FIE recently dropped the $10k per class commission for NZ trainings and now charge just US$150 per trainee; courses can be delivered now at circa $750 (with potential $500 pp to trainer, less costs).
Melbourne’s trainee charge is circa A$900 and their trainings are recommended – trainee feedback is excellent and Melbourne delivered to over 130 NZ teachers with great reviews.
Independent Schools Victoria – Feuerstein Training Centre
When budgeting to have a Melbourne trainer deliver a training in NZ, take into consideration the following:
US$150 pp commission is paid to Israel; NZ$250 pp course material cost; $2000-2500 trainer fee paid to the trainer; potential accommodation of trainer is an added cost, food costs, venue costs etc (detailed below).
Ensured one of the following is available:
- kitchenette facilities or
- on-site cafe availability or
- cafe van to the site
Historic training costs (25:1):
| $10,000 | Class fee/commission – paid to FIE (exchange-rate determined, has been as high as $14k and as low as $9,400) |
| $5,000 | Trainer air-travel (could be as high as $6k, as low as $4k) |
| $1,750 | Trainer accommodation at $250 per night, 7 nights |
| $5,250 | Resources at $250 per person plus GST (this delivered all Teacher Manuals for each ‘instrument’ taught +-5 per course) |
| $700 | Trainer food and incidentals ($100 per day/night) |
| $0 | Donated room hire, mailchimp, website, postage, incidental printing, morning and afternoon tea/coffee, cleaning etc. (classroom charges were at the discretion of the school and were determined on a case-by-case basis) |
| $22,700 | = 20.6 persons paying $1100 (GST excluded, excluding all variable costs) |
The following costs are current and should be considered:
| US$150 | FIE pp fee charged by Israel |
| $1,200 | Return air travel (from Australia) |
| $250 | Trainer accommodation per night |
| $250 | Resources at $250 plus GST pp (e.g. 5x teacher manuals) |
| $100 | Per day cost of trainer food and incidentals (taxi etc) |
| $100 | Usual cost of school room hire pd |
| $2,500 | Trainer fee |
| US$150 | Cost of certificates pp |
| $30 | Courier certificates – individually packaged and posted to each attendee’s personal address (Israel send over one bundle) |
| $150 | Fee from Israel to courier certificates to NZ |
