RE: Hiring training facilities.

> When renting class-rooms we usually give lunch vouchers and serve
> coffee and refreshments. This is the 'standard' or 'expected' in the
> local training industry.


Interesting.  In US, that's not the norm; students expect to buy their own
lunch.  Most are able to expense it back to their company.  I guess that
both your culture and mine have a way to make sure that the student doesn't
have to pay for their own lunch while on training.  It's just two different
solutions.

In rare occasions, when I'm teaching an on-site, the manager will realize
that it's just good plain financial sense to maximize the student time in
class, and they will order lunch to be delivered.  The even smarter ones
realize that the money isn't even the biggest issue -- they get great team
building opportunity for the group to bond and debrief over lunch.  And the
manager gets feel-good points for it from his team.  It's nice to have your
boss buy you lunch every once in a while.

When I'm teaching at a vendor site, they usually have snacks and drinks
available.  Most of them are free.  They all have free coffee in the
morning.  Most have fruit or pastries.