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<font size=26>The Corporate Learning<br>Factbook® 2010:<br><br>Benchmarks, Trends<br>and Analysis of the U.S. Training<br>Market

The 2010 Corporate Learning Factbook is the U.S. training industry's most complete and comprehensive study of corporate training budgets, spending, delivery volumes, staffing, and trends. In addition to facts and statistics, this annual report contains extensive market analysis as well as guidelines on the use of this information for benchmarking your own organization with the study findings.

The 2010 Corporate Learning Factbook looks at metrics over multiple years, with data ranging from 2005 to 2009. So, not only do you get a snapshot of 2009 – a year in which the economic downturn significantly impacted corporate learning – but you also get information on important metrics in times of business growth.

The study was conducted in partnership with Workforce Management magazine and resulted in data from more than 1,400 L&D organizations. The report is a must-have for L&D executives who want to benchmark their organizations and establish key efficiency metrics.

The report also provides data and analysis around the following trends:

  • How L&D spending and staffing have been impacted by the economic downturn.
  • Where L&D organizations are allocating resources and where they are cutting back.
  • How L&D organizations are changing their delivery methods, including the movement toward informal and social networking tools.
  • How L&D organizations are using external providers to fill resource gaps.

    New this year: For the first time, agencies from federal, state, and local governments are included in our industry analyses.

    In addition to information on U.S. training expenditures (including payroll spending), the 2010 Corporate Learning Factbook includes the following data, broken down by company size and industry segment:

    Spending and Staffing Statistics and Trends
    • Training expenditures per learner
    • Training staff to learner ratios
    • Payroll to total spending ratios
    • Technology spending to total spending ratios
    • Spending allocation by training program area
    • Spending allocation by employee group

    Training Volume, Cost, and Delivery Statistics and Trends
    • Total student hours consumed per learner
    • Cost per student hour consumed
    • Training delivery methods used
    • Use of structured coaching in training programs
    • Use of structured collaboration in training programs
    • Top-, second-, and bottom-tier L&D priorities

    Learning Technology Usage and Trends
    • LMS
    • LMS infrastructure
    • LMS installation type (internally installed vs. externally hosted)
    • LCMS (learning content management system)
    • Rapid e-learning
    • Application simulation tools
    • Virtual classroom
    • Podcasting
    • Mobile learning
    • Communities of practice
    • Blogs
    • Wikis
    • EPSS (electronic performance support system)
    • KMS (knowledge management system)

    Learning Outsourcing Statistics and Trends
    • Custom content development
    • Instruction/facilitation
    • LMS administration
    • LMS operations
    • Learner support

    Why You Need This Report
      In its fifth year, the 2010 Corporate Learning Factbook is the market’s most comprehensive look at the training industry and its trends. This highly popular and widely referenced study is extremely valuable for directing critical decisions and justifying upcoming investments. You’ll find detailed benchmarking data on training budgets, headcount, resource allocations, delivery methods, technology usage, and outsourcing activities – all the vital data needed to benchmark and identify your own organization’s potential strengths and shortcomings.

      Summary Tables and Benchmarking Guidance

      The study includes detailed summary tables to help readers identify just the information they need. It also includes a step-by-step guidelines to help readers benchmark themselves. Please note: Bersin & Associates offers customized Learning Organization Benchmarking by industry, best practices, and by organization size. For more information on Bersin & Associates benchmarking offerings please review our benchmarking offerings.


      Bersin & Associates Analysis

      One of the most important issues in benchmarking learning and development organizations is isolating the impact of (A) industry, (B) organization size, and (C) organization governance model (i.e., centralized, federated, or anarchy). (These governance models are described in The High Impact Learning Organization). This report carefully isolates these three effects in this data to provide enterprise-level analysis.

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    The 2010 Corporate Learning Factbook
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