Summary Report - May 17, 2012

We want to thank the more than 250 company leaders from 40 countries who shared their thinking with us. The success of the Silega Learning Impact Global Survey 2012 – is directly attributable to the candid participation of leaders around the world.

Figure 1 - Countries with most respondents

Figure 2 - Some of the companies that participated in the 2012 survey (in alphabetical order)

Figure 3 - What is the position you are currently holding within your organization?

 C-level executive 26.7%

HR/Training decision maker 54.7%

Other 18.6%

Figure 4 - How many employees is your company having in your country?

Figure 5 - What will be the main priorities related to learning in your organization this year?

Leadership development and succession planning -  68.60%

Manage change and transform culture - 57%

Deliver learning programs for critical skills -  33.70%

Improve quality and speed of processes (projects) - 27.90%

Align employees , increase teamwork -  27.90%

Culture of innovation on all levels -  25.60%

Coaching and mentoring -  23.30%

Customer service - 19.80%

Health and security -  15.10%

Increase financial intelligence of employees -  10.50%

Figure 6 - In relation to 2011, your training spending for 2012 will

Figure 7 - What are the main challenges to improve learning in your organization?

High costs - 40.50%

Lack of interest and support from management team - 28.60%

Other - 27.40%

Low return on investment - 21.40%

Employee reluctance - 16.70%

Figure 8 - Training hours per experienced employee:  (Global average): 29.6

Figure 9 - Training hours per new employee: (Global average): 90.5

Figure 10 - % of employees that are part of regular and standardized training program (Global average): 41.52%

Figure 11 - Average annual investment per learner (Global average): US$ 5685

Figure 12 - Average attendance of training sessions (Global average):  75.5%

Figure 13 - % of positions covered from within (Global average):  50.47%

Figure 14 - % of annual retention (Global average):  70.69%

Figure 15 - What % of your training do you outsource? (Global average):  47.50%

Figure 16 - What % of learning programs that are evaluated using some of Kirkpatrick's stages?

Figure 17 - Delivery - % of online vs classroom training

Figure 18 - Delivery method-Management training

Figure 19 - Delivery method-Soft skills training

Figure 20 - Delivery method-Technical learning

Figure 21 - Priority-Management training

Figure 22 - Priority-Soft skills training

Figure 23 - Priority-Technical learning

Figure 24 - How do you distribute training budget?