Training managers 'in demand'

Bosses are realising that training staff and providing them with vital skills is important, an expert has said, which has meant training professionals are earning more money.

According to Charles Cotton of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), learning, training and development managers are in demand and are commanding higher salaries.

For the first time in ten years, training professionals are earning a higher wage than their human resources (HR) colleagues with their average salary now reaching £45,000, up from £37,739 in 2006.

A Reward Adviser at the CIPD, Mr Cotton commented that the role of a training manager is important in the current employment environment.

'The pay reflects the challenges that reward specialists face in providing a competitive pay and benefit package to help recruit, retain and motivate talent in a difficult labour market,' he stated.

However, those seeking graduate jobs may want to investigate the role of a personnel professional, as employees in these positions were found to earn 13% more than HR workers commanding £48,750 a year.

HR workers are considered by Health Secretary Alan Johnson as necessary to the future efficiency of the NHS.