Does anyone know of a best practice or available statistics regarding how many training staff per employee is acceptable. I realize there are a lot of specifics that will impact this, but I am looking for any information you may have to get started. Thanks

You can find that in the ASTD state of the industry report.

Many variables:

With systems, like LMS, the elearning guild really covers staff required to run an LMS of different sizes in the LMS 360 study.

But, other factors really impact: is it installed or SaaS?, what type of training dept will you create to manage "peaks and valleys" (contract or FT instructors and developers)?, what about facility capacity for ILT or tech capacity?...

Many variables- but I do recommend having a core fulltime staff to keep the engine going, then a variable/outsourced workforce to help with demand spikes until you know your optimal size.