Will AI replace Training and Development Specialists?

Many of your tasks are within reach of AI. The role will change, so it pays to act now.

Task exposure to today's AI

55/100

High exposure

This is the occupation's typical task mix. Your own score can be up to 30 points higher or lower depending on how you work: routine share, people contact, judgment and how much you already use AI.

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Will AI replace Training and Development Specialists?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 55% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials. The parts that stay human include: Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.; Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.; Attend meetings or seminars to obtain information for use in training programs or to inform management of training program status..

People who learn to use AI for the automatable parts keep the edge. The 3-phase plan below shows where to start.

Which tasks AI can take on

The largest tasks in this occupation, their share of the working week, and how much of each today's AI tools can do.

TaskAutomatable

Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.AI already used 78%

Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.AI already used 68%

Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness. 57%

Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures. 47%

Attend meetings or seminars to obtain information for use in training programs or to inform management of training program status. 35%

Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.AI already used 30%

+ 14 more tasks (34% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
Attend meetings or seminars to obtain information for use in training programs or to inform management of training program status.

AI tools to try

Excel / Sheets with Copilot or GeminiChatGPT / Claude for analysis and draftingAI document extraction (invoices, contracts, forms)

Related roles

A 3-phase AI learning plan

Phase 1

Automate the routine

AI for data entry, extraction and reconciliation.
Formulas, pivot tables and checks written with AI.
Standard emails and documents from templates.

Project

Use AI to turn one course's raw evaluation forms and attendance sheets into a cleaned spreadsheet with pivot tables and auto-generated handout drafts, and time the saving.

Phase 2

Analysis and advice

Forecasts and variance analysis with AI, checked against the source.
Plain-language summaries of numbers for managers or clients.
Research rules and regulations with AI, then verify in the original.

Project

Analyse a year of training completion and test-score data with AI, verify three figures against the LMS source, and send managers a one-page plain-language findings summary.

Phase 3

Process owner

Map and automate a full process with no-code tools (Make, Zapier, Power Automate).
Data quality, controls and audit trails for AI-assisted work.
Turn saved time into higher-value advisory work.

Project

Map and automate your enrolment-to-certificate workflow in a no-code tool with reminder emails, data checks and an audit log, then reinvest the saved hours in one new blended program design.

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