The training industry is continuing to grow at a rapid pace, especially given the advancement in new technologies. For an individual, or company, looking to get involved in the industry, there are quite a few niches to get involved in. If you are still wondering what the best sub-categories (or niches) are within the training industry, you can use the list below to get started.
Now, some of these areas may be more viable than others depending on your situation and interests. For example, some areas may require more capital up-front, while others only require experience. You could get into businesses in these industries as an employee, or start your own. There are certainly more sub-industries in the training field available, but this list is a great starting point. Using these categories, you will find that you can dig further, or even combine some in different ways.
The point is, if you have a desire to be involved within the training industry, then you have many options available to you. Find which one speaks to you the most and run with it, do research, and create your own value-added contribution.
Training Industry Profitable Markets:
- Adult & Continuing Education
- Aeronautics Training
- Assessment and Testing
- Authoring Tools
- Automotive Training
- Certification Development
- Certification Training
- Community Colleges
- Compliance/Regulatory Training
- Content Development
- Continuous Improvement Training
- Culinary Training School
- Customer Service Training
- Customer Training
- Delivery & Meeting Tools
- Diversity Training
- ELearning
- Energy and Utilities Training
- Enterprise Architecture Courses
- Executive Coaching
- Executive Education
- Food Service Training
- Government Policy Training
- Hospitality Training
- HR and OD Courses
- International Translation Services
- IT Training
- Language Training
- Safety Training
- Leadership Training
- LMS/CMS
- Medical Education
- MOOCs
- Online Education
- Professional Education Programs
- Project Management Training
- Quality Control Training
- Retail Training
- Sales Training
- Serious Games and Simulations
- Team Building
- Training Consulting
- Training Outsourcing
- Workforce Development Training
Thanks, Justin, your articles are efficient yet comprehensive in sharing potential careers within the Training Industry landscape.
You’re welcome David, thank you for the kind words 🙂
Hi Justin
Thanks for this huge list of niches. Though your hint on Dummies also was great, this pinpointing list is lot more great.
I had identified a few areas but they were very broad and never narrow down to any specific. Now, I can definitely shoot ahead and create the course I was waiting for.
I followed many articles on Linkedin etc. but they never revealed any specific topic. Thanks again.
We are in the IT training industry specifically Adobe Software, if you can specialise and get known as an industry expert there is plenty of work, I think a lot of training centres in the IT industry train in everything and can become diluted.