Every one of your employees needs to be trained even in these tough times, and there are plenty of ways to do this without spending a lot of money on training tools, according to Computerworld.com.

To keep programmers and developers on the cutting edge, ongoing education is essential. But there are several ways to do it on the cheap. Here are some of them, suggested by Computerworld.com:

• Cross-train employees so they know different technologies and projects.
• Start a club so employees can talk about new technologies.
• Have regular lunch forums so employees can hear from experts about a specific area. 
• Pair workers with different kinds of expertise. 
• Formalize mentoring opportunities.

For more ways to cut training costs:
- check out this Computerworld.com article

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