Learning and Development Specialist: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Grown-ups keep learning new things all their lives, and some people have a whole job helping them do it!
Through history
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Long ago
People have always taught each other new skills, like how to hunt, cook, or build. Over time, teaching grown-ups at work became its own special job.
Tools of the trade
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Laptop
A laptop is a small computer. Learning and Development Specialists use it to build lessons, videos, and games for grown-ups to learn from.
A day in the job
- MorningThe day often starts by talking with bosses and workers to find out what they need to learn. Then the specialist plans the lesson.
Words to know
- Learning goal
- A learning goal is what a person should be able to do after a lesson. It helps everyone know what the lesson is for.
Quiz time
A Learning and Development Specialist might make a game so store workers can practice using new cash registers.