June is busiest month for Training

June is the busiest month for corporate training in the U.S., according to Novations Group, a global T&D firm based in Boston. December is generally the slowest.

Finding time for training programs has long been challenging, said Rebecca Hefter, Novations Senior Vice President for Training. ìThe trend is toward reduced classroom hours, more training done on-the-job and greater reliance on e-learning. Nevertheless, carving out a week or more for a training is an issue for most organizations.î

As a result, training programs tend to be clustered in certain months and less often at other times, Hefter noted. ìIn addition to June, the months of May and March are full of activity as are both September and October. By contrast, December, November and July are three-week months which makes scheduling conflicts unavoidable.î

Interestingly, August holds its own as a prime training month, said Hefter. ìThe late summer used to be a slack period, but no longer. This probably reflects a broader trend away from one long summer holiday to several shorter vacations.î

One reason that training may spike in September, believes Hefter, has to do with budgeting. ìT&D departments sometimes find they have unspent training dollars that they want to use before the end of their fiscal year, which is often September 30.î

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