BOSTON, December 3, 2007 — 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. "The 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."
As a result, training programs tend to be clustered in
certain months and less often at other times, Hefter noted.
"In 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."
Interestingly, August holds its own as a prime training
month, said Hefter. "The 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."
One reason that training may spike in September, believes
Hefter, has to do with budgeting. "T&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."
Novations Group is a leading provider of consulting and
training services on four continents. Novations is
recognized for its expertise in diversity & inclusion,
employee engagement, talent management, employee selection,
leadership development, organization communications, sales
training and customer service.
Contact: Pat FitzGerald, Novations,
617-787-2163, pfitzgerald@novations.com,
or Phil Ryan, Ryan Public Relations, 845-339-7858.
