A New Paradigm for Corporate Training

In the 1970s and 1980s, corporate training meant a slide projector and a stack of plastic-laminated foils. Since then, the industry has gone through a series of technology- and economics-driven paradigm shifts. Today, the $200 billion global training market is undergoing its latest revolution, one that recognizes workers’ need for targeted micro-learning and the capabilities of adaptive learning solutions. Industry analyst Josh Bersin outlines four decades of changes in corporate training and then turns to the latest paradigm, which he dubs “Learning in the Flow of Work.” getAbstract recommends Bersin’s clear, expert summary of corporate training’s history – and its near future.