Career Opportunities for Trainers
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Do you have training, consulting or keynote speaking experience? Do you love developing and leading others to increased levels of excellence? If yes, we want to hear from you!

National Seminars Training, the adult continuing education division of Rockhurst University, is a leading provider of professional training and development seminars in North America. Each year we present more than 12,000 seminars and conferences in the United States and Canada. Since 1985, more than 8 million professionals have participated in our learning experiences. Those delivering the training are contract professionals who specialize in performance improvement and continuous growth.

TYPES OF PROGRAMS WE OFFER:
Our broad range of career and personal development seminars provide professionals with the most up-to-date continuing education topics. New programs are constantly being added to meet customers' needs, in both the interpersonal skill area and in specialty areas.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN A TRAINER:
We take great care in selecting trainers with whom to partner. We constantly search for quality experts whose experience, expertise and dynamic presentation skills give them the unique ability to educate, motivate and inspire in an entertaining way. We want trainers who understand the needs and demands of today's audiences: fast- paced, no-nonsense, no-lecture environment!

COMPETENCIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR:

• Advanced facilitation/presentation skills
• Ability to connect with people
• High-energy
• Flexible
• Articulate and persuasive
• Travel-savvy
• Subject matter expert
• Excellent problem solver
• Drive to promote lifelong learning through product sales
  

A TYPICAL TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Trainers generally present programs in a different city each day for up to five consecutive days. We contract with trainers approximately three months in advance. The number of training dates a trainer can expect to receive in a month vary for a number of reasons, including total number of programs scheduled in a given month, the number of trainers available, season, expertise level and personal preference.

COMPENSATION:
Trainers may invoice for a training day fee of $250 and $40 per diem to cover meals and miscellaneous expenses. Major compensation comes from the commission of resource sales at the seminars and conferences. Ticketing, reservations, travel schedule, agendas and itineraries are handled by National Seminars Training. All travel and hotel costs are direct-billed back to the home office.

HOW TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A TRAINING POSITION:
To apply for a contract position, please send the following:

1. A resume that includes education, work history, professional and speaking background clearly delineated.
2. A non-returnable DVD training demo (or link to streaming media) showing your presentation style.

Things to keep in mind regarding the video:

• It can be professionally produced or created by an amateur. The focus is not on the technical quality. We are interested in your presentation style.
• The demo should be approximately 15 minutes long and the topic can be of your choice.
• The Screening Committee will be looking for the following when reviewing the demo: energy level, ability to overview/summarize/transition, interaction with an audience.

3. A list of National Seminars Training topics that you are qualified to present. To view our list of training topics, scroll to the bottom of the Career Opportunities page.

SEND MATERIALS TO:

Attn: Screening Committee
National Seminars Training
6901 W 63rd Street, 3rd floor
Overland Park, Kansas 66202-4007

If you have additional questions, please e-mail us at screeningcommittee@natsem.com.

We are currently searching for trainers with expertise in the following areas:

• Management and Leadership Skills
• Communication Skills
• Canadian Excel Trainers
• Photoshop
• PowerPoint
• Social Media Marketing

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