Contract Trainer - Microsoft Office: Need in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver an

Ledet training is a chain of instructor-led computer software training centers in the USA. We have been authorized training vendors for Adobe, Autodesk, Unity, Microsoft and other major software vendors for over 20 years.  

The company operates bricks and mortar facilities in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC, as well as high quality online training in virtual classrooms and onsite training services delivered at customer locations worldwide.

Contract trainers are sought for all levels of Microsoft Office training, intro through advanced including:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Sharepoint

This is a contract 1099 opportunity ideal for independent freelance professionals seeking to supplement their business income with fairly regular opportunities to deliver classroom based instruction.

Classes are typically 1 to 5 days long. Class times are 9:00 to 4:00 with a one hour lunch break. Instructors are expected to arrive by 8:00 and be prepared to stay up to an hour later, if necessary, to answer customer questions or assist them with any challenges. Classes are delivered during the business work week. We do not offer classes on evenings or weekends.

Students are typically currently employed adult business professionals whose employer is paying for the professional skills development.

Courseware is standardized and provided to students. Instructors are expected to pay for their own courseware. For most Microsoft products we use courseware from Logical Operations. Some classes use Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courseware which does require Microsoft Certified Trainer status.

Daily Rates
As independent contractors, trainers can set their own pay rate. Different instructors charge different rates, but typically those contractors who set their daily rate competitive with others in the industry have more training opportunities presented to them. Their are approximately six hours of classroom delivery per day, but time must be budgeted for preparation and setup. Pay is competitive and rates are negotiable.

• Significant real world experience and knowledge of the Microsoft Office products you teach 
• Must be willing to invest in MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) certification
• Great presentation skills. Toastmasters membership or previous speaking or teaching experience a big plus.
• Excellent Preparation skills.
• Caring attitude
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and stay abreast of new Microsoft Office technology

A great applicant for this opportunity is someone who has both the techical expertise in the technology they are teaching as well as the effective presentation skills and caring attention to their students necessary to help adults learn to use technology more effectively to achieve business results.

Instructors who get the best reviews are engaging and entertaining, carefully prepared and organized, and focussed on what class participants can do, not on showing how much they know. They are open to constructive feedback and continually honing both their technical and delivery skills.

Clarity and precision in all communications are paramount for this role and brevity and relevance of written communications are highly valued by the executive team selecting the person who will join our high-performing team.