This post from trainingzone.co.uk examines training trends over the last 10 years, looking at the world of HRD today and comparing the results with a similar survey taken in the 1990s. Some of the headline results and how they compare to 10 years ago, are:
- 10 years ago the majority of training was traditional ‘off-the-job’ classroom based delivery, today it is much more likely to be ‘on-the-job’, e-learning or one-to-one coaching of one form or another.
- In the last 10 years there has been a significant change in the way trainers talk about their sector of work. They have moved from talking about training and development to learning and development.
- Coaching has increased dramatically over the past 10 years.
- The focus on teams and team working has changed considerably, with a move from the use of the outdoors to the increased use of real workplace problem solving.
- The typical person in an HRD role is a woman aged between 36 and 56, employed in a company, a member of the CIPD. She has been in the role for five years or more and has undertaken 30+ days of CPD in her career to date.
