A technical trainer is an educator or teacher who trains or coaches others in some field of technology.
The task requires a certain set of competencies, but many technical trainers do not hold specific technical-training qualifications.
Although there are professional organizations and publications of relevance to technical trainers, few of these are specifically focused on that profession.
Although a generic professional description can be applied to all technical trainers, as is true of any profession, many specializations exist.
[8] The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) organizes an annual conference and other educational events, publishes books and periodicals, and supports research in performance improvement in the workplace.