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:<\/p>\n

1.According to training magazine, money spent on training increased 13% in 2011 to $59.7 billion.<\/p>\n

2. Average trainer (Instructional Designer) salary in 2011: $84,142 (elearning guild reports: $79,890)<\/p>\n

3. Development times to create one-hour of e-learning (The eLearning Guild, 2002):<\/p>\n

– Simple Asynchronous: (static HTML pages with text & graphics): 117 hours
\n– Simple Synchronous: (static HTML pages with text & graphics): 86 hour
\n– Average Asynchronous: (above plus Flash, JavaScript, animated GIF’s. etc): 191 hours
\n– Average Synchronous: (above plus Flash, JavaScript, animated GIF’s. etc): 147 hours
\n– Complex Asynchronous: (above plus audio, video, interactive simulations): 276 hours
\n– Complex Synchronous: (above plus audio, video, interactive simulations): 222 hours<\/p>\n

4. Instructor presentation time of face to face courses:<\/p>\n

Dugan Laird (1985), listed these instructor preparation times (based on U.S. Civil Service estimate):<\/p>\n

– Course is five days or less, then 3 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
\n– Course is between five and ten days, then 2.5 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
\n– Course is over 10 days, then 2 hours of preparation for each hour of training.<\/p>\n

5. Chart from ASTD 2009:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n Type of Training per 1 hour<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Low Hours<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Per hour of Instruction<\/p>\n (2009)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n High Hours<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Per Hour of Instruction<\/p>\n (2009)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Low Hours<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Per hour of Instruction<\/p>\n (2003)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n High Hours<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Per Hour of Instruction<\/p>\n (2003)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Stand-up training (classroom)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 43<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 185<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 70<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Self-instructional print<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 40<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 93<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 80<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 125<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Instructor-led, Web-based training delivery (using software such as <\/span>Centra, Adobe Connect, or WebEx-<\/span>two-way live audio with PowerPoint) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 49<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 89<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 80<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n E-learning Developed without<\/span> a Template<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Text-only; limited interactivity; no animations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 93<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 152<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 150<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Moderate interactivity; limited animations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 122<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 186<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 250<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 400<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n High interactivity; multiple animations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 154<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 243<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 400<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 600<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n E-learning Developed within a Template<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Limited interactivity; no animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 118<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 365<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 40<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Moderate interactivity; limited animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 90<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 240<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 150<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 200<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n High interactivity; multiple animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 136<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 324<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 60<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 300<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Limited interactivity; no animations (using software such as Articulate)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 73<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 116<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Moderate interactivity; limited animations (using software such as Articulate)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 97<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 154<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n High interactivity; multiple animations (using software such as Articulate)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 132<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 214<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Simulations<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Equipment or hardware (equipment emulation)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 949<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 1743<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 600<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 1000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Softskills (sales, leadership, ethics, diversity, etc.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 320<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 731<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n NA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0Source: http:\/\/www.astd.org\/LC\/2009\/0809_kapp.htm<\/a> \n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Sources:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.trainingmag.com\/article\/2011-training-industry-report<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nwlink.com\/~donclark\/hrd\/trainsta.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nwlink.com\/~donclark\/hrd\/costs.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.trainingmag.com\/article\/training%E2%80%99s-2011-growth-spurt<\/a><\/p>\n From nwlink.com: The eLearning Guild.<\/em> (2002). The e-Learning Development Time Ratio Survey. Retrieved October 27, 2007 from: http:\/\/www.elearningguild.com\/pdf\/1\/time%20to%20develop%20Survey.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n From nwlink.com: <\/em>Laird, Dugan (1985). Approaches To Training And Development<\/a><\/em> (2nd ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.elearningguild.com\/research\/archives\/index.cfm?id=148&action=viewonly<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.astd.org\/LC\/2009\/0809_kapp.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[13,24,89],"tags":[138],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}