booking conflict or a missing material order.
  • You flag issues to your manager before they're escalated by others. You've got a 'Plan B' ready for common tech glitches. Colleagues comment on how you 'always think ahead'.
Adherence to L&D Processes
You consistently follow our established checklists and procedures for setting up training, managing attendance, and handling materials.
  • Your work consistently meets our internal quality checks. New team members can follow the documentation you've used for a task. Your manager rarely needs to correct procedural errors.
Team Collaboration & Support
You're a helpful and positive member of the L&D team, always willing to lend a hand and communicate clearly.
  • Trainers say you're easy to work with. You offer to help colleagues when your own tasks are complete. You keep everyone in the loop about changes or updates to sessions you're supporting.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Making Things Run Smoothly

You get a genuine sense of satisfaction from seeing a training session start on time, with all the right materials, and everyone happy. It's the quiet pride in a perfectly executed plan.

After a big virtual event, you'll feel great knowing that every single attendee received their pre-work, the links worked perfectly, and the post-session survey went out on schedule.

Supporting Others to Learn

You enjoy being the helpful person who unblocks a learner's issue or ensures a trainer has everything they need. Your role is all about enabling others to succeed.

Helping a new employee navigate the LMS to find their mandatory onboarding courses, and seeing their relief when it all makes sense.

Learning New Things Yourself

You're keen to understand how the L&D function works, from instructional design to evaluation. You'll absorb knowledge from your colleagues and be eager to take on new responsibilities.

Asking questions about why we use the ADDIE model, or how a specific eLearning module was built, showing a genuine interest in the 'why' behind the 'what'.

What frustrates people
  • Chasing busy trainers or SMEs for basic information (like their final slide deck).
  • Dealing with tech glitches right before or during a live session.
  • Last-minute room changes or attendee number shifts that mess up your plans.
  • Repetitive data entry into the LMS, which can feel a bit tedious.
  • Getting blamed for things outside your control, like a learner's bad internet connection.
What this role does not give you
  • High-level strategic decision-making from day one.
  • Designing complex training content from scratch (that's for more senior roles).
  • A completely predictable, routine schedule (expect some curveballs).
  • Freedom from administrative tasks – a big part of this role is admin.

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts the efficiency and perceived quality of our entire Learning & Development offering. Get it right, and training runs smoothly, people learn, and our L&D team looks professional. Get it wrong, and you're looking at cancelled sessions, frustrated learners, and a loss of credibility for the whole department. You're making sure the foundation of our learning programmes is solid.

Inside the business
  • L&D Team (Trainers, Instructional Designers)
  • Internal Learners (our colleagues across all departments)
  • IT Support Team
  • Facilities & Office Management
Outside the business
  • External Training Vendors (for venue hire, catering)
  • Software Support (for LMS or virtual platforms)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • A strong foundational understanding of basic office software (Microsoft Office, especially Outlook and Excel).
  • Experience in an administrative or customer service role where organisation and attention to detail were key, or equivalent experience.
  • A genuine 'can-do' attitude and a willingness to learn new systems and processes quickly.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced LMS Administration

As you become more familiar with the LMS, you'll start to do more than just data entry. You'll need to understand how learning paths are configured and how custom reports are built.

User group management · Learning path configuration · Basic report customisation

  • This month: Ask your manager to show you how a learning path is set up in our LMS.
  • Next quarter: Shadow a more senior colleague when they're building a custom report.
  • Month 3-6: Take on responsibility for managing a small, specific user group within the LMS.

Quick win: Offer to help your manager with any LMS clean-up tasks – it's a great way to learn the system's quirks.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Attending L&D industry webinars or online introductory courses to get a feel for the sector.
  • Reading blogs or articles from L&D professionals to understand current trends and challenges.
  • Volunteering to help organise events or training sessions outside of work to build practical experience.
  • Taking online courses in advanced Excel or project management basics to boost your administrative toolkit.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: Prompt Engineering for L&D Content

AI tools are getting incredibly good at drafting content, from email reminders to basic course outlines. Being able to 'talk' to these AIs effectively will make your content creation tasks much faster.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

Your PlanIllustration

Built for Training Coordinator

3 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Provide learning opportunities for colleaguesPearson EDI · covers 5 of 15 standardsLevel 3
  2. Plan and prepare specific learning and development opportunitiesSFJ Awards · covers 2 of 15 standardsLevel 3
  3. Support individuals to access education, training or employmentHighfield Qualifications · covers 2 of 15 standardsLevel 3
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

Prompt Engineering for L&D Content

AI tools are getting incredibly good at drafting content, from email reminders to basic course outlines. Being able to 'talk' to these AIs effectively will make your content creation tasks much faster.

  • Clear, concise prompting
  • Context and constraints
  • Iterative refinement

Basic Data Visualisation for Reports

While you won't be doing complex analysis, presenting simple data (like attendance rates or feedback scores) in a clear, visual way will make your reports much more impactful and easier for managers to understand.

  • Choosing the right chart type
  • Clarity and simplicity
  • Basic Excel charting

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Basic Understanding of ADDIE Model
  • Kirkpatrick Level 1 Evaluation
  • Adult Learning Principles (Andragogy)
  • Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Awareness

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Office Administrator / Executive Assistant

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Organisation, scheduling, communication, managing multiple priorities, basic IT troubleshooting.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You're the go-to person for making sure meetings run smoothly.
    • You've successfully coordinated small events or projects.
    • You're known for your attention to detail and ability to keep things tidy.
  2. 2

    Customer Service Representative

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Problem-solving, empathetic communication, managing queries, working with systems, maintaining records.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You're great at helping people understand complex information.
    • You can calmly handle frustrated customers and find solutions.
    • You're experienced in using different software systems to track interactions.
  3. 3

    Recent Graduate (any discipline)

    0-1 year

    Skills to master

    • Academic research, project management (from university projects), learning new concepts quickly, teamwork.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You've shown strong organisational skills through academic projects or extracurriculars.
    • You're eager to apply your learning in a practical business setting.
    • You're a quick learner and keen to build a career in L&D.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey in L&D starts here. We're excited to see how you'll grow, learn, and contribute to helping our people be their best. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to build a meaningful career in a field that genuinely makes a difference to people's lives and our business success.

Pay & demand

Typical pay £36,357 a year Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional), under the Open Government Licence v3.0

The figure is the median for full-time employees in the ONS occupation this job title codes to (Other vocational and industrial trainers), from the April 2025 survey — about six months old when published, as ASHE always is. It is that occupation's middle, not this role's. Half earn more.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Training Coordinator is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

Start free and meet yours

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Provide learning opportunities for colleaguesLevel 3

Applied to your work in Training Coordinator

By completing this unit, learners will be able to encourage learning and development in colleagues, help them identify learning needs and styles, and assist in planning, implementing, and reviewing learning opportunities.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

DemonstrateIllustration

Evidenced on your work in Training Coordinator

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Logistical AccuracyThe percentage of training sessions where all logistical elements (room bookings, materials, tech setup, invites) were perfect.If we run 20 training sessions in a month, and only one had a missing workbook or a late invite, that's a 95% accuracy rate. We're aiming higher.98% accuracy on all elements
  • Learner Feedback on CoordinationThe average score from 'happy sheets' (Kirkpatrick Level 1) specifically on the organisation and smooth running of the session.After a VILT session, learners rate 'The session was well-organised' as 4.7/5. That's a good sign you're doing things right.Average score of 4.5/5 or higher
  • LMS Data Entry AccuracyThe percentage of learner records, course completions, and attendance data entered correctly into the Learning Management System.Out of 100 records audited, 99 had correct completion dates and learner IDs. One small error can mess up reporting for months, so this is crucial.99% accuracy
  • Support Ticket Resolution TimeThe average time it takes to respond to and resolve basic learner queries (e.g., 'Where's the link?', 'I can't log in').A learner emails at 9 am about a login issue, and you've got them sorted by 1 pm. That's a win.Resolve 90% of tickets within 8 business hours
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Training Coordinator to L&D Specialist (Level 2), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 2 · in progressAI Fluency→ L&D Specialist (Level 2)→ your design
Where this takes you

Your journey in L&D starts here. We're excited to see how you'll grow, learn, and contribute to helping our people be their best. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to build a meaningful career in a field that genuinely makes a difference to people's lives and our business success.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Training Coordinator
  • Basic Understanding of ADDIE Model
  • Kirkpatrick Level 1 Evaluation
  • Adult Learning Principles (Andragogy)
  • Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Awareness
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Training Coordinator is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. L&D Specialist (Level 2)

    2-3 years in the Training Coordinator role

    You'll move from executing tasks to owning specific processes and contributing to project segments.

    • LMS Configuration (e.g., building learning paths, custom reports)
    • Basic Instructional Design (e.g., making minor content updates, structuring simple courses)
    • Training Needs Analysis (e.g., helping to gather data for TNAs)
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a lot of what makes a Training Coordinator effective is the sheer volume of administrative tasks. But what if you could shave off hours from those repetitive jobs every week? Our L&D team is actively exploring and integrating AI tools to make your life easier and free you up for more interesting work.

We're not talking about replacing you; we're talking about giving you a digital assistant that handles the grunt work. Imagine less time spent on scheduling emails or summarising feedback, and more time focusing on making our training programmes genuinely impactful. Here's a glimpse of how AI could change your day-to-day:

Automated Scheduling & Logistics

Use an AI assistant to look at everyone's calendars (trainers, attendees, rooms) and find the best time for a session. It'll then send out all the invites, book the resources, and even manage automated reminders. Think of it as a super-efficient PA for your calendar.

Feedback Summary Synthesiser

Got hundreds of 'happy sheets' with open-ended comments? Feed them into an AI tool, and it'll quickly tell you the top 3 positive themes and the top 3 areas for improvement, complete with quotes. No more hours spent manually sifting through feedback.

First-Draft Comms Creator

Need to write a 'pre-work' email, a 'welcome to the session' message, or a 'don't forget to complete the survey' reminder? Give the AI a few bullet points, and it'll draft a professional, engaging email in seconds. You just need to tweak it.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Training Coordinator?

Common routes in include Office Administrator / Executive Assistant (1-2 years), Customer Service Representative (1-2 years) and Recent Graduate (any discipline) (0-1 year). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Training Coordinator progress to?

This role can lead on to L&D Specialist (Level 2) (2-3 years in the Training Coordinator role), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Training Coordinator in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 2 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Training Coordinator?

Increasingly, Prompt Engineering for L&D Content and Basic Data Visualisation for Reports. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Training Coordinator, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 15 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Training Coordinator: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 2

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Learning and Development

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll gain in this role – organisation, project coordination, communication, and basic L&D knowledge – are highly transferable. You could move into general project coordination, event management, HR administration, or even operations roles in other sectors. The core ability to make things run smoothly is always in demand.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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This role profile is © 2026Growth Engineering Technologies Ltd. Built from UK occupational standards and regulated qualification data, and written for Zavmo.

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