Training is an industry that's often hit hard by recession - it's a very easy area to cut budgets and is often one of the first to feel the axe and the last to emerge as companies start to feel more confident. As a result, freelance trainers and small training companies have to plan for fairly severe ups and downs in business volumes.
Over the last few weeks we've been seeing a few training and workforce development projects coming through from clients - and this has turned into a significant flurry in the last week. Probably too soon to say training is back to normal, but there are definite signs that this whole are is reviving. On past experience there will be an even bigger flurry of work just before Christmas (as people clear their desks for the holidays) and again in early January - so any independent consultants, facilitators and trainers on Skillfair should probably stop Christmas shopping and make sure they're ready for incoming enquiriues!
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