The following press release, issued by TrainingIndustry.com, can be accessed by clicking here.

July 15, 2010 CARY, NC – As part of its ongoing mission to spotlight and share information on the business of learning, TrainingIndustry.com today is announcing its listing of the World’s 25 Top Markets for Business Learning. The list includes a global collection of great environments for business training, featuring cities on five continents, including London, New York, Beijing, Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Top 25 markets were chosen by a group of executive advisors to honor those metropolitan regions that have best supported and enhanced the business – and art – of workforce training and development. Some of the factors leading to selection to the World’s Top Markets for Business Learning list include the number of enterprise companies headquartered nearby, the estimated spend for training services in that market, the availability of training programs in the region, the presence of training organizations and academic institutions and the overall access to education, training and consulting talent.

“Selecting just 25 regions from all the dynamic urban centers on Earth made for some very tough decisions, but workforce training in these markets is well-received, widely available and strategically utilized”,  said Doug Harward, CEO of Training Industry, Inc. “This access and support for training is certainly a positive reflection on these geographic regions, showing the local businesses and citizenry are embracing the opportunities to build and advance their communities through education and training. These are not only strong environments for current and future business, they’re shining examples of the promise and potential training builds.”

“Our team and special advisors spent hours reviewing global data, population statistics, case studies and training activity to pull together this list,” said Ken Taylor, Chief Operating Officer for Training Industry, Inc. “As you might imagine, selecting only 25 Top Markets for Business Learning meant culling out a great number of cities with a great deal of workforce development activity. We would hope that this list continues to grow and change from year to year as the training market continues to shift and expand internationally. TrainingIndustry.com is well-positioned to take a global snapshot of the training marketplace and prepare this list of the World’s Top Markets for Business Learning.”

The World’s Top 25 Markets for Business Learning for 2010 are:

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