Elevate Your Team’s Potential with TrainSMART’s Corporate Training & Development Solutions

Are you looking to foster an atmosphere of continual growth and skill development in your organization? TrainSMART, a corporate training company in Chicago, is your ideal partner.

As a leading certified women-owned corporate training and development company headquartered in Chicago, we create custom-tailored programs that cultivate capable, motivated, and productive employees. With over a quarter-century of experience, we’re trusted to deliver engaging, effective training that truly enhances performance.

TrainSMART helps Chicago-area organizations strengthen leadership, improve communication, develop employees, and build scalable training programs. From onsite workshops for one team to enterprise learning initiatives across multiple locations, every engagement is designed around your workforce, business goals and operating environment.

Over 30+ Years In Business

TrainSMART is a certified women-owned business


Headquartered In Chicago


From Targeted Projects To Enterprise Rollouts

Develop Stronger Managers & Leaders

Buyer problem

“Our managers were promoted because they were technically strong, but they need help leading people.”

How TrainSMART Helps

We design practical leadership and management programs that help supervisors and leaders communicate expectations, coach employees, manage performance, delegate effectively, and lead through change.

Relevant capabilities

  • Leadership Training
  • Management Development
  • Coaching & Delegation
  • Difficult Conversations
  • Emotional Intelligence

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Improve Communication Across Teams

Buyer problem

“Employees need to communicate more clearly with customers, coworkers, and leadership.”

How TrainSMART Helps

TrainSMART develops communication programs around the situations your employees actually encounter—from meetings and presentations to email, collaboration and difficult conversations.

Relevant capabilities

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Build Better Customer Experiences

Buyer problem

“We need employees to handle customers more professionally and consistently.”

How TrainSMART Helps

We build customer service programs around your organization’s customers, service standards, communication channels, and real-world interactions.

Relevant capabilities

Improve Customer Service

Scale Training Across Chicagoland Locations

Buyer problem

“We need employees across multiple offices, plants, or business units to receive the same training.”

How TrainSMART Helps

We create repeatable programs, facilitator systems, and blended delivery strategies that help maintain quality and consistency as training expands.

Relevant capabilities

  • Large-Scale Training Rollouts
  • Train-the-Trainer
  • Virtual Training
  • Blended Learning
  • Global Training Delivery

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Build or Modernize Training

Buyer problem

“Our training materials are outdated—or we do not have a structured program at all.”

How TrainSMART Helps

Our instructional design consultants turn business requirements, subject-matter expertise, and existing materials into organized learning experiences employees can actually use.

Relevant capabilities

Build a Training Program

Develop Internal Trainers

Buyer problem

“Our subject-matter experts know the job, but they have never been taught how to train others.”

How TrainSMART Helps

TrainSMART prepares internal trainers, facilitators, and SMEs to design and deliver engaging learning experiences while creating greater consistency across the organization.

Relevant capabilities

  • Train-the-Trainer
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Instructional Design Training
  • Virtual Facilitation
  • Training Evaluation

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Corporate Training Workshops for Chicago Organizations

Leadership & Management

  • Leadership Development* Management Skills
  • Coaching & Delegation
  • Performance Management
  • Women in Leadership

Communication & Professional Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Business Writing
  • Executive Presence
  • Workplace Professionalism

Customer & Team Effectiveness

  • Customer Service
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Team Building
  • Conflict Management
  • Workplace Culture

Training & L&D Professionals

  • Train-the-Trainer
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Instructional Design
  • Training Evaluation
  • Virtual Facilitation

Need More Than a Workshop?

Some Chicago organizations need more than instructor-led training. TrainSMART can also design the underlying learning system.

Learning Strategy & Consulting
Training needs assessments, learning strategy, curriculum planning and evaluation.

Training Content Development:
Facilitator guides, participant materials, activities, assessments and job aids.

Custom eLearning Development
Custom eLearning, rapid eLearning, microlearning and blended programs.

Enterprise Delivery
Multi-location rollouts, global delivery, Train-the-Trainer and outsourced training support.

 

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Corporate Training Across Chicago’s Major Industries

Manufacturing & Industrial

TrainSMART supports Chicago-area manufacturers with frontline leadership, communication, technical training, Train-the-Trainer, onboarding and workforce development.

Partial Client List: Medline, Cleveland-Cliffs, Signode, Rittal, James Hardie

Corporate Training for Manufacturing

Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

Leadership, customer service, communication, onboarding and professional development for healthcare organizations.

Partial Client List: RUSH University Medical Center, Baxter Healthcare, Siemens Medical Solutions

Financial Services

Professional communication, leadership, customer experience and employee development.

Partial Client List: BMO Harris, CIBC, Byline Bank, DuPage Credit Union

Transportation & Logistics

Leadership, communication, workforce readiness and scalable training.

Partial Client List: United Airlines, Hapag-Lloyd

Government & Public Sector

Workforce development, leadership, communication and Train-the-Trainer.

Partial Client List: USDA, HUD, Chicago Public Schools, City of Naperville

Technology & Professional Services

Leadership, presentation, communication and learning development.

 

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Onsite Corporate Training Throughout Chicagoland

TrainSMART delivers instructor-led programs at client offices, facilities, plants and meeting venues throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

  • Downtown Chicago
  • Rolling Meadows (Headquarters)
  • Schaumburg
  • Naperville
  • Oak Brook
  • Rosemont
  • Evanston
  • Northbrook
  • O’Hare Corridor
  • Western Suburbs
  • DuPage County
  • Cook County
  • Lake Forest

From One Chicago Team to Enterprise-Wide Training

Some engagements begin with one team. Others involve hundreds or thousands of learners, multiple locations and several learning formats.

TrainSMART Can Support:

  • Multi-location training rollouts
  • Leadership development initiatives
  • Enterprise onboarding
  • Technology implementation training
  • Custom curriculum development
  • Internal trainer certification
  • Nationwide facilitation
  • Virtual and blended learning
  • Outsourced L&D support

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Why Chicago Organizations Choose TrainSMART

One Partner Across the Learning Lifecycle
Assessment, design, development, delivery, reinforcement and evaluation.

Experienced Learning Professionals
Specialists selected around industry, audience, technology and learning format.

Flexible Engagement Models
TrainSMART can lead the initiative, own a defined workstream or expand your internal team’s capacity.

Practical, Learner-Centered Design
Programs focus on what employees must understand, practice and perform.

Scalable Delivery
From one Chicago team to multiple facilities and distributed workforces.

Build a Training Solution Around Your Workforce

Whether you need a leadership workshop for one Chicago team, a custom learning program or an enterprise rollout across multiple locations, TrainSMART can help you determine the right approach.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Does TrainSMART provide onsite training at our Chicago-area location?

    Yes. TrainSMART provides onsite corporate training throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, including Downtown Chicago, Schaumburg, Rosemont, Oak Brook, Naperville, Northbrook and other locations throughout Cook and DuPage counties. Programs can be delivered at your office, manufacturing facility, conference venue or other training location. TrainSMART also offers virtual and blended delivery when teams are distributed across multiple locations.

    What corporate training programs does TrainSMART offer in Chicago?

    TrainSMART provides customized corporate training programs for organizations throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Programs include leadership development, management training, communication skills, customer service, presentation skills, business writing, team development, emotional intelligence, workplace professionalism, Train-the-Trainer, and other professional development topics. TrainSMART also supports organizations that need more than a workshop, including instructional design, custom eLearning, onboarding development, training content development, blended learning, and large-scale training initiatives. Programs can be delivered onsite, virtually, or through a blended approach based on your workforce, objectives, and business requirements.

    Does TrainSMART provide onsite training at our Chicago-area location?

    Yes. TrainSMART provides onsite corporate training at client offices, manufacturing facilities, conference spaces, and other locations throughout Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area. Training can be delivered in Downtown Chicago as well as communities such as Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Rosemont, Oak Brook, Naperville, Northbrook, Evanston, and other locations throughout Cook and DuPage counties. Onsite programs are customized around your audience, business objectives, available training time, and workplace environment. TrainSMART can also coordinate delivery across multiple locations when a program needs to reach a larger workforce.

    Can TrainSMART customize training for our organization?

    Yes. TrainSMART specializes in customized training rather than relying solely on off-the-shelf programs. Our learning professionals work with your organization to understand the business challenge, audience, desired behaviors, existing materials, workplace situations, and performance expectations. Training can then be adapted or developed around your terminology, processes, scenarios, policies, culture, and operating environment. Depending on the engagement, customization may include facilitator materials, participant workbooks, exercises, case studies, role plays, job aids, assessments, digital learning, and reinforcement tools. The goal is to create training that feels relevant to the employees who will actually use it.

    Can TrainSMART support multiple Chicago-area locations?

    Yes. TrainSMART can support training initiatives that involve multiple offices, facilities, plants, departments, or business units throughout the Chicago area and beyond. We can help organizations create a consistent learning experience across locations while adapting delivery around different schedules, audiences, shifts, and operational requirements. Solutions may include standardized facilitator materials, Train-the-Trainer programs, onsite delivery, virtual instructor-led training, eLearning, blended learning, and centralized program management. TrainSMART can also help organizations expand a successful Chicago-area program into a nationwide or global training rollout.

    Does TrainSMART provide virtual and hybrid training?

    Yes. TrainSMART provides virtual instructor-led training as well as blended and hybrid learning solutions for organizations with distributed, remote, or geographically dispersed teams. Virtual programs are designed specifically for the online environment rather than simply converting a classroom presentation into a webinar. Depending on the learning need, TrainSMART can combine live virtual facilitation with eLearning, microlearning, participant materials, assignments, coaching, job aids, or reinforcement activities. This gives organizations flexibility to reach employees across Chicago, other U.S. locations, or international teams while maintaining a consistent learning experience.

    What industries does TrainSMART serve in Chicago?

    TrainSMART works with organizations across a wide range of industries in Chicago and the surrounding region, including manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, transportation and logistics, technology, professional services, construction, government, education, nonprofit organizations, and other business sectors. Training solutions are adapted to the realities of each industry, including workforce structure, customer expectations, compliance requirements, technical environments, and organizational culture. TrainSMART can support corporate employees, frontline workers, supervisors, managers, executives, subject-matter experts, internal trainers, and other audiences depending on the needs of the organization.

    Does TrainSMART offer Train-the-Trainer programs in Chicago?

    Yes. TrainSMART offers Train-the-Trainer programs for Chicago-area organizations that want to strengthen the skills of internal trainers, facilitators, subject-matter experts, and employees responsible for teaching others. Programs can help participants improve facilitation, adult learning, presentation, learner engagement, practice activities, feedback, and training evaluation. TrainSMART can also customize Train-the-Trainer programs around an organization’s existing curriculum, internal certification requirements, or enterprise training initiative. Programs may be delivered onsite for a private group, virtually, or through scheduled public Train-the-Trainer workshops when available.

    Can TrainSMART develop training content and eLearning?

    Yes. TrainSMART provides instructional design, training content development, and custom eLearning services for organizations that need to build new learning programs or modernize existing materials. Our team can develop instructor-led courses, facilitator guides, participant workbooks, eLearning modules, virtual training materials, microlearning, job aids, assessments, onboarding programs, curriculum maps, and blended learning experiences. TrainSMART can work from existing content, subject-matter-expert knowledge, business processes, technical documentation, or a defined performance need. Solutions are designed around what employees need to understand, practice, and perform on the job.

    Where is TrainSMART located in the Chicago area?

    TrainSMART’s Chicago-area headquarters is located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, at 1600 Golf Road, Suite 1200, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. From this location, TrainSMART supports organizations throughout Chicago, the surrounding suburbs, and the broader Chicagoland business community. Training can be delivered at client locations throughout the region, virtually, or as part of a multi-location or nationwide engagement.