In the past week or so, ASTD and Training Magazine have both published their 2007 industry reports. ASTD leads with the increasing use of technology they're seeing in training programs, and Training Magazine leads with a general increase in the amount of training spending their survey has found.
The amount spent on training per employee was very close in the two surveys: $1,202 according to Training Magazine, $1,040 according to ASTD. Both find 65-70% of that being spent on instructor-led training, about 20% on online training, and the rest on other methods.
Both surveys found that the top training expenses are on profession- or industry-specific programs. ASTD's second-highest spending was on business practices, the next in both surveys was for management and supervisory training.
Lots of great information in both surveys, and taken together, they help provide a very comprehensive look at training in the world around us today. Take a look - where does your company fall into the "average" ranges and where does it differ?
--ASTD's State of the Industry Report 2007
--Training Magazine's 2007 Industry Report
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