Training budgets are often decided once a year and then lost in invoices and emails. Nobody knows how much is left, whether an internal trainer would have cost less than the external course, or whether the money actually improved competence. GTMC-Skills brings budget, planning and results into one place.
Training Budget, Planning & Projects
Every euro of training planned, approved and linked to a result.
ISO 9001IATF 16949ISO 14001ISO 45001
💶 Budget by year, department and cost centre
Set the annual training budget and split it by department, cost centre or project. Committed and spent amounts update as courses are approved and completed, so the remaining budget is always visible.
👩🏫 Internal trainers or external providers
Keep a register of internal trainers with their qualifications, hourly cost and availability, and of external providers with rates, contracts and evaluations. When planning a course, compare the options before deciding.
📅 Projects with time and cost control
Group training into projects such as a certification, a new line start-up or onboarding. Each project has an owner, milestones, planned hours and costs. Actual values are recorded as sessions take place, and deviations are visible immediately.
✅ Approval workflow
Requests follow a configurable path: department manager, HR, finance. Thresholds decide who approves what. Every decision is recorded with date and comment, giving you a complete audit trail.
📈 From cost to effectiveness
Each course is linked to the competences it should improve. Exam results and competence levels before and after show whether the investment worked, and the cost per competence point gained.
🔍 Example: IATF 16949 recertification project
Approved budget: 18,000 €. Owner: Quality Manager. Deadline: three months before the recertification audit.
Approved budget18,000 €
Planned16,700 €
Spent11,100 €
Remaining6,900 €
62% · Spent / Approved budget
| Training | Hours | Planned | Actual | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Tools (APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP) — 12 engineersTrainer / provider: External — certified training provider | 24 h | 6,800 € | 6,500 € | Completed |
| IATF internal auditor qualification — 3 peopleTrainer / provider: External — certification body academy | 40 h | 5,400 € | 2,700 € | In progress |
| On-the-job training on new work instructions — 45 operatorsTrainer / provider: Internal — team leaders | 90 h | 2,700 € | 1,900 € | Completed |
| ISO 14001 environmental awareness — all staffTrainer / provider: Internal — HSE Manager | 60 h | 1,800 € | — | Awaiting approval |
| Total | 214 h | 16,700 € | 11,100 € |
Approval path for the ISO 14001 awareness request
Request by HSE Manager→
Department manager ✓→
HR ✓→
Finance — pending
✅ The on-the-job training run by team leaders costs 800 € less than planned, and the remaining budget covers the awareness campaign. The quality manager presents the project at the management review with planned versus actual figures and the exam results of the 12 engineers.
🛡️ Why the standards require it
Certification standards do not only ask whether people are trained. They ask whether you planned the resources, decided who is responsible and by when, controlled your external providers and checked that the training worked.
| Standard | Clause | What it requires | How GTMC-Skills helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | 7.1.1 · 7.1.2 | Determine and provide the resources needed, including people. | Annual budget per department, internal trainer capacity and remaining funds always visible. |
| ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 | 6.2.2 | When planning objectives: what will be done, what resources, who is responsible, when it will be completed and how results are evaluated. | Every project records exactly these five elements: activities, budget and hours, owner, deadline and KPIs. |
| ISO 9001:2015 | 7.2 c) | Take actions to acquire competence and evaluate their effectiveness. | Costs linked to exam results and to competence levels before and after the training. |
| IATF 16949:2016 | 7.2.1 · 7.2.2 | Identify training needs and provide on-the-job training for new or changed jobs, including contract and agency staff. | On-the-job training by internal trainers planned, recorded and signed off per person. |
| ISO 9001:2015 | 8.4 | Control externally provided processes and services: evaluate, select and monitor providers. | External training providers evaluated, selected and re-evaluated with ratings and contracts. |
| ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 | 9.3 | Management review considers the adequacy of resources. | Budget versus actual reports and approval history ready for the management review. |
ℹ️ GTMC-Skills does not issue certifications: they are granted by accredited certification bodies. The platform keeps the evidence these standards require up to date and ready for the audit.
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