The ROI Shift: Proving the Value  of Corporate Learning in 2025

White Paper

The ROI Shift:

Proving the Value of Corporate Learning in 2025

their efforts to business KPIs.

of L&D teams struggle with connecting

~70%

iSpring identified the root causes of the problem and found the solution. We’re ready to share it with your L&D team.

What’s inside?

Our goal with this white paper is to provide both a realistic snapshot of the L&D ROI issue in 2025 and the practical ways to overcome it.

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Core challenges in L&D perception

A comprehensive list of issues that professional L&D teams around the world face in 2025, and how it affects their day-to-day work.

How ROI is communicated to stakeholders today

Geo-specific differences and success rate segmentation: which of the 3 major types of L&D teams are more valued than others, and why.

Bridging L&D and business outcomes

The 4 steps (and 10 actions) to connect course design and learning programs to the most valued business KPIs.

Best practices of L&D impact assessment

L&D leaders’ insights, advice from survey participants, and a checklist to align it all with your company’s expectations.

Practical steps to implement ROI-centric L&D

A final, 5-step roadmap for teams that want to turn our research findings into strategic actions and resolve the L&D ROI issue.

The research scale your team can act on

The iSpring Research Team worked on this white paper for 3 months to gather, structure, and analyze the data. Our findings apply to the full scale of the L&D industry.

NA and EU markets

Insights that are relevant for both the North American and European business landscapes, with key differences highlighted.

Including L&D professionals, trainers, eLearning developers, instructional designers, VPs, and other senior roles.

150+ participants

17+ industries

Microbusinesses, SMEs, and large enterprises in 17 sectors, including finance, consulting, manufacturing, healthcare, and IT.

Insights from world-class L&D experts

This white paper was created with the participation of L&D industry leaders. The roadmaps and guides provided here have been approved by those who have already and continue to prove their professional value.