As budgets shrink in the face of the hard economic times most companies are
facing training dollars, now more than ever, have to be spent with the best return
on investment.
First look for a training program closer to home:
While some seminars may only be presented in specific cities there are thousands
of seminars that are offered in smaller cities than New York or Chicago. Seminar
sponsors like Skillpath, Fred Pryor and National Seminars, to name just three,
offer their programs all over the United States and Canada. The odds are that
you can find one of these seminars within driving distance - saving travel expenses.
Save travel expenses by booking more than one seminar:
Should you have no choice but to send an individual to a seminar only presented in a distant locale check what other seminars are being presented around the same time frame
that offers needed skills and schedule one of those. It will combine travel costs and double your training dollar.
Bring the seminar to a location of your choosing:
Check around your company and see if other departments have the same training needs.
Why not get a group of attendees together and arrange for the seminar sponsor to bring
the course to you - saving on travel expenses for the larger group. Presentations for groups of 15 or more are very cost effective and can even save you money on individual participation costs for the same program had the participants attended a public session. You can even check with companies in your area to see if they need the same training and offer them the opportunity to attend your "in-house" session. You can even defer some of the cost to you while they share the expense of instructor travel.
Is there a webinar that you could "attend"?
Many of the seminar companies are now offering webinars of the same seminars they
present as live training events. While you may not get the same interaction as a live
presentation it is a cost-effective way to get the training you need.
SeminarInformation.com offers a database of over 360,000 seminars and conferences.
Users of the website www.SeminarInformation.com (http://www.seminarinformation.com)
can find a seminar, date and location, read the complete brochure and enroll online
or toll-free at (877-736-4636)
with registrations or make recommendations.
The SeminarInformation.com website lists seminars from over 600 sponsoring organizations including Skillpath, National Seminars, Fred Pryor, Cross Country Education, Linkage, Learning Tree International, the American Management Association, Lorman, Federal Publications, Cornell, UCLA and ESI to name just a few.
