Training Program Cost Estimator
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Training Program Cost Estimator
Estimate the total cost of designing and delivering a training program including development, delivery, materials, and overhead.
### Program Development
Instructional Design Hours
hrs
Designer Hourly Rate ($)
$/hr
Technology / Authoring Tool Cost ($)
$
### Delivery
Number of Sessions
sessions
Hours per Session
hrs
Trainer Hourly Rate ($)
$/hr
Number of Trainers per Session
trainers
### Participants
Total Participants
people
Average Participant Hourly Wage ($)
$/hr
Materials Cost per Participant ($)
$
### Venue & Overhead
Venue / Room Cost per Session ($)
$
Total Travel & Accommodation ($)
$
Administrative Overhead (%)
%
Calculate Total Cost
function traCalc() { var errors = [];
var devHours = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-dev-hours').value); var devRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-dev-rate').value); var techCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-tech-cost').value); var sessions = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-sessions').value); var sessionHours = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-session-hours').value); var trainerRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-trainer-rate').value); var trainers = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-trainers').value); var participants = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-participants').value); var partWage = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-participant-wage').value); var matCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-material-cost').value); var venueCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-venue-cost').value); var travelCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-travel-cost').value); var overheadPct = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tra-overhead-pct').value);
if (isNaN(devHours) || devHours 0."); if (isNaN(trainerRate) || trainerRate 100) errors.push("Overhead % must be between 0 and 100.");
var resultDiv = document.getElementById('tra-result'); if (errors.length > 0) { resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Please fix the following errors:' + errors.map(function(e){ return ''; }).join('') + ''; return; }
// --- Core Calculations --- // Development cost var devCost = (devHours * devRate) + techCost;
// Delivery cost (trainer time across all sessions) var totalDeliveryHours = sessions * sessionHours * trainers; var deliveryCost = totalDeliveryHours * trainerRate;
// Participant opportunity cost (lost productive time) var totalParticipantHours = participants * sessions * sessionHours; var opportunityCost = totalParticipantHours * partWage;
// Materials cost var totalMaterials = participants * matCost;
// Venue cost var totalVenue = sessions * venueCost;
// Subtotal before overhead var subtotal = devCost + deliveryCost + opportunityCost + totalMaterials + totalVenue + travelCost;
// Overhead var overhead = subtotal * (overheadPct / 100);
// Grand total var grandTotal = subtotal + overhead;
// Per-participant cost var costPerParticipant = grandTotal / participants;
// Cost per training hour per participant var totalTrainingHoursPerParticipant = sessions * sessionHours; var costPerHourPerParticipant = grandTotal / (participants * totalTrainingHoursPerParticipant);
function fmt(n) { return '$' + n.toLocaleString('en-US', {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2}); }
resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = '### Cost Breakdown ' + '' + 'Development Cost' + fmt(devCost) + '' + 'Delivery Cost (Trainer)' + fmt(deliveryCost) + '' + 'Participant Opportunity Cost' + fmt(opportunityCost) + '' + 'Materials Cost' + fmt(totalMaterials) + '' + 'Venue Cost' + fmt(totalVenue) + '' + 'Travel & Accommodation' + fmt(travelCost) + '' + 'Subtotal' + fmt(subtotal) + '' + 'Administrative Overhead (' + overheadPct.toFixed(1) + '%)' + fmt(overhead) + '' + 'Total Program Cost' + fmt(grandTotal) + '' + '' + '' + 'Cost per Participant: ' + fmt(costPerParticipant) + '' + 'Cost per Training Hour per Participant: ' + fmt(costPerHourPerParticipant) + '' + 'Total Training Hours per Participant: ' + totalTrainingHoursPerParticipant.toFixed(1) + ' hrs' + ''; }
#### Formulas Used
Development Cost = (Design Hours × Designer Rate) + Technology Cost
Delivery Cost = Sessions × Hours/Session × Trainers × Trainer Rate
Participant Opportunity Cost = Participants × Sessions × Hours/Session × Participant Wage
Materials Cost = Participants × Materials Cost/Participant
Venue Cost = Sessions × Venue Cost/Session
Subtotal = Development + Delivery + Opportunity + Materials + Venue + Travel
Overhead = Subtotal × (Overhead % ÷ 100)
Grand Total = Subtotal + Overhead
Cost per Participant = Grand Total ÷ Participants
Cost per Training Hour per Participant = Grand Total ÷ (Participants × Sessions × Hours/Session)
#### Assumptions & References
- Reference: Association for Talent Development (ATD) State of the Industry Report; Phillips, J.J. & Phillips, P.P. (2016). Handbook of Training Evaluation and Measurement Methods.
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