{"id":147465,"date":"2026-03-31T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=147465"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:23:18","slug":"train-the-trainer","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/train-the-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Train-the-Trainer"},"template":"","class_list":["post-147465","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Train-the-Trainer<\/strong> is a structured approach to developing training facilitators or subject matter experts (SMEs) who are responsible for training others. 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Rather than relying solely on external facilitators, organizations can build internal training capability by equipping employees with both the knowledge and instructional skills needed to teach effectively.\r\n\r\n<strong>Related Content:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/wiki\/strategy-alignment-and-planning\/training-process-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Training Process Framework<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/content-development\/how-to-create-a-train-the-trainer-program-that-actually-works-cptm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Create a Train-the-Trainer Program That Actually Works<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/content-development\/3-ways-to-elevate-your-train-the-trainer-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Ways to Elevate Your Train-the-Trainer Program<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;","custom_dfp_keywords":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Train-the-Trainer - Training Industry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A train-the-trainer program is designed to develop training practitioners or subject matter experts who are responsible for training others.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/train-the-trainer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Train-the-Trainer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A train-the-trainer program is designed to develop training practitioners or subject matter experts who are responsible for training others.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/train-the-trainer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Training Industry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrainingIndustry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-01T13:23:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ti-logo-stacked.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TrainingIndustr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/glossary\\\/train-the-trainer\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/glossary\\\/train-the-trainer\\\/\",\"name\":\"Train-the-Trainer - Training Industry\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-31T20:55:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-01T13:23:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"A train-the-trainer program is designed to develop training practitioners or subject matter experts who are responsible for training others.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/glossary\\\/train-the-trainer\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/glossary\\\/train-the-trainer\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/glossary\\\/train-the-trainer\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/glossary\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Train-the-Trainer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/trainingindustry.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Training Industry\",\"description\":\"Articles, research and tools for the L&amp;D professional. 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