Training Specialist

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Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

About the Role

The Training Specialist is tasked with creating instructional/learning experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing. They will assist in developing training solutions using the PADDIE/ADDIE methodology, including Needs Analysis, Task Analysis and Front-End Analysis. Design plans that include developing learning objectives, determining learning strategies, content flow, testing/evaluation requirements and interactivity, and planning the courseware functionality for Instructor-Led Training (ILT), Blended Learning Solutions (BLS), and Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI).

Assist/development of the following:

Instructor Lesson Plans, Student/Trainee Guides, presentations, and Job Aids.

Scripts/storyboards which define media elements, and programming (user interaction) requirements.

Instructional Media Design Package (IMDP)

Essential Functions

Planning/Analysis

• Support the development of a Front-End Analysis/Task Analysis using the NAVEDTRA 142 Series.
• Conduct Training Situation Reports on selected course(s) instruction. Develop learning objectives with ISD considerations to include:
  • Interactivity Level
  • Assessment Strategy
  • Gap Analysis
  • Learning Strategy
  • Overview
  • Prerequisite Knowledge

Content Design and Development

• Create/modify existing measurable Terminal and Enabling Learning Objectives
• Determine the logical flow of a curriculum based on Task Analysis (TA), Front-End Analysis (FEA) data and the Navy Training System Plan, as well as technical documentation. Prioritizing, Clustering and sequencing Objectives.
• Identify sound Instructional Media objects.
• Developing assessment Strategies for knowledge and performance based objectives.

Skills, Education, and Experience Requirements:

• Knowledge of the instructional system design process in the development of Instructor-Led Training (ILT), Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI), and Blended Learning Solutions (BLS).
• Understanding of and experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS), Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS), Sharable Content Object Reference Manual (SCORM).
• Awareness of capabilities of web/multimedia development tools, and graphic design/manipulation tools.
• Excellent communication skills are a must. Experience in designing/developing/Instructing training curriculum for U.S. Navy and knowledge of adult learning methods/strategies a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Experience and

Education:

• Experience with Adobe E-learning Suite or equivalent.
• Experience working with Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM), Content Planning Module (CPM) and Learning Objectives Module (LOM) or Learning Analysis and Design (LEAD).
• Experience with MIL-HDBK-29612, and NAVEDTRA 142.

Additional requirements:

• Must possess or be able to obtain a U.S. Passport.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of…