diff --git a/batdetect2/train/config.py b/batdetect2/train/config.py
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+from typing import Optional
+
+from pydantic import Field
+from soundevent.data import PathLike
+
+from batdetect2.configs import BaseConfig, load_config
+from batdetect2.train.losses import LossConfig
+
+__all__ = [
+    "OptimizerConfig",
+    "TrainingConfig",
+    "load_train_config",
+]
+
+
+class OptimizerConfig(BaseConfig):
+    learning_rate: float = 1e-3
+    t_max: int = 100
+
+
+class TrainingConfig(BaseConfig):
+    batch_size: int = 32
+    loss: LossConfig = Field(default_factory=LossConfig)
+    optimizer: OptimizerConfig = Field(default_factory=OptimizerConfig)
+
+
+def load_train_config(
+    path: PathLike,
+    field: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> TrainingConfig:
+    return load_config(path, schema=TrainingConfig, field=field)