10 Training Predictions for 2011: Reshaping the Training Industry

TrainingIndustry.com - who placed us in the Top 20 IT Training Companies in the World - has compiled a list of their 10 Predictions for 2011.

The list (more detailed on their website) consists of:

1. Total spending on training services will increase by 7-9%
2. Training departments will grow by 2%
3. Selective outsourcing will grow, comprehensive outsourcing will decline
4. The learning leader is shifting from being a program manager to solution architect
5. Learning technologies will become social, collaborative, and virtual
6. Speed will become the new mantra for training
7. Supplier landscape will change due to educational institutions joining the corporate training supply chain
   
8. Learning content will change, to be more easily consumed
9. Success metrics will be based on: content access, views, involvement and downloads
10. Learning leaders will be more focused on relevancy of information