Training Hours per Employee
Average number of hours each employee spends in formal training or development activities in a period
What is Training Hours per Employee?
Training hours per employee is the average number of training hours delivered per person in a period. It shows how much learning time the organisation provides.
It is an input measure of investment in people, commonly reported and compared, though it does not show quality or results.
How this KPI is measured
- Function
- Human Resources
- Sub-function
- Learning & Development
- Industry
- All Industries
- Type
- Lagging
- Impact
- Efficiency
- Unit
- hrs
- Measurement frequency
- Quarterly / Annual
- Formula
- Total training hours delivered / Average headcount
How to calculate it
Divide total training hours delivered by average headcount.
For example, if 24,000 hours of training were delivered to an average headcount of 1,000, the figure is 24 hours per employee.
Decide what counts as training, such as formal courses and online learning, and split by role and level.
Where it is used
Tracking learning investment
Report time spent.
Spotting gaps between groups
See who gets less.
Reporting
Meet disclosure needs.
How to improve it
Tips and common mistakes
- More hours is not always better.
- Focus on relevance and impact.
- Track by group.
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