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.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 16

PART 03: Research Methodology 21

PART 04: Introduction 24

Key market highlights 24

PART 05: Market landscape 25

Market size and forecast 26

Five forces analysis 28

PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user 29

Soft skills training market in Europe by end-user 29

Corporate 30

Institutions 32

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 34

Soft skills training market in Europe by geography 34

Soft skills training market in Western Europe 35

Soft skills training market in Nordic countries 37

Soft skills training market in Southern Europe 39

Soft skills training market in Central and Eastern

Europe 40

PART 08: Market drivers 42

Collaborative learning methods 42

Digital badges increase credibility of soft skills training 42

Need for better talent management 43

Mobile platform for training delivery 44

PART 09: Impact of drivers 45

PART 10: Market challenges 46

Credibility issues 46

Increase in vendor competition 46

Inadequate analysis of requirements 47

Absence of effective measurement tools 47

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 49

PART 12: Market trends 50

Training through social collaboration tools 50

Cloud-based m-learning 51

Analytics in soft skills training practices 51

Improved traction of BYOD 52

PART 13: Vendor landscape 53

Competitive scenario 53

Competitive benchmarking 54

Growth strategy 55

PART 14: Key vendor analysis 56

City & Guilds Kineo 56

GP Strategies 58

NIIT 59

Skillsoft 60

PART 15: Other prominent vendors 63

Articulate 63

CGS 63

D2L 63

Global Training Solutions 63

Interaction Associates 63

New Horizons 64

QA Limited 64

Wilson Learning 64

PART 16: Appendix 65

List of abbreviations 65

PART 17: Explore Technavio 66