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Training Industry Trends

2006 Training Magazine Industry Report

"Instructor-led classroom training continues to be the delivery method of choice, used for 62 percent of all formal training.However, use of self-study e-learning is on the rise, now accounting for 15 percent of all training delivered." Read the full report.

2001 Training Magazine 'e-pulse' Survey

The January 2001 issue reports that of 1000 Training readers, use traditional classroom training 97% of the time (39% always + 53% often).

For "always" and "often" responses:

83% also use on-the-job training
27% also use CBT/WBT
14% also use performance support systems
9% also use synchronous online training

2000 Training Magazine Study

Source: TRAINING Magazine, October 2000 (v37 n10 p45)

Highlights at a Glance:

Total dollars budgeted for formal training this year by U.S. organizations: $54 billion
Of that sum, amount that will go to outside providers of training products and services: $19.3 billion
Percentage of U.S. organizations that teach employees to use computer applications: 99%
Percentage that pay to teach some employees remedial math/arithmetic: 35%
Percentage that will send some employees to an outdoor experiential program: 12%
Of all formal training, percentage currently delivered by an instructor via remote location: 6%
Of all training delivered online, percentage in which the student interacts online with other humans: 29%
Of all computer-delivered training, percentage devoted to teaching computer skills: 55%
Of all computer-skills training, percentage delivered in a classroom, by live instructors: 72%

1999 CRN Technical Training Survey

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According to the 1999 Computer Reseller News Training Survey, 89% of respondents provide instructor-lead technical training to their customers (78% on-site at customer location and 14% at reseller or other location).

Training cost is important to 74% respondents and certification important to only 11%.

They said that resellers are most concerned with customizing technical training content to their specific needs. ONLY 11% SAID THAT CERTIFICATION IS IMPORTANT! Here is a summary of their study:

And where does training take place? At the customer site, IN A CLASSROOM LEAD BY AN INSTRUCTOR. "Most businesses prefer on-site, in-person training to other methods, including the Internet. The 'personal touch' is still important; businesses feel comfortable having training personnel at hand to immediately answer any training-related questions that might arise.

Read the complete survey results at http://www.crn.com/search/display.asp?ArticleID=4711

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