Average training hours Average training per employee hours by gender Average training Fiscal year hours per employee Average learning hours by gender Associates 56 Female 55 Managers 58 Male 56 Directors 52 The data on average training hours per employee highlights that the regulatory training Average training hours by line of service and role for our assurance practice requires a greater commitment of training hours, particularly for Internal ifrm associates when they are working towards Grade Advisory Assurance services Tax formal qualiifcations. As people become more senior, formal training is often replaced Interns/Trainees 27 95 25 37 with other learning opportunities that are not tracked in Vantage, such as executive coaching Associates 43 100 22 51 and real-time learning in the lfow of work. Managers 33 63 20 36 The data also highlights that overall training Directors 26 51 15 30 hours fell last year due to longer in-person Partners 22 51 21 26 sessions being replaced with multiple shorter, more focused pieces of learning. In total, our people launched an average of 1.46 million learning items each month during FY21 (FY20: 1.2 million).