UPDATED INDUSTRY WHITEPAPER ON STAFF AND CONTRACT TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTORS: COSTS, COMPARISONS, AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Industry luminary disseminates and lends truth to an often debated topic, outsourcing or staffing

As education providers continue to struggle with their staffing requirements, one of the most important considerations is whether to outsource or staff up for their IT trainer needs. The Training Associates (TTA), the largest and oldest provider of IT trainers in North America, is proud to present the latest edition of the industrys standard and highly acclaimed whitepaper on this vital subject. Written by TTA CEO and industry luminary, Mr. Vic Melfa, this complimentary whitepaper has been published and regularly updated since 1996. It has been presented by invitation at many public and private Information Technology (IT) training conferences and thousands of copies have been requested and distributed.

Shrewsbury, MA (PRWEB) August 3, 2004 – As education providers continue to struggle with their staffing requirements, one of the most important considerations is whether to outsource or staff up for their IT trainer needs. The Training Associates (TTA), the largest and oldest provider of IT trainers in North America, is proud to present the latest edition of the industrys standard and highly acclaimed whitepaper on this vital subject. Written by TTA CEO and industry luminary, Mr. Vic Melfa, this complimentary whitepaper has been published and regularly updated since 1996. It has been presented by invitation at many public and private Information Technology (IT) training conferences and thousands of copies have been requested and distributed.

It is used by many IT training organizations as a valuable tool for re-evaluating and significantly changing its staff and contract trainer usage policies. This latest revision broadens its scope to include discussions on trainers as fixed or variable costs, costs of managing independent contract trainers, and the cost, risk and sales benefits of outsourcing to a specialized IT trainer staffing agency. Most recently it was presented at The Computing Technology Industry Associations (CompTIA) Strategies conference to over 300 IT learning executives. Bill Maddox, Vice President, Business Services and Technology Training at CompUSA announced to each of his Market Training Managers that, The figures within this document closely match what we are seeing as an organization." TTAs whitepaper provides a comprehensive description of how to make this tactical and strategic staffing decision.

Topics explored include:
•   Total daily costs of a staff trainer are higher than contract trainer rates
•   Dealing directly with independent contract trainers yields total costs that are equivalent to using staff trainers
•   Outsourcing to a specialized staffing agency often provides total costs that are less than staff trainers or independent trainers
•   The training organization will be more effective in its core competencies - Consultative Selling" and in satisfying its customers needs
•   Specific goals and other business circumstances should be the driving forces to determine the proper mix between contract and staff trainers

Mr. Melfas whitepaper is available from our marketing department or directly from our website at http://www.thetrainingassociates.com/StaffvsContractInstructorsWhitepaper0704.pdf

About The Training Associates
The Training Associates is the oldest and largest provider of contract and full-time IT Trainers in North America. We are an innovative leader in the IT trainer staffing industry with over 5,000 qualified IT trainers teaching over 10,000 classes per year. Leading technology partners include Microsoft, IBM, Intel, HP, Novell, Oracle, and Cisco. Commercial training provider clients include New Horizons, IBM Learning Services, Thomson Learning/NETg/Wave, ExecuTrain, Productivity Point International and CompUSA.

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