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Education
The education and training market is wide ranging and encompasses learners across all age groups and settings. This evolving sector is being driven by changes in demographics, funding, regulation, consumer preferences and delivery models. Providers are fast discovering how best to integrate technology and traditional methods to create a hybrid system for the long-term.
Education providers: We work across all age groups from nurseries through schools to further and higher education, including special educational needs.
Corporate training: We have experience in compliance and certification through professional development and upskilling to more bespoke corporate resources.
Skills and apprenticeships: We have worked across the skills landscape, navigating different funding streams and the underlying demand for skills training.
Edtech: We have experience advising technology providers serving the education sector, including online learning platforms, digital content and back-office systems.
Services to education providers: We support education providers in areas such as procurement, staffing, products and equipment, logistics and IT.
Education providers: We work across all age groups from nurseries through schools to further and higher education, including special educational needs.
Corporate training: We have experience in compliance and certification through professional development and upskilling to more bespoke corporate resources.
Skills and apprenticeships: We have worked across the skills landscape, navigating different funding streams and the underlying demand for skills training.
Edtech: We have experience advising technology providers serving the education sector, including online learning platforms, digital content and back-office systems.
Services to education providers: We support education providers in areas such as procurement, staffing, products and equipment, logistics and IT.
Market and funding: We size market opportunities, evaluate underlying market dynamics and assess funding environments.
Procurement and decision making: We help clients understand the increasing professionalization of B2B procurement across education markets, such as with multi-academy trusts, as well as consumer-led decision making.
Customer and learner insights: We gather independent feedback from customers and learners to understand behaviors, assess performance and market positioning.
Technology utilization: We help clients combine the best of traditional service delivery with the latest technology across an increasingly diverse range of settings.
Growth opportunities: We support clients in the research, analysis and prioritization of growth opportunities. This includes current market headroom, new product development and international expansion.
M&A strategy: We work to identify and qualify targets, assessing the rationale for acquisition, and identifying strategies for successful integration.
Market and funding: We size market opportunities, evaluate underlying market dynamics and assess funding environments.
Procurement and decision making: We help clients understand the increasing professionalization of B2B procurement across education markets, such as with multi-academy trusts, as well as consumer-led decision making.
Customer and learner insights: We gather independent feedback from customers and learners to understand behaviors, assess performance and market positioning.
Technology utilization: We help clients combine the best of traditional service delivery with the latest technology across an increasingly diverse range of settings.
Growth opportunities: We support clients in the research, analysis and prioritization of growth opportunities. This includes current market headroom, new product development and international expansion.
M&A strategy: We work to identify and qualify targets, assessing the rationale for acquisition, and identifying strategies for successful integration.

The future of the corporate classroom
CIL surveyed 651 learning and development decision makers across North America and the UK. Our results show an increased focus on online learning solutions and recognition of their ability to offer scalable, cost-effective and consistent training to employees.