Train the Trainer Authority Pathway

No — you do not need to be a full-time trainer.

This pathway is suitable if training is:
🟪 Part of your current role
🟪 Something you do occasionally (e.g. induction, upskilling, workshops)
🟪 A responsibility you’re moving into
🟪 An area you want formal recognition in

Many learners train others alongside their main role.

No previous teaching qualification is required.

However, this pathway is designed for people who:
🟪 Deliver training, support learning, or supervise others
🟪 Have subject knowledge or workplace experience they already share

The focus is on developing recognised training competence, not academic teaching theory.

Train the Trainer qualifications focus specifically on:

🟪 How adults learn
🟪 How training programmes are designed
🟪 How training is delivered effectively
🟪 How learning is evaluated

Unlike general professional courses, these awards demonstrate that training is delivered to recognised national standards.

Assessment is practical and applied.

This usually includes:
🟪 Planning training sessions or programmes
🟪 Delivering or evaluating training
🟪 Reflecting on learning outcomes and effectiveness
🟪 Identifying Training Needs
🟪 Course Content Design

As you are completing your coursework in the Lir eLearning Hub, you are also completing your assessment in an easy, no pressure manner.

Assessments are designed to support learning, not to catch you out.

Yes — tutor support is provided throughout.

Support includes:  
🟪 Guidance on QQI requirements
🟪 Feedback on assignments, projects, skills demonstrations
🟪 Support with planning and evaluation tasks

Support is professional and structured, while respecting your experience and responsibility as a trainer.

Yes.

You can gain the 6S3372 Training and Development (Specific Purpose) Award by:
🟪 Successfully complete 6N3325 Training Needs Identification and Design, and
🟪 Successfully complete 6N3326 Training Delivery & Evaluation

We can advise on which module to complete first depending on your goals.

Yes — the Professional Practice Pathway is designed with adult learners in mind.
 Learning is:  

🟪 Flexible and structured  
🟪 Suitable for part-time study  
🟪 Designed to fit around work, family, or personal commitments  
🟪 You can plan your study time in a way that works for your life.

Yes — this pathway is widely used by:

🟪 In-company trainers
🟪 Supervisors and team leaders
🟪 Organisations seeking recognised training standards

It supports consistent, effective training delivery within organisations.

Yes — QQI qualifications are nationally recognised in Ireland.

They are widely used across:  
🟪 Office and administrative roles  
🟪 Public and private sector organisations  
🟪 Further education and progression routes  

They demonstrate that you have achieved recognised standards and practical skills.

Yes — this pathway can support further progression, depending on your goals.

Learners may progress to:
🟪 Additional Level 6 professional qualifications such as the 6N2228 Assessment Practice
🟪 Greater responsibility or leadership roles
🟪 Specialist development within their current field

Progression is guided by your experience, role, and career objectives.

Both pathways lead to QQI Level 6 qualifications, but they serve very different professional purposes.

Professional Practice Pathway
This pathway is for learners who want to:
🟪 Advance in their own professional role
🟪 Gain recognised qualifications in Bookkeeping, Payroll, HR, or Management
🟪 Formalise experience and prepare for promotion or increased responsibility

The focus is on doing the job better and gaining professional recognition within a specific occupational area.

Train the Trainer Authority Pathway
This pathway is for learners who want to:
🟪 Deliver training to others
🟪 Design, deliver, and evaluate learning programmes
🟪 Meet recognised standards for workplace or organisational training

The focus is on how learning is delivered, not on the subject area being taught.