The global corporate training market size was valued at around USD 332.8 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach around USD 487.5 billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of around 8% during the forecast period, 2022 – 2030. The growth of the market is attributed to the rising adoption of microlearning and emergence of cost-effective e-learning training modules.
Corporate training refers to teaching skills and imparting knowledge to employees to aid them in enhancing their performances while carrying out tasks. It enhances motivation, productivity, and efficiency of employees and their retention, which helps companies to achieve their business goals. Corporate training includes several training methods such as instructor-led training method, offline or face-to-face training method, online or virtual training method, and others. Companies and organizations employ one or more of these methods to improve skill sets of employees, such as communication skills, technical skills, leadership skills, negotiation skills, and others.
Imposed lockdown and other travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic situation led companies and organizations to adopt a work from home approach. Companies and organizations adopted virtual training methods to train their employees during such times. With the rising penetration of internet, increasing usage of smart devices such as smartphones and tablets, and development of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR), companies are remodeling their conventional training approach and adopting online platforms to train their employees. Additionally, companies and organizations are establishing the necessary infrastructure for online training methods. Rapid urbanization, increasing adoption of online learning platforms, and rising diversity in learning requirements in workplace are factors facilitating the growth of the market during the forecast period.
Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
- Increasing penetration of internet, rising adoption of smart devices, and development of technology and telecommunications platforms are expected to boost the global corporate training market during the forecast period.
- Rising adoption of innovative and cost-effective ways to train employees by organizations fuels the market.
- Growing shift from conventional to e-learning training modules, as they are convenient to store, maintain, update, and share, spurs the market.
- Increasing adoption of innovative training methods that help in saving the working hours of employees is anticipated to drive the market during the forecast period.
- Growing adoption of sustainability consulting for ensuring balance within social, econommical, and environmental factors to meet current needs without compromising the organization's future growth requirements.
- Budget constraints hamper the growth of the global corporate training market.
- Rising inclination of companies and organizations towards cost-effective online or virtual training offer lucrative opportunities for key market players.
- Rising use of wearables, gamification, and microlearning are some of the major trends in corporate training, which are estimated to offer growth opportunities to key market players during the forecast period.
Scope of the Report
The report on the global corporate training market includes an assessment of the market, trends, segments, and regional markets. Overview and dynamics have also been included in the report.
Attributes
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Details
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Report Title
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Corporate Training Market - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast
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Base Year
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2021
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Historic Data
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2019–2020
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Forecast Period
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2022–2030
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Segmentation
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Types (Technical Training, Quality Training, Soft-Skills, Brand Training, Compliance Training, Safety Training, Sales Training, Product & Services Training, and Others), Methods (Online, Offline, Instructor-led, Self-led, Blended, and Others), and End-users (Retail, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Hospitality, Government, Manufacturing, IT, Business & Professional Services, and Others)
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Regional Scope
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Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa
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Report Coverage
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Company Share, Market Analysis and Size, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, and Trends, and Revenue Forecast
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Key Players Covered in the Report
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Adobe, Inc.; Learning Technologies Group, Plc. (LTG) BizLibrary; Allen Communication Learning Services; Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.; City and Guilds Group; Desire2Learn (D2L); Franklin Covey, Co.; Simplilearn Solutions, Pvt. Ltd.; GP Strategies Corporation; Skillsoft, Ltd.; Wilson Learning Worldwide, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; NIIT, Ltd.; Udemy, Inc.; The British Standards Institutions; Pluralsight, Inc.; Bureau Veritas; TUV Nord, and Others
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Market Segment Insights
Technical training segment holds a large market share
On the basis of types, the market is divided into technical training, quality training, soft-skills, brand training, compliance training, safety training, sales training, product & services training, and others. The technical training segment is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period, owing to benefits associated with it. It aids in acquiring skills that are required to design, develop, implement, operate, or maintain any technology, application, product, or service in various industries. Increasing demand for technical training in corporate sectors is projected to boost the global corporate training market. Additionally, the soft-skill segment is anticipated to expand during the forecast period, due to increasing demand for soft-skill training programs by major companies around the globe.
Online segment boosts the market
Based on methods, the market is segregated into online, offline, instructor-led, self-led, blended, and others. The online segment is anticipated to expand during the forecast period, due to increased adoption of various digital tools and platforms in corporate training programs by companies and organizations. Such tools and platforms make online training interactive, mobile, and available on-demand for employees. Online training programs facilitate companies to create online libraries with training material to share it with their employees. Surging usage of smart devices and internet for acquiring knowledge instead of physical classrooms during the COVID-19 situation is expected to boost the market during the forecast period.
Retail segment is expected to expand at a rapid pace
On the basis of end-users, the market is divided into retail, financial services, pharmaceutical & healthcare, hospitality, government, manufacturing, it, business & professional services, and others. The retail segment is projected to fuel the market during the forecast period, due to rising corporate investments in employee and staff training in the retail sector. These trainings are aimed at improving sales and achieving customer satisfaction. Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries require soft skills training programs to train their employees to provide quality services to customers, which spur the global corporate training market.
North America dominates the market
On the basis of regions, the market is segmented into Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa. North America is expected to hold a large share of the market, owing to the presence of many organizations and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in the region. Rising focus of these organizations and MNCs on increasing their employment rate to expand their geographical presence is expected to drive the global corporate training market during the forecast period. Presence of several key players such as GP Strategies Corporation, Pluralsight, Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. and others in North America is anticipated to expand the market in the region. Moreover, economic stimulus packages introduced by governments in the region to ease the negative impact of COVID-19 on economy is estimated to spur the market during the forecast period.
Segments
The global corporate training market has been segmented on the basis of
Types
- Technical Training
- Quality Training
- Soft-Skills
- Brand Training
- Compliance Training
- Safety Training
- Sales Training
- Product & Services Training
- Others
Methods
- Online
- Offline
- Instructor-led
- Self-led
- Blended
- Others
End-users
- Retail
- Financial Services
- Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Government
- Manufacturing
- IT
- Business & Professional Services
- Others
Regions
- Asia Pacific
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe
- Middle East & Africa
Key Players
- Adobe, Inc.
- Learning Technologies Group, Plc. (LTG)
- BizLibrary
- Allen Communication Learning Services
- Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
- City and Guilds Group
- Desire2Learn (D2L)
- Franklin Covey, Co.
- Simplilearn Solutions, Pvt. Ltd.
- GP Strategies Corporation
- Skillsoft, Ltd.
- Wilson Learning Worldwide, Inc.
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- NIIT, Ltd.
- Udemy, Inc.
- The British Standards Institutions
- Pluralsight, Inc.
- Bureau Veritas
- TUV Nord
- Others
Competitive Landscape
The global corporate training market is highly competitive with the presence of key players such as Adobe, Inc.; Learning Technologies Group, Plc. (LTG); BizLibrary; Allen Communication Learning Services; Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.; City and Guilds Group; Desire2Learn (D2L); Franklin Covey, Co.; Simplilearn Solutions, Pvt. Ltd.; GP Strategies Corporation; Skillsoft, Ltd.; Wilson Learning Worldwide, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; NIIT, Ltd.; Udemy, Inc.; The British Standards Institutions; Pluralsight, Inc.; Bureau Veritas; TUV Nord, and others, who use strategies such as mergers, collaborations, acquisitions, partnerships, and product launches to strengthen their hold on the market. For example, in October 2021, Learning Technologies Group, Plc. (LTG), a London-based technology and service provider for digital learning, acquired GP Strategies Corporation, a provider of sales and technical training, to broaden its offering, scale, and cross-selling opportunities.