Corporate training · A training manager’s year
Seasonal Training Programs — Start with the Training That Fits This Month
Season
4 seasons · One cycle a year
Measured at the café
494 / 2,646
Recommended programs and tools
24
Preparation schedule
16 rows · 12-month calendar
Updated
2026-10-28
The Four Seasons — the Current One Comes First
What training managers handle in each season, the preparation timeline, and the courses that fit — all on one page. Seasons are in calendar order, and the current one is marked “Now.”
🗓️
Annual Training Plan
December – February
The time to review this year’s results and fit next year’s statutory, job-level, and AI training into one plan
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🌱
March New-Hire Onboarding
February – April
The period before March, when new hires arrive, to bundle manners, reporting, statutory mandatory training, and AI basics
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📊
Second-Half Evaluator Training
September – November
The period before year-end performance reviews, when managers and team leads are taught goal check-ins, review meetings, and feedback
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🎄
Year-End Workshops & Parties
November – December
The period to set the workshop’s goals, format, and instructor, and to sort out the remaining budget, before you book a venue
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Why We Organize by Season
- The terms training managers search for repeat every yearAnnual training plan templates, new-hire training programs, evaluator training, workshop instructors — the same questions appear in HR communities in the same months every year. This page’s job is to have the answer posted before those questions are asked.
- Once the season is set, the schedule comes before the programEvaluator training must be planned before evaluations begin, new-hire training before the first week, and workshops before the venue is booked. 'What by when' is more urgent for training managers than program descriptions, so each season starts with the preparation schedule.
- This year’s work becomes next year’s planParticipant feedback from year-end workshops informs the annual training plan, and the annual plan sets the budget for March new-hire training. We treat the four seasons not as separate events but as one continuous cycle.
The Year at a Glance — What Training Managers Do Each Month
We have not left the months outside the four seasons (May–August) empty. If your company’s fiscal year or review cycle is different, just shift the months when you read.
| Month | What the training manager does | Related pages |
|---|---|---|
| January | Annual training plan draft · Course selection by job level · Receive a quote | Annual training plan → |
| February | Plan approval · Confirming new-hire start dates and headcount · Planning the first-week program | March New-Hire Onboarding → |
| March | New-hire group training · First statutory mandatory training · Mentor matching | March New-Hire Onboarding → |
| April | New-hire first-month check-in · Follow-up training after department placement | March New-Hire Onboarding → |
| May | First-half statutory mandatory training, bundled | Statutory Mandatory Training Guide → |
| June | First-half review · Company-wide AI training, phase 1 | AI training for employees by industry → |
| July | Second-half program planning · Team lead courses | New Manager First 90 Days → |
| August | Manager Refresh · Second-Half Statutory Mandatory Training | Statutory Mandatory Training Guide → |
| September | Confirm review schedule · Plan reviewer training | Second-Half Evaluator Training → |
| October | Evaluator training · Mid-year goal check-in meetings | Second-Half Evaluator Training → |
| November | Pre-meeting refresher · Confirm workshop purpose, format, and instructor | Year-End Workshops & Parties → |
| December | Workshops and year-end talks · Wrapping up this year’s results · Using up the remaining budget | Year-End Workshops & Parties → |
If you need a program plan for this time of year
Tell us your timing, headcount, and audience, and we will send a program plan and quote matched to that season’s preparation schedule within 24 hours. You can see the estimated instructor fee right away in the quote calculator.
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FAQ
What training programs fit each time of year?
A set of pages organized around the training manager's annual rhythm (annual training planning, March new-hire onboarding, second-half evaluator training, and year-end workshops). Each one covers what managers handle at that time, the preparation timeline, and the courses that fit. Just go to the one that matches the current season.
Our company’s calendar is a little different. Can you adapt?
If your fiscal year or review cycle is different, simply shift the months. The prep schedule on each seasonal page counts back from the training date (“weeks ahead”), so the sequence stays the same whatever the month. Tell us your calendar and we will send a plan built around it.
What do we do in months outside these four seasons?
May through August typically brings first-half statutory mandatory training bundles, company-wide AI training, and second-half program planning. The year-at-a-glance table below lists what training managers do each month, along with related pages.
How do I get a quote?
Enter your headcount, timing, and audience in the inquiry form on each season page, and we will send a program plan and quote within 24 hours. You can see the estimated instructor fee right away in the training quote calculator.