TRENDLINE
Despite Economy, Training Investment Remains Steady
—Rises in Large Corporations and IT Industries A Flash Poll conducted by Learning TRENDS on annual training expenditures tracked the per employee trends across
industries. The average annual training expenditure for employees in the study was $1004. In contrast, the ASTD study reported a steady $820 for the past two years, with large enterprises investing upwards of $1190. Learning TRENDS also queried IT organizations which reported $1292/employee
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Training Investment per Employee
(US$) |
IT Organizations
(US$) |
0 - 500 |
37% |
27% |
501-1000 |
24% |
25% |
1001-1500 |
14% |
15% |
1501-2000 |
10% |
13% |
2000-3000 |
9% |
12% |
More than 3000 |
6% |
8% |
ASTD’s Study also reported:
 Percentage of payroll invested in learning at 2.52% on average, with largest enterprises reporting 1.99%
Use of external services expenditures averaged 27% with largest reporting 36%
Hours of formal learning/employee: 28, and 38 for large companies
Employees per trainer 194, and 325 for large enterprises
Cost/learning hour was $596/hour, and $1430 for large companies.
Complete results of the ASTD study can be found at www.astd.org. The Learning TRENDS poll reported 731 respondents.  back to current magazine page
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