The data does not include expenditures related to consumers' spend for training programs (individuals taking training courses for personal or non-work related development); revenues of educational institutions (universities and for-profit educational companies) or revenues of community colleges from students paying tuition. It does include dollars paid by corporations to educational institutions for corporate training initiatives.
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External spending in the workplace training industry in North America by type 2016
This statistic shows the external spending distribution in the North American workplace training industry in 2016, by type. In that year, learning technologies spending amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars out of the total spending on external training initiatives in North America.
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Cornerstone OnDemand. (January 26, 2018). North American external spending in the workplace training industry in 2016, by type of spending (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/820849/workplace-training-market-north-america-external-spending-distribution/
Cornerstone OnDemand. "North American external spending in the workplace training industry in 2016, by type of spending (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 26, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/820849/workplace-training-market-north-america-external-spending-distribution/
Cornerstone OnDemand. (2018). North American external spending in the workplace training industry in 2016, by type of spending (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/820849/workplace-training-market-north-america-external-spending-distribution/
Cornerstone OnDemand. "North American External Spending in The Workplace Training Industry in 2016, by Type of Spending (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jan 2018, /statistics/820849/workplace-training-market-north-america-external-spending-distribution/
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North American external spending in the workplace training industry in 2016, by type of spending (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Cornerstone OnDemand, January 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/820849/workplace-training-market-north-america-external-spending-distribution/
