I would like to share my experience as a soft skills trainer. I have been working for 11 years now, with 8 years as a trainer. Now, how did I become a trainer without certification?
1) Virtue of interest and passion for teaching
2) Knowledge on varied subjects
3) Open to sharing the topics with everyone
4) Love to mentor people
You can still do a lot, of course, as they were not so widely spoken in the market when I started. You can introspect your strength and see where your road lies ahead for you. Is it in the soft skills field, behavioral skills, or management skills, etc.?
You can choose to do a TTT (train the trainer) program to understand the nuances of training, like preparation of content, presentation, body language, handouts, etc., to start with. After a year of experience, you'll have a wonderful idea about what you really want to do.
1) As I said, passion and interest are a must for being a trainer. Although teaching and training are different, still, I feel more than being a trainer, the self-thought of being a mentor will add more value and upkeep your passion for a long time.
2) You need to update yourself with a lot of topics from the past, present, riddles, comics, incidents, and at times you need to know to mix up virtual with real incidents.
3) Training requires some very important skills which will be taught in the TTT program. Still, you can do a lot of practice back at home.
A) You need to know how to prepare a PowerPoint presentation, trainer's manual, worksheets, participant manual, activities, and games.
B) You should work on your tone, expression, modulation, speech volume, pitch, and pronunciation.
C) You should be wary of your body language, movement on the floor, connection of your eyes with the participants.
D) You need to start on a nice note and end the training on a high-spirited note, thus boosting the confidence level in participants.
E) Very important, you need to know how to answer the questions asked to you and how to say no to something which you really don't know. You need to be honest and accept things diplomatically.
I would suggest you join as an Executive Trainer and learn the nitty-gritty of training while doing TTT.
Best of luck.
Regards