Instructor-led training

Instructor-led training, or ILT, is the practice of training and learning material between an instructor and learners, either individuals or groups. Instructors can also be referred to as a facilitator, who may be knowledgeable and experienced in the learning material, but can also be used more for their facilitation skills and ability to deliver material to learners.

Instructors may deliver training in a lecture or classroom format, as an interactive workshop, as a demonstration with the opportunity for learners to practice, or even virtually, utilising video-conferencing tools; and the instructor may have facilitation and teaching skills, in which they can utilise different methods to engage learners and embrace different learning styles.

Instructor-Led Training represents overall 66% of Corporate Training and Development; it reaches 76% in high-performing companies and 80% in high-consequence industries (healthcare industry, pharmaceutical industry, finance, utilities, etc.). It is also the most widely-used method for Extended Enterprise training, which trains customers and partners, with an 80% usage rate. In the UK, one in three companies who use e-learning currently deliver more than three-quarters of their Training and Development activities completely through face-to-face experiences.

The primary reason why Human Resources Departments prefer Instructor-Led Training is its high effectiveness in terms of knowledge retention: in a survey rating every Training and Development delivery format, in-person Instructor-Led classrooms are in third position, with 3.63 out of 5, whereas e-learning modules are in seventh position, with a grade of 3.05 out of 5

ILT is an effective means of delivering information, as it allows for real-time feedback, questions and answers, manipulation and changeable delivery to suit the needs of learners in a real-time environment, and a learning environment can be created by the instructor's style.

Although Instructor-Led Training dominates the market in terms of use because of its effectiveness, it tends to be a costlier learning delivery method. . Hiring an instructor, renting or maintaining facilities, providing hands-on tools, travel, food, and boarding can push companies on a tight budget. Additionally, classroom occupancy rates and resource use are not always maximized.

This is why streamlining logistics, scheduling and administration, managing resources, and optimizing the budget are key in managing instructor-led training. Organizations such as corporate training departments, corporate university as well as training companies generally manage this through a core ERP such as a Training Management System

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