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Can you help me? I am trying to find a formula for how many trainers (HR specifically) should be hired to serve how many employees.

Most research I've done suggests 2.2 (3) trainers per 100 employees.

I am calculating how many classes, how long the classes are, development for future training needs, and organizational development....(what am I missing?)

If you feel comfortable (and it can be anonymous, of course) could you share how many HR trainers you have for your companies and how many employees they serve? Throw in there if you think the number is adequate, too low, or too high.

I would appreciate it so much!

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  1. Anonymous

    This is less about the number of employees than it is about the training you are planning. How long, is it f2f or online, synchronous or asynchronous, one-off courses, or a comprehensive program. what's your timeline? Is an SME required?

  2. Anonymous

    I feel like definitely not enough information here to respond. What is the training? What is the length of the training? Is it ongoing? Is it required? Who is the audience? Are you using trainers in lieu of any sort of LMS with training videos and such? About 5-6 years ago, I was trained as a facilitator for a specific interactive workplace training we were doing with all of our employees (>500 total at that time)...I was one of I think 6 trained. But it definitely wasn't my full time job. It was a part of my job, but I was a generalist and had a variety of responsibilities.

  3. Anonymous

    Thank you for asking. We are facilitating live (in person and face to face). We currently have 13 classes that can be taken. Each class holds about 25 people.

    7 classes are 4 hours to complete
    3 are 2 hours to complete
    3 are 1 hour each

    The 13 classes are required, but may take up to 2 years to complete.

    Subject Matter Experts are desired, but the corporation does train the trainers in the different topics.

    Again, it's live training in person, or via Teams and Zoom.

    Thank you all again!

  4. Anonymous

    Interesting research. For clarification, are you only seeking "in-house" HR trainers? Most of the companies I've worked for barely had 1 HR person and they outsourced - if they did anything at all. Sometimes it was a partnership perk (with a benefits provider like insurance or professional development). Sometimes they asked Sr. leadership to provide lunch and learn sessions to the staff esp . if Sr. leadership had a terminal degree). Sometimes they had several HR folks, but they used outside consultants.

    From the sessions I've attended, the ratio depends on the work. If care and attention to break out teams is needed, you'll need more trainers (or assistants). I've seen 1 trainer present to <100 people, but it was more lecture style. Even with break out sessions, it was only if there were highly skilled participants who could lead the small group work.

    More typically, I've seen 1 trainer to 15-20 people. The best in-person training session I saw was 1 lead trainer + 2 assistants for 80 people. The best online training session I saw was 1 trainer plus 2 assistants managing virtual chat /Q&A while presenting to 100-130 virtual attendees.

    Good luck.

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