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An employee training cost calculator adds up what training takes today: learner hours, manager support, preparation time and direct costs, each priced at your own hourly rates. This one runs in your browser, compares two plans side by side and assumes no saving from Elvina, so every number comes from your inputs.
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An onboarding cost calculator estimates what bringing a cohort up to speed will cost before you choose a plan: hours of learning, manager support and preparation, priced at your own rates, plus direct costs. It is for owners and managers comparing two ways to train the same people over the same period. The math is visible, nothing leaves your browser, and no saving from Elvina is assumed. In the chat, Elvina drafts a free training plan you can price here.
Editable sample inputs · not market benchmarks or an Elvina forecast
Elvina is $100 per month. If you include it in your scenario, enter the cost for your comparison period once under “Other direct costs.” The sample values below are editable assumptions, not our prices or promised savings.
Confirm that hours do not overlap to calculate the comparison.
Learners × learning hours × learner hourly cost + manager hours × manager hourly cost + preparation hours × author hourly cost + direct costs. Total person-hours exclude direct costs. Difference = current plan − your scenario.
Your current time, costs and comparison period.
Compare two independent plans.
Keep assumptions and double-counted hours in view.
Compare one cohort over the same chosen period. Use a loaded hourly cost consistently for each role. Record learning hours per person; manager support and content preparation are totals for the period, not per learner. BLS's Employer Costs for Employee Compensation tracks employer cost per hour worked for wages and salaries and for benefits, a reminder that a loaded hourly cost includes both.
If one person manages and prepares training, split those hours instead of counting them twice. Enter your own preparation and ongoing effort once. Elvina Team is $100 per month with 40,000 credits per month; include the months in your comparison under direct costs without adding that expense twice. Free is a guided demo; Enterprise has custom terms.
Higher scenario costs appear as a negative saving. Zero baseline cost does not produce a percentage. The example inputs are editable arithmetic examples, not market averages or measured Elvina results.
Fewer training hours can be worse if people are less prepared. Agree on a work-readiness criterion and track it independently. This tool is a planning estimate, not a financial forecast or a guarantee.
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A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS
Learners × learning hours × learner hourly cost + manager hours × manager hourly cost + preparation hours × author hourly cost + direct costs.
Yes. Neither plan is created by applying a promised percentage reduction to the other.
Download a local JSON record of the inputs, formula, period, and result. Nothing is sent to Elvina.
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