


Companies generally prefer to retain a high level of in-house control though, with fully outsourced solutions for most training services being rare and unlikely to increase in the future.

This can be developed and provided by in-house staff or by third-party training providers. Workplace training is the process of educating staff in the specific skills they need to perform the tasks required for their role. This was the highest average of all business sizes in that year, with small companies providing an annual average of 63.9 hours and midsize companies 66.8 hours per employee. have been increasing their investment in staff training over the last four years, with the average number of training hours provided annually per employee increasing from 42.2 in 2017 to 78.1 in 2021.
