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rhe grorvrh in softrrareindustr\'." sals Crnrhia J. [:]orle, technical plecenrenr consulrant Clear Poinr (ixrsultants rn at Peabodr \llssachusetrs.Bo\ lc, $hos compan,v specializcs placingtniner", in sa_vs that thcrc rren r enough solicl technicaltrainersto n-rcct client ncccls. In the Arlanra area. Joe trpshas: a consulrantlbr \\'inrer,\\\mln (bntract Sen ices, has identifiecl rlrr rrends apparenth fucling the rraining market. "Companies arc bcginning to rrain exisringsrafT Ior more," srls Llpshar. a "Good documcntation is l ocf'ullv absenrfrom mosrdelelopmenr projccts. and the knotlcdge kind of rvllks out ' the door \\ irh rhc conrractot hc sa)s. also leels rhat contracting Upsharv companicsarc increasinghusing train ing as an inccntive for compenl lolaltr: "tbu don'r realll care sho s taking a chunk of vour pavcheck,"savs['pshas, "so it night rs lell bc this current u u m p a r l \ \ I ' I r , l a s r h c r ' r t t - i r r d gr r r J i conrracrs."lnr'csting in ctlucarion for conlraclorsis bccoming eatsier confor sulting firnrs ls rraining increases con-

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Rarc5lor (ra;ningseem feirlt consirtent actoss the countn: Paul Rectol recrui!ing manager for NervData Srraregicsin Dallas. reports rhat hr' companvpayscontracllralnefsbetween Sl00 and 51.200 per day. The"e are high-end people, he savs,certified by \licrosoft or Polersoft. \larrhcrr Chan. orrncr of Inrrepid Nettork Conceprs in i\,lairland, Florida, rrarels outside of his a.ea for manv of hrs conrracrs. He does primarih \licro:oft an.l and\orell training. rcponsdarh rate" ranging from $400 co $800 per da-vfor Novell classc:, and from $500 ro SI,ZUU for Microsoft training. "Becausethere are more trainers.ratrs arc coming do$n.-' sals Chan. "\\har I'r,e had to do is shifr m,vself the highcr end stuff," he savs. ro ['psharr rcpurts that tfainers in the {rlanta area,ar elseuherc,rvill find thar rare" ran basedon rhc (\pe of rraining and the instrucror's credentials. Po*'crbuilder trainers earn $75 an hour, PeopleSofr rhc higlr $li0sor S90r.anJ in a seniorSAP trainer can command$150 an hour or more.

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Contracrorsinterestedin (orking as rechni,:ll rrainer: nill find a raricl of carecr oprions. onc of the more comc n r o ni i r o c u n r r a c\r i r h r r a i n i n g c n t c r r . The trainingcenrerschedules the class, t e n r o l l s h c . r r r d c n t sa n d e q u i p s h c l a h . r . \bu shr-r\up and rcach rhe appropriate curriculum.(lbsser last from.r ferl dars ro a rrcck. rnd parment rs br rhe dar:lir teach a vcndor-approved course, vou muir bc ccrrifi(d 15 x uainealrom rhar To be a good trainer, you'll

admits that ihe e\tensire rralel c:rn Irc rvearing. in lftou re located r majormcrropolitan area,,vouma\ bc able ro avoid lifc on rhe rring. Or tou can augmcrlt sessions rrith $ork \ou can do fion) class home,suchas course developmenr, To rn crurvour rkills as a trrincr lomighr considerpufiing on an infbrmal o s e m i n a r f t u o . o r j o i n i n gT o a . r m l s t c t r may to honeyour presen!4tion skills.YoLr also wanr ro do as Upshau,does, and adr,isc former contracting clients that \ou re mo\ing inro rraining.a. rrcll .rs spread rhe n$s ro professional colleaguer. rlso help. ro readlot' of books lt ahourlearning snles. pre'cntrtion skills. and rrarningissues. .\nd no. ir rvouldn t hurr to cakea "rrain rhe trrinc." class. B o r h r r a i n e r sa n d t h o s e r r h o h i r . !hem agree tha! !he besr technical rrainersare able to blend thcir human relationsskills \\'irh hands-onrechnicrl . e x p e r i c n c ie a r a r i c t r o f b u s i n e s e n r i n r r o n m c n t s . e t ' s s e e . . . r r h or o u l d h c r . L jusr rhar kind c,l'broad-bared rlork espct riencel Oh, _ves, contractors. Antt llnrtnn L a Jircl,tn', ltuvuci.; ,ottl t', ltnolalg urit' r /'aso,/ in Il itsrot-.la/,ttt. Nottl Carnlina.

need to be a technical expert on the subject you want to teach. You'll be expected to handle questions that pop up during a class, as well as troubleshoot any problems in the lab environment.
vendor \licrosofi authorized trainrng and educetion centers IATECs) and Novell authorized education cenrers tNAECrt. for example.rrill requirecontrac!ors!o be cer!ified. Anorhcr option is to teaclrat collcgcs and universities. There is an increasing p u s hh r t h e c o m l u t e f i n d u s l n r o h r i n g up-ro-rhe-minure trainingro the colIT lcgc levcl, and rhe efforts seem ro be succceding. Opportunitics are opening up for contracc trainers leachor advisc to o n c u m p u t e rc u r r i c u l u m e . p e c i l l l r : r r . communi!,v and cechnical colleges. a O n - . i t e t r i r i n i n gf o r b u s i n e r . c s n , . l o r g i r r r i / . a t i r ) ro n r i n u e i I o b e a s t r o n g c r. mlrker ii)r rr;incr', and ir i' one rhat U p . h r r | r r p s s u c c c s s f u l lF o re x a m I l e . q af!er a rccen! developmenr projccr, thc compen\ that hired UpshaN ertendcd hi' rtcr so he could train

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Technicalrraincrscome from \ariou\ backgroundr.including sofilare engineer\. customer \uppofl pcofle. and technicalrvriterswho havedone the more technical produc work, "lfthey are comfortable standing up in front of a class, and rher hale the abilin to be arriculare and think on [heir feet, lhev can also makegoodrechnical r16inq15." $erle. 52r5 To be a good traincr.rou'll need to be a technical experr on the subject you \\'ant to teach. You'll be expected to handle quesrionsthar pop up during a class,as $,ell as troubleshootanv problems in rhe lab environment.Bur conr Iruref knolrrhu\ ii only one lralf of thc equation.You need !o be a people pers o nt o o .I f r o u l r c n t . t h c n t r a i n i n g p r o b abh isn t for rou. A lot of [sould-bc trainersl reallv don't have anl idea horv much people interacrionthe) are going ro be gerring. Or rhe ridiculou: quesrions rhat rLrrnup. For cxirn)ple. \omebod,v points a! lhe mousc and says, '\\rtrac's thisi' A Iot of patienceand people skills are needcd,"sa,vs Rector Another thing vou'll need is packing s k i l l r .\ l o s r r r a i n e r \ p s n d q u i r ea h i r o f . rime rr sirer asar' lrom homc.Chan errimates he takes about 24 trips a vcar and

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