10 Ways To Maximize A Training Budget –
How to get more bang from your training buck!
Let’s be real. Money is tight right now. One of the first
things businesses cut back on during times like these is
training. So how do you run a business that depends on
training with a smaller budget? The answer to that may
surprise you!
For the last couple of years, we’ve been mesmerized by
expensive training tools. We’ve been led to believe by
‘training industry gurus’ that spending hundreds of
thousands of dollars on high-tech simulations, learning
management systems, and extensive (cumbersome) training
design processes is the way to go. We’ve read training
industry newsletters, magazines and have listened to the
leading experts. But we all seemed to forget one thing.
All those guys are trying to sell something.
Honest question from a business owner: “Why won’t anyone
tell us how to get good training that’s cheap?”
Honest answer from a Training Guru: “Because then you
wouldn’t buy any more of our books or expensive training
toys.”
"Right now, we don’t have a whole lot of money to throw at
expensive training. But we still have a need to keep our
employees trained and ready to do their jobs.”
Sound familiar?
There are things you can do to offer engaging, relevant,
applicable and inexpensive training to your
organization. For instance, did you know…
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Other companies may be willing to share training expenses
with you?
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Some employers may be eligible for federal reimbursements
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 if they provide
on-site, instructor-led training customized to employer
equipment and need?
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There are thousands of web-based courses offered free of
charge?
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Most of the training you need is already out there?
If you’re ready to save some money and continue to provide
outstanding training to your organization, join Mike Davis
from ATW Training & Consulting at the upcoming HR, Training
and Benefits Conference hosted by HR One Source. Mike will
be speaking at (time) on April 21 at the 2009 Iowa
Employment Training and Benefits Conference in Altoona.
Mike will share his organization’s top-ten (and more) ways
to maximize a training budget. How do you get started? How
do you convince your organization that this is a good idea?
What else should I consider, or not consider, when finding
new training opportunities? All of this and more will be
discussed at the conference!
(A note from Mike’s boss, Todd McDonald: “Mike gets paid the
same salary whether you show up or not.”)
If you would like to contact Mike prior to the session you
can reach him at
Michael@atwtraining.com or through the ATW website
www.atwtraining.com .
