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Training ROI Calculator

Determine the financial impact of your learning programs by calculating Return on Investment.

Investment (Costs)

$
Includes ID time, SME time, software, hosting, and facilitator fees.
$
Used to calculate the cost of lost productivity while training.

Return (Benefits)

$
e.g., Increased sales, reduced error rates, time saved per employee.

Total Training Cost

$0

Net Project Benefit

$0

Return on Investment (ROI)

0%

How to Calculate Training ROI

Return on Investment (ROI) measures the financial return on an investment relative to its cost. In L&D, it represents Kirkpatrick's Level 5 evaluation.

Total Training Cost: Includes direct costs (development) and indirect costs (the value of the employees' time spent away from work).

Cost = Dev Costs + (Participants × Hours × Wage)

Net Benefit: The total financial gain from the training minus the total cost.

Net Benefit = Total Benefit - Total Cost

ROI Percentage: The net benefit expressed as a percentage of the total cost.

ROI % = (Net Benefit / Total Cost) × 100

Need help estimating benefits?

Quantifying soft skills training is challenging. Try isolating the effects of training by comparing trained vs. untrained groups, or calculating the time saved by a new process.