The State of Corporate Training 2026: Key Findings from L&D Leaders
Introduction I'll be honest, when we have conversations with L&D leaders about their training programs this year, I expected to hear about budgets and tech stacks. What I didn't expect was the raw honesty about what's working (and what's not). The corporate training landscape in 2026 looks nothing like it did just two years ago, and corporate training software is at the centre of this transformation. According to recent industry data, 73% of organizations have increased their L&D budgets, yet 64% of training leaders say they're still struggling to prove ROI. Let's go together through what over 500 learning and development professionals shared with us about the real state of corporate training today. The Great Platform Consolidation Is Here Here's something that caught me off guard: nearly 60% of the L&D leaders we spoke with are actively working to reduce the number of trainin...