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diff --git a/‎.github/workflows/test-python.yaml‎
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diff --git a/‎kubeflow/trainer/__init__.py‎
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diff --git a/‎kubeflow/trainer/api/trainer_client.py‎
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diff --git a/‎kubeflow/trainer/backends/localprocess/__init__.py‎ b/‎kubeflow/trainer/backends/localprocess/__init__.py‎
diff --git a/‎kubeflow/trainer/backends/localprocess/backend.py‎
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.11']
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.11"]
 
     name: Test (Python ${{ matrix.python-version }})
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Coveralls
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           parallel: true
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Close parallel build
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           parallel-finished: true
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
     TrainerType,
 )
 
+# import backends and its associated configs
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.kubernetes.types import KubernetesBackendConfig
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess.types import LocalProcessBackendConfig
+
+
 __all__ = [
     "BuiltinTrainer",
     "CustomTrainer",
@@ -55,4 +60,6 @@
     "RuntimeTrainer",
     "TrainerClient",
     "TrainerType",
+    "LocalProcessBackendConfig",
+    "KubernetesBackendConfig",
 ]
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 from kubeflow.trainer.types import types
 from kubeflow.trainer.backends.kubernetes.backend import KubernetesBackend
 from kubeflow.trainer.backends.kubernetes.types import KubernetesBackendConfig
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess.backend import LocalProcessBackend
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess.backend import LocalProcessBackendConfig
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -27,7 +29,9 @@
 class TrainerClient:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        backend_config: KubernetesBackendConfig = KubernetesBackendConfig(),
+        backend_config: Union[
+            KubernetesBackendConfig, LocalProcessBackendConfig
+        ] = KubernetesBackendConfig(),
     ):
         """Initialize a Kubeflow Trainer client.
 
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ def __init__(
         # initialize training backend
         if isinstance(backend_config, KubernetesBackendConfig):
             self.backend = KubernetesBackend(backend_config)
+        elif isinstance(backend_config, LocalProcessBackendConfig):
+            self.backend = LocalProcessBackend(backend_config)
         else:
             raise ValueError("Invalid backend config '{}'".format(backend_config))
 
 
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+# Copyright 2025 The Kubeflow Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import logging
+import string
+import tempfile
+import uuid
+import random
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List, Optional, Set, Union, Iterator
+
+from kubeflow.trainer.constants import constants
+from kubeflow.trainer.types import types
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.base import ExecutionBackend
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess.types import (
+    LocalProcessBackendConfig,
+    LocalBackendJobs,
+    LocalBackendStep,
+)
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess.constants import local_runtimes
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess.job import LocalJob
+from kubeflow.trainer.backends.localprocess import utils as local_utils
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class LocalProcessBackend(ExecutionBackend):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        cfg: LocalProcessBackendConfig,
+    ):
+        # list of running subprocesses
+        self.__local_jobs: List[LocalBackendJobs] = []
+        self.cfg = cfg
+
+    def list_runtimes(self) -> List[types.Runtime]:
+        return [self.__convert_local_runtime_to_runtime(local_runtime=rt) for rt in local_runtimes]
+
+    def get_runtime(self, name: str) -> types.Runtime:
+        runtime = next(
+            (
+                self.__convert_local_runtime_to_runtime(rt)
+                for rt in local_runtimes
+                if rt.name == name
+            ),
+            None,
+        )
+        if not runtime:
+            raise ValueError(f"Runtime '{name}' not found.")
+
+        return runtime
+
+    def get_runtime_packages(self, runtime: types.Runtime):
+        runtime = next((rt for rt in local_runtimes if rt.name == runtime.name), None)
+        if not runtime:
+            raise ValueError(f"Runtime '{runtime.name}' not found.")
+
+        return runtime.trainer.packages
+
+    def train(
+        self,
+        runtime: Optional[types.Runtime] = None,
+        initializer: Optional[types.Initializer] = None,
+        trainer: Optional[Union[types.CustomTrainer, types.BuiltinTrainer]] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        # set train job name
+        train_job_name = random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) + uuid.uuid4().hex[:11]
+        # localprocess backend only supports CustomTrainer
+        if not isinstance(trainer, types.CustomTrainer):
+            raise ValueError("CustomTrainer must be set with LocalProcessBackend")
+
+        # create temp dir
+        venv_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=train_job_name)
+        logger.debug("operating in {}".format(venv_dir))
+
+        runtime.trainer = local_utils.get_local_runtime_trainer(
+            runtime_name=runtime.name,
+            venv_dir=venv_dir,
+            framework=runtime.trainer.framework,
+        )
+
+        # build training job command
+        training_command = local_utils.get_local_train_job_script(
+            trainer=trainer,
+            runtime=runtime,
+            train_job_name=train_job_name,
+            venv_dir=venv_dir,
+            cleanup_venv=self.cfg.cleanup_venv,
+        )
+
+        # set the command in the runtime trainer
+        runtime.trainer.set_command(training_command)
+
+        # create subprocess object
+        train_job = LocalJob(
+            name="{}-train".format(train_job_name),
+            command=training_command,
+            execution_dir=venv_dir,
+            env=trainer.env,
+            dependencies=[],
+        )
+
+        self.__register_job(
+            train_job_name=train_job_name,
+            step_name="train",
+            job=train_job,
+            runtime=runtime,
+        )
+        # start the job.
+        train_job.start()
+
+        return train_job_name
+
+    def list_jobs(self, runtime: Optional[types.Runtime] = None) -> List[types.TrainJob]:
+        result = []
+
+        for _job in self.__local_jobs:
+            if runtime and _job.runtime.name != runtime.name:
+                continue
+            result.append(
+                types.TrainJob(
+                    name=_job.name,
+                    creation_timestamp=_job.created,
+                    runtime=runtime,
+                    num_nodes=1,
+                    steps=[
+                        types.Step(name=s.step_name, pod_name=s.step_name, status=s.job.status)
+                        for s in _job.steps
+                    ],
+                )
+            )
+        return result
+
+    def get_job(self, name: str) -> Optional[types.TrainJob]:
+        _job = next((j for j in self.__local_jobs if j.name == name), None)
+        if _job is None:
+            raise ValueError("No TrainJob with name '%s'" % name)
+
+        # check and set the correct job status to match `TrainerClient` supported statuses
+        status = self.__get_job_status(_job)
+
+        return types.TrainJob(
+            name=_job.name,
+            creation_timestamp=_job.created,
+            steps=[
+                types.Step(name=_step.step_name, pod_name=_step.step_name, status=_step.job.status)
+                for _step in _job.steps
+            ],
+            runtime=_job.runtime,
+            num_nodes=1,
+            status=status,
+        )
+
+    def get_job_logs(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        step: str = constants.NODE + "-0",
+        follow: Optional[bool] = False,
+    ) -> Iterator[str]:
+        _job = [j for j in self.__local_jobs if j.name == name]
+        if not _job:
+            raise ValueError("No TrainJob with name '%s'" % name)
+
+        want_all_steps = step == constants.NODE + "-0"
+
+        for _step in _job[0].steps:
+            if not want_all_steps and _step.step_name != step:
+                continue
+            # Flatten the generator and pass through flags so it behaves as expected
+            # (adjust args if stream_logs has different signature)
+            yield from _step.job.logs(follow=follow)
+
+    def wait_for_job_status(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        status: Set[str] = {constants.TRAINJOB_COMPLETE},
+        timeout: int = 600,
+        polling_interval: int = 2,
+    ) -> types.TrainJob:
+        # find first match or fallback
+        _job = next((_job for _job in self.__local_jobs if _job.name == name), None)
+
+        if _job is None:
+            raise ValueError("No TrainJob with name '%s'" % name)
+        # find a better implementation for this
+        for _step in _job.steps:
+            if _step.job.status in [constants.TRAINJOB_RUNNING, constants.TRAINJOB_CREATED]:
+                _step.job.join(timeout=timeout)
+        return self.get_job(name)
+
+    def delete_job(self, name: str):
+        # find job first.
+        _job = next((j for j in self.__local_jobs if j.name == name), None)
+        if _job is None:
+            raise ValueError("No TrainJob with name '%s'" % name)
+
+        # cancel all nested step jobs in target job
+        _ = [step.job.cancel() for step in _job.steps]
+        # remove the job from the list of jobs
+        self.__local_jobs.remove(_job)
+
+    def __get_job_status(self, job: LocalBackendJobs) -> str:
+        statuses = [_step.job.status for _step in job.steps]
+        # if status is running or failed will take precedence over completed
+        if constants.TRAINJOB_FAILED in statuses:
+            status = constants.TRAINJOB_FAILED
+        elif constants.TRAINJOB_RUNNING in statuses:
+            status = constants.TRAINJOB_RUNNING
+        elif constants.TRAINJOB_CREATED in statuses:
+            status = constants.TRAINJOB_CREATED
+        else:
+            status = constants.TRAINJOB_CREATED
+
+        return status
+
+    def __register_job(
+        self,
+        train_job_name: str,
+        step_name: str,
+        job: LocalJob,
+        runtime: types.Runtime = None,
+    ):
+        _job = [j for j in self.__local_jobs if j.name == train_job_name]
+        if not _job:
+            _job = LocalBackendJobs(name=train_job_name, runtime=runtime, created=datetime.now())
+            self.__local_jobs.append(_job)
+        else:
+            _job = _job[0]
+        _step = [s for s in _job.steps if s.step_name == step_name]
+        if not _step:
+            _step = LocalBackendStep(step_name=step_name, job=job)
+            _job.steps.append(_step)
+        else:
+            logger.warning("Step '{}' already registered.".format(step_name))
+
+    def __convert_local_runtime_to_runtime(self, local_runtime) -> types.Runtime:
+        return types.Runtime(
+            name=local_runtime.name,
+            trainer=types.RuntimeTrainer(
+                trainer_type=local_runtime.trainer.trainer_type,
+                framework=local_runtime.trainer.framework,
+                num_nodes=local_runtime.trainer.num_nodes,
+                device_count=local_runtime.trainer.device_count,
+                device=local_runtime.trainer.device,
+            ),
+            pretrained_model=local_runtime.pretrained_model,
+        )