In the learning and development space, finding the right talent for your projects can be challenging. TrainingPros has built a 28-year legacy addressing this challenge with a unique approach to L&D contract staffing. What sets them apart? Let’s dive into how this woman-owned company has created a differentiated model in the L&D staffing market.
The Practitioner Advantage
TrainingPros operates with a fundamental difference from typical staffing agencies: they’re run by practitioners, not salespeople or recruiters. This practitioner-led approach means clients work with relationship managers who understand L&D from the inside out — many of whom were previous TrainingPros clients themselves.
When you connect with TrainingPros, you work with a single relationship manager from initial contact through project completion, eliminating the typical hand-offs between sales, recruitment and account management teams.
Addressing the Core Pain Point: More Projects Than People
TrainingPros’ trademarked line captures their value proposition perfectly: “When you have more projects than people.” Their solution addresses two primary challenges facing L&D departments:
- Teams with too much work for their current staff
- Projects requiring expertise not available on the existing team
Rather than sending multiple candidates based purely on a job description, TrainingPros takes time to understand the project specifics, culture, pace, and priorities. They then present a single, well-matched consultant — an approach that seems to be working, as most clients accept their first recommendation.
A Relationship-Focused Philosophy
TrainingPros’ success is built on their commitment to quality relationships with both clients and consultants. By prioritizing long-term partnerships and focusing on taking exceptional care of existing relationships, they’ve cultivated a distinctive position in the L&D staffing market — one built on trust and consistent delivery.
This approach reflects their core belief: exceptional service to clients and consultants naturally drives business success.
Flexibility and Diversity: A Competitive Advantage
TrainingPros’ virtual model delivers real benefits to clients by enabling their internal team and relationship managers to work flexibly from anywhere. This model allows them to attract and retain top-tier employees — many of whom bring deep experience as L&D practitioners themselves — while ensuring they are highly responsive to client needs across time zones and locations.
While their consultants work on-site, hybrid, or remotely based on client project needs, their internal flexibility allows them to maintain strong, personalized relationships with both clients and consultants. This helps TrainingPros consistently deliver the right talent for each project.
TrainingPros is also committed to diversity and inclusion (DEI) across their network. Because they prioritize relationships and referrals, their vetted consultant pool reflects a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. For clients with DEI objectives, this means better alignment with internal goals and access to a wider array of perspectives and skills.
In addition, their environmental initiatives — like planting a tree for each consultant placement — support clients’ corporate social responsibility efforts with no additional lift required.
The TrainingPros Difference
What truly sets TrainingPros apart in the L&D staffing market is their practitioner-led model. Unlike many competitors who employ traditional salesperson-to-recruiter handoffs, their approach places L&D veterans at the center of the consultant selection process. This means consultants are evaluated on criteria that matter specifically to learning projects, not just keyword matches on resumes.
For Fortune 1000 companies looking to address resource constraints in their L&D departments, TrainingPros offers a specialized solution built on deep industry understanding and careful relationship management.
With nearly three decades of experience and a consistent focus on quality over rapid growth, TrainingPros has established a distinctive position in the L&D staffing market — one built on the premise that the best staffing partners are those who have walked in their clients’ shoes.
