Creativity as one of trainers' key competences - implications for trainers education

Creativity is one of the key competence in the profession of trainers. Creativity is also an important component of personal effectiveness, which is indicated by the entrepreneurs in the first place among the competencies that should be strengthened in trainers. The aim of this study was to examine the level of creativity among trainers of soft skills. 80 participants response on the Polish adaptation of Test for Creative Thinking - Drawing Production, (TCT-DP) by Klaus K. Urban & Hans G. Jellen. This study shows that psychological education and graduation of professional school for trainers coexist with high score in creativity. Gender is not related with the score in the creativity test. They also confirm results of few prior metanalisys which reveal the lack of differences in creativity between genders. These studies are an important factor in the discussion about the relevance of creating the qualification framework in the profession of trainers.