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title: How Much is Enough Training?
description: 40 hours per employee every year is the industry standard for employee training.
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# [How Much is Enough Training?](https://blog.naed.org/how-much-is-enough-training)

 Written by [NAED Education and Training Team](https://blog.naed.org/author/naed-education-and-training-team) | January 30, 2017

During the [Western Region Conference](https://www.naed.org/westernregionconference), NAED President & CEO [Tom Naber](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-naber-0902839/) spoke at the General Session about the training and education of staff. Mentioning that he is frequently asked, “How much is enough training?” He had the team at the [NAED Education & Research Foundation](https://www.naed.org/NAED/Research/NAED/NAED_Research.aspx?hkey=bd89696a-e11c-4da7-b992-76441ee436d9) look into this question. And, after some research, he has an answer – 40 hours per employee, every year.

You may be thinking that’s a pretty big number. But, it’s just one work week spread out over a year. And, there are real benefits from investing in your team. To learn about Dallas-based [City Electric Supply’s](https://cityelectricsupply.com/) (CES) training efforts, read the article in the [January issue of tED magazine](http://www.tedmagazine-digital.com/tedmagazine/january_2017?pg=51#pg51).

In our effort to celebrate the training and education efforts of our members, we recently released our [NLC All-star list](https://www.naed.org/NAED/Education/NLC.aspx?WebsiteKey=a5cec113-1d97-4578-a1a0-1e5603a0ebca&NAED_Learning_Center=7&_zs=dSAi91&_zl=DR8a3). More than 200 dedicated individuals made the list this year. The hours of completed training ranged all the way from 120 to 430 hours. Do you know any All-stars on the list? Is your company represented?

 

 

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