I get this question all the time and I give my students the ‘estimates’. These numbers are very useful when putting together a proposal and letting a client know just how much it is going to cost them. I have gathered these numbers from several sources which are posted at the end of this post. Now for the stats:
1.According to training magazine, money spent on training increased 13% in 2011 to $59.7 billion.
2. Average trainer (Instructional Designer) salary in 2011: $84,142 (elearning guild reports: $79,890)
3. Development times to create one-hour of e-learning (The eLearning Guild, 2002):
– Simple Asynchronous: (static HTML pages with text & graphics): 117 hours
– Simple Synchronous: (static HTML pages with text & graphics): 86 hour
– Average Asynchronous: (above plus Flash, JavaScript, animated GIF’s. etc): 191 hours
– Average Synchronous: (above plus Flash, JavaScript, animated GIF’s. etc): 147 hours
– Complex Asynchronous: (above plus audio, video, interactive simulations): 276 hours
– Complex Synchronous: (above plus audio, video, interactive simulations): 222 hours
4. Instructor presentation time of face to face courses:
Dugan Laird (1985), listed these instructor preparation times (based on U.S. Civil Service estimate):
– Course is five days or less, then 3 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
– Course is between five and ten days, then 2.5 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
– Course is over 10 days, then 2 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
5. Chart from ASTD 2009:
Type of Training per 1 hour |
Low Hours Per hour of Instruction (2009) |
High Hours Per Hour of Instruction (2009) |
Low Hours Per hour of Instruction (2003) |
High Hours Per Hour of Instruction (2003) |
Stand-up training (classroom) |
43 |
185 |
20 |
70 |
Self-instructional print |
40 |
93 |
80 |
125 |
Instructor-led, Web-based training delivery (using software such as Centra, Adobe Connect, or WebEx-two-way live audio with PowerPoint) |
49 |
89 |
30 |
80 |
E-learning Developed without a Template |
|
|
|
|
Text-only; limited interactivity; no animations |
93 |
152 |
100 |
150 |
Moderate interactivity; limited animations |
122 |
186 |
250 |
400 |
High interactivity; multiple animations |
154 |
243 |
400 |
600 |
E-learning Developed within a Template |
|
|
|
|
Limited interactivity; no animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft) |
118 |
365 |
40 |
100 |
Moderate interactivity; limited animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft) |
90 |
240 |
150 |
200 |
High interactivity; multiple animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft) |
136 |
324 |
60 |
300 |
Limited interactivity; no animations (using software such as Articulate) |
73 |
116 |
NA |
NA |
Moderate interactivity; limited animations (using software such as Articulate) |
97 |
154 |
NA |
NA |
High interactivity; multiple animations (using software such as Articulate) |
132 |
214 |
NA |
NA |
Simulations |
|
|
|
|
Equipment or hardware (equipment emulation) |
949 |
1743 |
600 |
1000 |
Softskills (sales, leadership, ethics, diversity, etc.) |
320 |
731 |
NA |
NA |
Source: http://www.astd.org/LC/2009/0809_kapp.htm
Sources:
http://www.trainingmag.com/article/2011-training-industry-report
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/trainsta.html
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/costs.html
http://www.trainingmag.com/article/training%E2%80%99s-2011-growth-spurt
From nwlink.com: The eLearning Guild. (2002). The e-Learning Development Time Ratio Survey. Retrieved October 27, 2007 from: http://www.elearningguild.com/pdf/1/time%20to%20develop%20Survey.pdf
From nwlink.com: Laird, Dugan (1985). Approaches To Training And Development (2nd ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
http://www.elearningguild.com/research/archives/index.cfm?id=148&action=viewonly
Thanks for this. Clear and concise!
This is good information however, I think this is a little low.