--- title: 2022 Course Trends & Skills Outlook description: Setting your training goals for 2022? Learn more about top course trends, and how 2022 trends could be impacted by skills shortages, and return to work. image: https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/940%20x%20420%20FCUK.png --- ** [![findcourses.co.uk logo | Education Marketing Experts](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/findcourses_co_uk_header_logo-1.png) ![findcourses.co.uk logo | Education Marketing Experts](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/findcourses.com%20logotype%20mobile%20version.png) ](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/) [![findcourses.co.uk logo | Education Marketing Experts](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/findcourses_co_uk_header_logo-1.png) ![findcourses.co.uk logo | Education Marketing Experts](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/findcourses.com%20logotype%20mobile%20version.png) ](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/)   **   # 2022 Course Trends & Skills Outlook [Carol Y. Pang](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/insights/author/carol-y-pang)   ●   January 20, 2022   ●   [UK Training Industry](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/insights/tag/uk-training-industry)  [Industry Trends for Training Providers](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/insights/tag/industry-trends-for-training-providers)  [Reports & Whitepapers](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/insights/tag/reports-whitepapers)    [![Adult and professional learners](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/940%20x%20420%20FCUK.png) ](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/insights/2022-course-trends-skills-outlook) ### Are you setting your training goals for 2022? ### Download our free course trends report and learn what 2022 and beyond will bring.   After the turbulence of the last couple of years, we know that learners and training providers are keen to get learning back on track. To help training providers and colleges set their learning goals for the upcoming year, we looked into recent course trends.   In order to give a fuller picture of how the pandemic has impacted learning, we dug into our user data from the last 3 years. This is what we found:   - There were 2 distinct and opposite responses to COVID-19 job losses - **1) flight to stability**, and **2) entrepreneurship.**   - There has been a significant increase in interest in **technical and vocational skills training **courses, boding well for providers and colleges who have been asserting the value of vocational training.   - The circumstances surrounding the pandemic also brought about a more holistic approach to learning with growth in **hobbies & interests**, and **mental health** courses.   We also discuss how **skills shortages**, the growing importance of the **green economy**, and **return to work** might impact learning trends in 2022.     ### Want to find out more? Download the full report ![698x394 FCUK (1)](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/698x394%20FCUK%20(1).jpg?width=698&name=698x394%20FCUK%20(1).jpg)   ![Picture of Carol Y. Pang](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/hubfs/cropped.png) [Carol Y. Pang](https://providers.findcourses.co.uk/insights/author/carol-y-pang) Carol Pang is the Content Manager at findcourses.co.uk, where she’s passionate about crafting content that truly resonates with professional and vocational learners. With a love for turning insights into action, she plays a central role in producing the site's popular Course Trends and Insights reports, helping training providers stay informed with meaningful data. Carol brings a rich professional background—spanning financial analysis, market research, and consulting—which gives her a unique ability to connect the dots across sectors. 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