The Cost of Professional Training in the United Kingdom
When it comes to choosing a training provider or course, Findcourses’ data shows that price is an important consideration for both individuals and organisations.
Although not necessarily a determining factor, the price of a course inevitably affects the decision making process for training buyers. At the same time, it is an important indicator of the state and competitiveness of the market across different training areas.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the data collected from our extensive database of courses shows that the average price per training day of courses in technical areas like Finance and Oil & Gas is significantly higher than that of courses in the softer disciplines.
The numbers also reveal that online courses continue to be the most cost-effective option, with professional IT courses delivered by online learning providing savings of up to 76% with respect to public courses. This data was taken from the 2015 UK Training Report.
COSTS PER TRAINING DAY
Lowest Price*
Average Price*
Highest Price*
Communication Skills
£114
£424
£1199
Supply Chain Management
£150
£457
£1248
Human Resources
£125
£491
£1,060
IT
£117
£495
£1,152
Leadership Development
£123
£506
£1,475
Oil & Gas
£95
£710
£1,248
Finance
£115
£721
£1,650
COSTS PER COURSE
Average duration
Average price in public format*
Communication Skills
1.5 Days
£637
£227
Supply Chain Management
2.8 Days
£1,280
£969
Human Resources
2.3 Days
£1,128
£870
IT
3.2 Days
£1,584
£370
Leadership Development
2.9 Days
£1,467
£858
Oil & Gas
3.5 Days
£2,485
£2,190
Finance
2.4 Days
£1,731
£663
*This data was collected from ~3,000 open programmes listed on findcourses.co.uk in each of the categories listed above. It considers UK data only and excludes academic degree programmes.