IT Training: Market Report 2003 : Market Research Report

IT Training: Market Report 2003

Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd

Published: Sep. 1, 2003 - 89 Pages

Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE
MARKET SECTORS
Instructor-Led Training
Formal Courses
Tailored Courses
e-Learning
Videos
Internet/Multimedia
Computer-Based Training Products
e-Based Distance Learning
Problems of Calculation
MARKET TRENDS
IT Budgets Scaled Back
IT Must Prove its Value
Fewer Skills Shortages
Less Demand for IT Skills
Table 1: Employment in ICT Roles (000 and %), First Quarter 2003
Signs of Life
Fundamental Gaps Still Exist
Table 2: Number of Hard-to-Fill Vacancies for IT Skills in England, 2001 and 2002
Table 3: Number of Employees with Insufficient IT Skills, 2002
IT Training Becomes More Diverse
ECONOMIC TRENDS
MARKET POSITION
The UK
Table 4: Share of the UK Computer Market Taken by Spending on IT Training
(%), 1999-2003
Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET
Table 5. The Total UK IT Training Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices
(£m), 1999-2003
Table 6: Number of ICT Staff Receiving Education and Training in the Past 4 Weeks
(000 and %), First Quarter 2003
MARKET SECTORS
Instructor-Led Training
Table 7: The Instructor-Led Training Sector by Value at Current Prices
(£m and %), 1999-2003
e-Learning
Table 8: The e-Learning Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m and %), 1999-2003
MOST POPULAR COURSES
Table 9: The Top 20 IT Skills in Demand by Expenditure on Courses
(%), June 2002-June 2003
Table 10: The Top 20 IT Skills in Demand by Number of Training Days
(%), June 2002-June 2003
Table 11: The Top 20 IT Skills in Demand by Number of Delegates
(%), June 2002-June 2003

3. Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY
Continued Growth in the Need for IT Training
Blended Training
NUMBER OF COMPANIES
Table 12: Breakdown of Companies in the UK IT
Training Market by Size (% and £m), 2002
HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?
KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
British Computer Society
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
eLearning Network
e-skills UK Ltd
European Computer Driving Licence Foundation Ltd
European Institute for E-Learning
The Forum for Technology in Training
Information Systems Examinations Board
Institute for IT Training
Intellect
Learning and Skills Council

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE
BRAND SHARES
Table 13: The Top 20 IT Training Providers by Market Share by Value (%), 2002
MARKET LEADERS
Learning Tree International Ltd
Parity Training Ltd
QA PLC
Thomson NETg Ltd
IBM Education Services
KnowledgePool
Azlan Group Ltd
SAP UK Education
Oracle University
Spring IT Training Ltd
Other Companies
Computeach International Ltd
DA Consulting Group
Global Knowledge Network (UK) Ltd
Informatics Group (UK) Ltd
Pitman Training Group PLC
SkillSoft UK Ltd
Sun Educational Services
Xpertise Training Ltd
OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS
Hardware and Software Vendors
Other Suppliers
MARKETING ACTIVITY
Main Media Advertising Expenditure
Table 14: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by IT Training Companies
(£000), Year To March 2003
Favoured Promotional Channels
Table 15: Examples of Training Events in 2003/2004

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

THE TOTAL MARKET
INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING
E-LEARNING

6. Buying Behaviour

CHOICE DRIVERS
HARD-TO-FILL VACANCIES
Table 16: Hard-to-Fill IT Vacancies by General Occupation in England
by Number of Business Establishments (000 and %), 2002
Skill-Shortage Vacancies
Table 17: Skill-Shortage Vacancies by General Occupation in England
by Number of Business Establishments(000 and %), 2002
Occupation Skills Gap
Table 18: Skill Characteristics of the Occupation Skills Gap in England
by Number of Employees (000 and %), 2002

7. Current Issues

EVEN THE BIG BOYS FIND THE GOING TOUGH
Table 19: Selected Leading Training Companies by Turnover (£000), 2001/2002
Table 20: Selected Leading Training Companies by Pre-Tax Profit (£000), 2001/2002
CONSOLIDATION — THE KEY TREND
Major Ownership Changes
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING ACCOUNTS

8. The Global Market

MARKET SIZE
MARKET TRENDS
Opportunities for IT Trainers
e-Learning
Factors Influencing Buying

9. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION
FORECASTS 2004 TO 2008
Table 21: The Forecast Total UK IT Training Market by Sector by Value
at Current Prices (£m), 2004-2008
FUTURE TRENDS
Business Confidence
Outsourcing
Determinants of Success
Occupational Changes

10. Company Profiles

Azlan Group Ltd
Learning Tree International Ltd
Parity Training Ltd
QA PLC
Spring It Training Ltd
Thomson Netg Ltd

11. Further Sources

Associations
General Sources
Bonnier Information Sources
Government Publications
Other Sources
Key Note Research
The Key Note Range of Reports

Abstract

Key Note estimates that the UK market for IT training was worth £602m in 2002, having fallen in value by 16% on 2001. In 2003, the market is expected to decline even further, with sales reaching just £542m. The market has been hit by the contraction in IT budgets and the lower demand for IT contractors and professionals, which has helped ease the UK’s IT skills shortage.

The IT training market consists of two broad sectors: instructor-led training (ILT) and e-learning (or technology-based training). The e-learning sector has been the major growth area in recent years as technology-based training has grown in maturity and sophistication. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between these two sectors, as a result of the growing trend towards blended learning, i.e. courses that feature both instructor-led and computer-based components.

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