Training. We’re all agreed it’s crucial for business, right? Whether you focus on teamwork or company values, it’s essential you get on top here. As well as ensuring your company runs the way you want, efforts here will make a significant difference to employee morale. In fact, a tempting course could be all it takes to bag the best in the business.

So, it isn’t unusual for entrepreneurs to look to external courses which do the job for them. You may even be in the habit of sending new employees away for a week of training before they start. All the better for ensuring they’re up to standard.

The only problem is, you have no way of knowing what that external course involves. It’s not tailored to your business, and so it might not teach the values you want. What’s more, sending staff away can get expensive, especially if you do the same for every employee. Instead, it might be best to take over training onsite. If you aren’t convinced this is the route for you, let’s look at some of the expense it could save you.

Commute and accommodation costs

When employees travel for training, you’re obligated to cover their costs. What’s more, you’d need to pay for accommodation. Even if you send your team in groups, that’s going to get pricey. What’s more, if you do this before working with new employees, there’s every chance it’ll become wasted money. You have no way of knowing whether they’ll take the training straight to another role. But, if you keep training in the office, you don’t have to worry about any of that. You won’t have to pay anyone to commute to the workplace, and your meeting room will be all the accommodation you need.

The training itself

You’ll also need to pay for the course itself, and that can be most expensive of all. Even standard training is pricey. After all, the company in question have to cover costs of the training space and the person teaching. And, you can bet that’ll leave you out of pocket, too. But, if you took over training, you could that cost altogether. You could use a spoken presentation or simple activities to get your point across. Or, you might want to spend a little on professional training videos. You can check out companies like Lifetime Media for more information on how much that would cost. But, you can bet it’d be less than you would pay otherwise. What’s more, you can use those same videos for every employee and save yourself a fortune.

The cost of lost labor

Sending staff away would also cost you in lost labor. You may have to take on temporary staff to cover or pay overtime. On top of everything, that’s a cost you could do without. And, by training onsite, you could do just that. In fact, by designating small groups for training each time, you can ensure your efforts here don’t impact production at all.