Database Administration
Job description
A database administrator (DBA) is responsible for the planning, maintenance and development of a database. The database approach incorporates the following principles:
Typical work activities
The nature of IT training is dependent on the nature of the employing organisation and the degree to which it uses information technology. However, typical work activities are likely to include:
carrying out training needs analysis: the level of people's knowledge can vary greatly, so you may be delivering sessions on the basics of PC operation, or you may be teaching very experienced IT users to operate new software;
designing course materials and other documentation, possibly using e-learning technologies, to support users;
organising, setting up, advertising and delivering courses to meet the needs of learners;
assessing learner performance and competence;
monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the quality and effectiveness of training;
conducting assessment and outcomes of courses delivered;
feeding learner experiences back to software developers and technical authors;
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liasing with other bodies, such as external course providers, employers, clients and examining bodies;
taking responsibility for maintenance of hardware and software used for training purposes and recommending repairs and upgrades to management where appropriate;
keeping up to date with relevant systems, software and, where appropriate, programming languages.
With larger projects, the work may also involve training end-users to deliver their own on-the-job training. Within smaller companies, the role of an IT trainer may form part of the duties of another role, such as technical support person, or IT sales worker.