The instructor-led training sector has long relied on experience and instinct.
Talk to any training provider about how they price their courses, how they are responding to shifts in delivery format, or how they are thinking about the year ahead, and you will likely get a confident, considered answer.
Ask them how that compares with what the rest of the market is doing, and that is where it gets harder.
Dedicated benchmarking data for instructor-led training providers has never really existed. Most industry research covers learning and development broadly or is weighted toward large corporate learning functions. Independent training providers, the businesses that live or die by the quality of their instructor-led training, have largely been left out of the picture.
That is what makes the State of Instructor-Led Training Report 2026 worth paying attention to.
What Is the State of Instructor-Led Training Report?
The State of Instructor-Led Training Report is the first global benchmark report built specifically for instructor-led training providers.
It is produced by Arlo, the company behind a leading training management system used by independent training providers worldwide, in partnership with The Training Marketplace.
The report will cover:
- Market confidence
- Training delivery format trends
- Technology and AI adoption
- Pricing benchmarks
- Buyer behavior
The findings will draw on responses from training providers and buyer behavior insights from The Training Marketplace platform. An advisory panel of industry leaders will provide expert analysis alongside the data.
The full report is scheduled to be published in September 2026.
Why CertNexus Is Involved
Good instructor-led training changes people.
It builds real skills, creates genuine confidence, and delivers outcomes that a 20-minute e-learning module simply cannot replicate.
But the market is becoming harder to navigate. Quality providers are competing for attention in a landscape increasingly crowded with inexpensive, low-quality courses. Without reliable data on where the industry actually stands, it can be difficult to demonstrate what high-quality instructor-led training is worth.
This report is an opportunity to change that.
We are proud to support an initiative that puts meaningful data behind the value of instructor-led training and gives the providers delivering it a clearer picture of the market in which they operate.
How to Have Your Say
The survey is now open and takes less than 10 minutes to complete.
Everyone who participates will receive:
- Early access to the full report before its public release
- Priority invitations to webinars featuring the advisory panel
- Exclusive offers from report partners and sponsors
If you work in instructor-led training, your perspective belongs in this report.
Take the State of Instructor-Led Training Survey
Please share this article with others in your network who deliver instructor-led training. The strength of the report will depend on the range of providers who contribute to it.
