Cost and budget for New Met for London (NMFL) training programme
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How much money has been spent or will be spent in the delivery for the New Met for London (NMFL) training program. Include venue hire, trainer salaries and anything which forms a component of this training.
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The allocated budget for a NMfL For Everyone Training (Phase 1) is £4.05m. These costs are based on 2.5 days of face to face training for c33,000 officers and staff. This equates to c£121 per individual attending the training.
The budgeted cost is broken down as follows:
| Training Component | Cost |
|---|---|
| Training venues - (35 training rooms for 6 months) | £1.49m |
| Trainers - (50 external Trainers for 6 months) | £1.80m |
| Central Delivery Team | £0.35m |
| Rostering Activity | £0.16m |
| Content Design - (Initial design plus team to make fast time changes in live in line with attendee feedback) | £0.25m |
| Total Cost | £4.05m |
As of 26 November 2024, the actual costs for training delivery are £3.43m.
We are forecasting that the training will be delivered under the original budget allocated.