Training Costs

Development of programme

Costs	Traditional	Online
Needs analysis of the target audience and subject	Yes	Yes
Research into components of course content	Yes	Yes
Course design	Yes	Yes
Specific resource production	Yes	Yes (Course loading)
Internal approval and quality assurance processes	Yes	Yes

Costs of delivery

Costs	Traditional	Online
Training and preparation of trainers	Yes	No cost
Trainers' travel to/from venue	Yes	No cost
Trainers' costs to deliver	Yes	No cost
Equipment hire such as overhead projectors or white board	Yes	No cost
Cost of resources made available to participants	Yes	No cost
Refreshments during the programme	Yes	No cost

Costs of assessment, evaluation and reporting

Costs	Traditional	Online
Trainers' time in assessment and evaluation of participants' training outcomes	Yes	No cost
Independent assessment and moderation	Yes	No cost
Records of participants attending	Yes	No cost
Post course assessment and follow up	Yes	Yes

Costs for students / participants

Costs	Traditional	Online
Travelling time to venue	Yes	No cost
Training Time	Yes	Yes