Answer: 43 percent
According to "The Most Effective, Least Expensive Way to Protect Your Training Investment," a new research report from project management training company ESI International that surveyed more than 17,000 government learners between October 2010 and March 2012, 72 percent of students predicted they would apply new skills to the job following training. Just two months later, however, only 43 percent reported success in doing so.
