Elaborate the challenges, roles and responsibilities of training managers in (country). (500 words)

Training managers deal with both hard and soft skills, which is sometimes challenging. They are responsible for developing original and innovative approaches in the field of employee training, based on the company's market and existing technologies.
- Common challenges: absence of sponsorship at the top, inadequate budgets, measuring skills transfer, remaining abreast of developments to technology and official practice.
- Key roles: setting up training needs analyses, rolling out/sourcing tailored training courses, planning and managing training budget, hiring and coordinating training instructors, and assessing the program effectiveness.
- Responsibilities: making training strategy go hand-in-hand with the business, showing compliance with the law, and conversion of the training into value for the company, and progress sharing on training are some of the things a management training professional can do.