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KEY NOTE TRAINING : November 2003

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This report covers: general management training, accountancy and finance, training, quality assurance, sales and marketing, presentation skills, human resources, personal development training, outdoor training, information technology training, project management training, work-based learning for adults, work-based training for young people, training deleivery, training locations, Connexions Service, public sector, private sector, e-learning, enemployment,

Companies covered include: Azlan, Barleythorpe Training and Conference Centre, Marcus Bohn Associates, BPP Holdings, Brathay Development Training, BSI Business Solutions, Bureau Veritas Quality International, The Capita Group, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, The Coverdale Organisation, Croner CCH Group, Det Norske Veritas, Dove Nest Management Training and Development, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Fielden-Cegos, Franklin Covey Europe, FT Knowledge, GBS Training, Hawksmere, Hemsley Fraser Training, Huthwaite Research Group, Impact Development Training, Informatics CTEC, Invicta Training, John Matchett, Knowledge Pool Training, The Leadership Trust, Learning Tree International, Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Midland Group Training Services, Monadknock International, National Eduction Training Group, NCC Education Services, The Oxford Publicity Partnership, Parity Training, Pera Integrated Training, Pitman Training Group, QA, Rievers of Tarset, RRC Business Training, RSM Marketing Improvements, Smallpiece Enterprises, Spearhead Training Group, Spring Group, Steps, Structured Training, Survive, TACK International, Woodland Grange Management Company, WTI Training Group, Xansa,

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Key Note market report examines the UK training market, which can be divided into the private and public sectors. Key Note estimates that private-sector spending on training was £17.37bn in 2003, a decrease of 1.5 percent on 2002. This represents a drop in spending for the second year running and although expenditure has not significantly declined, it has been enough to start sending tremors through the industry. In the public sector, Key Note estimates that expenditure on training initiatives was £11.3bn in the financial year 2002/2003.

The training market is becoming a much more difficult one. Profitability appears to be declining and clients are cautious about how much time they allow their employees to attend training courses. In-house training appears to be growing, which has been partly aided by the growth in e-learning and corporate intranet learning programmes. Significant barriers to market growth are the lack of client time and money, and the prevailing trend for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take training seriously. In addition, training remains largely geared towards those aged around 35 or younger; there is a lot of training effort installed for those in their 20s and early 30s, although commitment to training is reduced for older employees — those who receive training over the age of 50 are considered lucky.

However, training does appear to be gaining more acceptance. Key Note interviewed a number of training specialists and Martyn Sloman — training advisor at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) — commented that the case for training seems to have been accepted and the next challenge is to follow this acceptance through. Sloman, who has experience practising as a trainer in major organisations, co-authored Training in the Age of the Learner and in it, he outlines the need for training to be more learner-focused than it often is today.

In the public sector, the emphasis is on the need to develop the right skills for UK industry. Essentially, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) will be responsible for this over the next 5 years. In July 2003, the White Paper on Skills Strategy, which is a focal point for national policy, was published and this is going to be the subject of debate throughout 2004.

Key Note expects extremely slow growth in employer expenditure on training between 2003 and 2008, as a result of slow economic growth in 2004 and 2005, and employers becoming increasingly cautious about spending money on training.

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