Cost Simulator

The cost simulator is available from version 4.4.

General presentation

Access to the cost simulator is subject to the "Cost Simulator" law.

The cost simulator is a tool that calculates the cost of a training course or component,

and representing the cost of their various components (e.g.ELP ).

For this calculation, the tool is based on :

the number of employees on a stage
information entered in teaching hours

Where to find the cost simulator

Training

The cost simulator is available on the "Advanced" tab of the training courses.

It is not available if several courses are selected.

Clicking on the "Cost Simulator" button opens the tool for the selected course.

A new "Cost Simulator" tab appears.

Components

The cost simulator is available on the "Component" tab.

It is not available if several components are selected.

Clicking on the "Cost Simulator" button opens a pop-up window where you can select the following parameters:

Parameter	Description	Mandatory
Catalog	Select the catalog on which you want to run the report. By default, the current catalog is selected.	Yes
Language	Select the language for content included in the report. By default, the current language is selected.	Yes

Once the parameters have been set, click on "Ok" to open the tool on the selected component.

A new "Cost Simulator" tab appears.

When the user changes course or component, or makes changes to a course, it is necessary to click on the "Cost Simulator" button again, so that it is completely recalculated.

Presentation of the income statement

Prior to version 4.5 :

From version 4.5 :

Legend (from version 4.5)

Normal: Calculated value
Bold: Value entered in content
Bold blue: Value entered in the simulator
Green/red: Variation of eqTD and O/W ratio values from baseline (before modification in simulator)
Dotted line + light background color + cursor: Value can be modified in the simulator
Red triangle: Value modified but not taken into account (recalculation not triggered)

Tree

In the first column, the course or component is represented in tree form.

This is the same tree representation as the model shown on this page.

Columns

In the current version, the cost simulator is based solely on the lowest-level teaching hours of a stage (higher-level teaching hours are ignored).

Headcount calculation

Local workforce

Definition	Corresponds to headcount excluding pooling.
Calculation	Based on headcount entered at stage level Depends on the type ofELP list: Mandatory list: 100%. Optional list: 0 Choice list n from m : n/m ratio applied for each ELP on the list Weighting according to headcount value Example:
Display (special feature)	Before version 4.5: Displayed in black and bold on one step From version 4.5 onwards: see legend. If the workforce is overloaded (e.g. at ELP), the local workforce is displayed in bold blue.
Ventilation	Addition weighted by the types of lists encountered.

Total workforce

Definition	Overall headcount takes into account cases of mutualization
Calculation	If no pooling local workforce = global workforce If mutualization, application of mutualization. Example:
Display (special feature)	Before version 4.5: Displayed in black and bold on one step From version 4.5 onwards: see legend. A tooltip indicates the stage (or stages) from which the overall numbers displayed originate.
Ventilation	Addition weighted by the types of lists encountered.

The cost simulator only handles course pooling. (For example, container pooling is not taken into account).

Group calculation

Definition	Corresponds to the number of groups to be opened for a given teaching hour.
Calculation	Based on the "Maximum number of students" and "Minimum number of additional students" values in the "Type of teaching" reference table. If a standard is met at teaching hour level, then this standard takes precedence over the above values. The "Maximum number of pupils" and "Minimum number of additional pupils" values are read at the level of the chosen standard. (see Standard reference table). Calculation performed : Full headcount / maximum headcount division. If the remainder of the division is greater than or equal to the minimum additional number, then the division result is incremented by 1. Example with Maximum number of employees = 20 Additional minimum workforce = 10 Total enrolment = 110 students Calculation: 110/20 = 5 with a remainder of 10 Remainder 10 >= Minimum additional workforce (10) => increment number of groups. => Number of groups: 6
Display (special feature)	Entered only on "Teaching hour" type lines. A tooltip indicates the maximum and minimum additional numbers used for calculations. Before version 4.5: If entered directly by the user (and therefore not calculated by the tool), displayed in bold blue. The value calculated by the algorithm is shown in tooltip. From version 4.5 onwards: see legend.
Ventilation	No ventilation

Calculating hourly volumes

Definition	Corresponds to the number of hours required for a given type of teaching.
Calculation	This is the value entered directly in teaching hours for the type of teaching.
Display (special feature)	One column per entry in the "Type of teaching" reference table Before version 4.5: Displayed in black and bold From version 4.5 onwards: see legend.
Ventilation	Addition weighted by the types of lists encountered.

Calculation of eqTD hours

Total eqTD hours

Definition	Quantify the number of hours worked by an instructor or teacher.
Calculation	Realized in terms of teaching hours For versions prior to 4.5.0 : No. of groups * hourly volume * teaching type coefficient (entered in the "Teaching type" reference table). For versions from 4.5.0 : The calculation depends on the value of the "Calculation of eqTD" column in the "Type of teaching" reference table. "By group" or blank : No. of groups * hourly volume * teaching type coefficient "Individual follow-up": teaching type coefficient * number of employees
Display (special feature)	No special features.
Ventilation	Addition weighted by the types of lists encountered.

Hours eqTD worn

Definition	Consideration of milestones
Calculation	ELP not carried by current step => value 0 Otherwise = global eQTD hours
Display (special feature)	No special features.
Ventilation	Addition weighted by the types of lists encountered.

Prorated eqTD hours

Definition	This indicator, which is more faithful to reality, takes mutualization into account, but does not take into account the stages of development.
Calculation	nb global eqtd hours * (local workforce/global workforce).
Display (special feature)	No special features.
Ventilation	Addition weighted by the types of lists encountered.

Calculating the O/W ratio

Definition	Corresponds to the number of hours to be taught per student. The higher the O/W ratio, the more expensive the training.
Calculation	eqTD prorated / Local workforce
Display (special feature)	No special features.
Ventilation	Recalculated at each level

Changing values

Only certain values can be modified in the cost simulator. These are :

Total workforce column
Column Group of one teaching hour
Column Average student hourly volume of teaching

To modify one of these values, select the row to be modified, then click on the corresponding column. It is then possible to modify the value of the column: .

Once the column has been modified, you can close the edit mode by clicking outside this box, or by pressing the Enter key.

The modified column then appears with a small red tick. indicating that it has been modified.

A banner is also displayed on the simulator:

If the information required for the simulator's calculations has not been entered up to the level of teaching hours(for example, if a step is empty), the changes made will not be taken into account.

Actions

The following actions are available in the "Simulator" tab

As long as no changes have been made directly on the cost simulator, the 3 buttons are grayed out.

They sober up as soon as a modification is made.

Recalculate

Clicking on the "Recalculate" button updates the cost simulator with the modifications made to the tool.

This only updates the tool's calculations; any changes made are not saved.

In this recalculation, the modified value is displayed in italics, and the differences are displayed in bold:

green if the difference between the previous value and the current value is positive
red if the difference between the previous value and the current value is negative

Reset

Click on the "Reset" button to return to the last saved version of the course or component. Any changes made to the tool since the last registration are lost.

Register

The registration of changes in the cost simulator is subject to the "Control fields" law.

Clicking on the "Save" button saves the training with the modifications made to the tool.