See exactly what your training budget should be in 2 minutes.
Use our free Training Budget Calculator to benchmark your spend against global standards, uncover wasted cost, and see the ROI of investing in your people, before you commit a single dollar.
Have this information ready:
- ✓Number of employees requiring Leadership Development training this year
- ✓Annual revenue of your business or organization (previous year)
- ✓Total number of employees currently in your business or organization
- ✓Estimated Total Annual Salary Budget
Benchmark against best in class data via industry, headcount and revenue.
Reveal under-invested teams and hidden over-spend in your current plan.
Get a shareable Training Budget Snapshot to align HR, L&D and Finance.
Your training budget snapshot
Answer 7 questions and your contact information and instantly see a data-backed range for what high-performing companies invest in training teams like yours.
Example: A 280-person Manufacturing company typically invests $480k–$720k annually in structured training.
+18–26% higher retention when this is allocated strategically across onboarding, leadership, and revenue enablement.
We’ll also email you a one-page PDF summary to use in your next budget conversation.
Used by HR & L&D leaders to ensure retention and development of their employee base.
We Travel to Your Frontline Leaders
Based on the Wisconsin/Illinois state line, Double E Workplace Solutions delivers customized leadership training across the U.S. and overseas. We support U.S.-based global clients in aligning and expanding their investment in employee development worldwide.
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Double E Workplace Solutions
Frontline Leader Training
Investing in your frontline employees’ development can provide short and long-term value by
equipping them with tools to enable career and operational success. That is why we have created a
training program to develop your employees (supervisors, managers, emerging and influential
leaders) while driving your desired business results.
Leadership Attributes
We focus on core leadership fundamentals that transcend roles and responsibilities.
Employee Engagement
We help participants identify forces of disengagement and create action plans to mitigate those forces.
Performance Management
We focus on people processes that drive communication and collaboration.
Proud to partner with the WMEP
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
The MEP National Network™ is a unique public-private partnership that delivers comprehensive, proven solutions to U.S. manufacturers, fueling growth and advancing U.S. manufacturing.
Double E Workplace Solutions
Meet The Team
Ed Egan
Founder/Lead Trainer
Ed started his career as a shop floor operator and took his passion for helping teams to launch Double E Workplace Solutions....
Karen Wilkins
Content Creator and Training Facilitator
Karen spent 30 years in engineering, human resources, and manufacturing of a global fortune 100 company....
Michael Huff
Consultant: Supply Chain Leadership
Michael has 30 years of experience in supply chain, leadership and operations....
Anne Johnson
Operational Support Manager
Anne brings extensive experience in project management, facilities management, and operational support....
Courtney Scott
Marketing Specialist
Courtney is a creative marketing professional passionate about helping teams craft authentic connections through impactful content and campaigns....
Taylor Wagner
Consultant: Bilingual Content Hablo español
Taylor is an enthusiastic, creative facilitator with experience in K-12 education and manufacturing....
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Clean Energy
Plastic Injection
Molding
Chemical
Manufacturing
Cheese
Production
General
Assembly
Medical
Thermoforming
From rough guess to board-ready number in three steps.
We blend industry benchmarks, headcount data and learning science to give you a budget recommendation that stands up to CFO-level scrutiny.
Step 1
Map your people and priorities
Share headcount, roles, locations and your top 2–3 business outcomes: faster onboarding, leadership pipeline, revenue enablement, compliance, or all of the above.
Step 2
Run the global benchmark
We instantly compare you against organizations of similar size, industry and region using our global dataset and learning design benchmarks.
Step 3
Get a CFO-ready recommendation
See your recommended training budget range, risk of under-investment, and the upside in productivity, retention, and time-to-ramp, plus a roadmap of how to allocate it.
Optional: Book a 20-minute consult to translate the numbers into an execution plan.
Why leaders use this
Turn training from a cost center into a measurable growth lever.
Most training budgets are set by copying last year’s number and adding 5–10%. Our calculator reframes the conversation around impact, not line items.
Quantify the risk of under-investing in critical roles and markets.
Build a training case that speaks the language of revenue, runway and retention.
Align HR, L&D, Finance and business leaders around the same data.
Spot quick-win reallocations inside your current budget, before asking for more.
Best for: HR, L&D and Finance leaders at companies with 80–2,000 employees who need a clear, global view of training spend.
What you’ll walk away with
- A recommended annual training budget range by region, role and seniority.
- A simple ROI model you can plug your own salary and performance data into.
- A prioritized roadmap for allocating budget across onboarding, leadership, enablement and compliance.
- Optional: a curated package of learning solutions matched to your gaps and budget.
Next step: Run the calculator and request a tailored Training Optimization Package built from your numbers.
Get your training budget snapshot
Start the Calculator & receive
Fill in your details to access the Training Budget Calculator. We’ll email your results and, if you choose, a tailored package proposal based on your data.
- Free, no-obligation Calculator access.
- Designed for global teams and multi-region budgets.
- Data is kept confidential and never shared with third parties.
Average time to complete: 2 minutes. Results delivered instantly on-screen and via email.
FAQ
We provide custom training solutions that shape frontline workers into exceptional leaders
DO YOU DELIVER TRAINING IN SPANISH?
Yes. We have a bi-lingual trainer on staff that can create and deliver content in the Spanish language.
WHO BENEFITS?
Courses are designed to equip current supervisors, emerging leaders, and influential employees with the tools to lead themselves and others effectively.
In addition to the participants, we support HR departments and can install an on-demand and structured shop floor leadership training program in less than three months.
HOW LONG ARE CLASSES?
We deliver single and multi-day leadership training sessions in-person or virtually.
WHAT IF ALREADY PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING?
Most companies have a formal leadership training program for salaried leaders, but not hourly/shop floor leaders. This is our specialty!
HOW DO YOU SUSTAIN THE LEARNINGS?
We provide coaching and support post-training via an app that keeps us in touch with the cohort for up to 90 days. This intends to ensure that the participants are applying the concepts. Tasks in the app can be customized to a client’s needs.
WHAT IS THE ROI OF THIS TRAINING?
The financial ROI primarily comes from mitigating various disengagement costs. On the other hand, non- financial ROI derives from enabling personal and team accountability, knowledge transfer between critical employees, team collaboration and integration, and a sense of personal value and inclusion.
HOW MANY ATTENDEES CAN PARTICIPATE IN ONE TRAINING SESSION?
Courses are designed to equip current supervisors, emerging leaders, and influential employees with the tools to lead themselves and others effectively.
In addition to the participants, we support HR departments and can install an on-demand and structured shop floor leadership training program in less than three months.
Answer 7 questions and instantly see a data-backed range for what high-performing companies invest in training teams like yours.
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