Schools where teaching is done primary through online methods and where physical interaction between teachers and students are supplementary are called as virtual schools.In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the

virtual schools market in North America for 2017-2021. To calculate the market size,the report considers student enrollments in the for-profit virtual schools in the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) segment. The report does not consider the student enrollments in the non-profit virtual schools.

Soft skills can be broadly categorized into three segments: character, interpersonal skills, and critical and creative thinking. Soft skills play a crucial role in enabling individuals to communicate effectively, manage a team with good interpersonal skills, and solve problems.The growing need for skill development is driving the global soft skills training market. As companies are expanding their businesses, they are facing global and regional competition. The surge in the competition levels has led educational institutions and companies to adopt training programs for students and employees.As learning models evolve and diversity of learners increase, a growing number of educational institutions are allotting more time and resources to enhance the soft skills of students.

In medical education, physical examination is an essential element of learning to provide students with a hands-on experience and enable them to learn accurate clinical diagnosis. However, medical education requires a high level of self-regulated learning. Owing to the extensive preclinical education involved, students find it challenging to memorize and retain knowledge pertaining to clinical study material. In addition, many of the universities also have limited teaching resources. Despite these challenges, medical educational institutions across the globe have been successfully delivering excellent workforce of physicians and medical professionals.

017 年 8 月 16 日，培生宣布已将旗下的环球雅思出售给朴新教育，目前双方已完成交易，预计本次交易将为培生带来约 8000 万美元的现金收益。环球雅思作为国内知名的英语培训机构，与华尔街英语均为培生在中国主要的英语培训业务。2016 财年，环球雅思营收约 6.3 亿元人民币，运营亏损约 3442 万元人民币。

直播互动教育发展主要驱动力：其一，优质资源分配不均，三四线城市需求亟待释放；其二，底层技术成熟、创业市场融合创兴、消费主体变更等共同推动直播互动教育发展；其三，直播互动教育有利于流量变现。

BPO is the process of subcontracting the functions of an organization such as human resource (HR), finance and accounting (F&A), customer relationship management (CRM), and supply chain management (SCM) to a third-party vendor that has expertise in the required domains. RPO is the partial outsourcing of HR functions to the recruitment-related outsourcing service provider. BPO is a strategic decision made by top executives of organizations in several industry verticals. RPO is also a strategic decision taken by the top-level executive of HR function or corporate. It is an effective strategy to build a high-performance organization. Client companies outsource recruitment processes for cost reduction and superior operational efficiency.

近期，我们对美股（好未来/新东方/博实乐）、港股（枫叶教育/成实外教育/睿见教育/宇华教育/民生教育）教育公司的最新数据进行了详细梳理。主要包括：财务数据（营业收入/净利润/毛利率）和影响收入端核心数据（学校数量/学生数量/客单价）等相关数据。 

今年以来，新经典登陆 A股、阅文集团申请港股 IPO 掀起了民营出版机构资本证券化的小高潮；7 月 26 日，世纪天鸿过会，A 股再添民营出版新兵。世纪天鸿专注于 K12 教辅市场，曾出版《优化设计》、《十年高考》等品牌图书，2016 年营业收入 3.8 亿元，净利润 3140.82 万元。

Education and initiatives pertaining to technology in education are being used at the national level and across different regions worldwide. These are not only driving changes in the learning processes but are also upgrading the administrative and assessment methodologies.

This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global higher education market for 2017-20201, keeping 2016 as the base year for market sizing. To calculate the market size, the report considers revenue generated from the sale of the following product segments to higher educational institutions for the delivery of formal higher education courses.