Professional Development and Accreditation | Segment Overview | Initial Presentation

Segment Overview

This page provides an initial presentation of the Professional Development and Accreditation segment as perceived by our team.

Segment Definition

The Professional Development and Accreditation (Prof/Dev/Accr) segment includes a diverse range of organizations, varying in size, revenue, and tenure. This segment includes private companies, public organizations, and individual experts who offer professional development courses. These courses aim to enhance the skills of professionals, helping them to advance in their current careers or transition to new ones. Some providers offer accredited courses, which are typically overseen by official accreditation bodies.

Industries

Public School

Hybrid

Private and Free, Paid courses

Hybrid

Connected Payment Gateway(s) but also external revenue

Hybrid

User flows for individual buyers and  different ones for B2B employees

Hybrid

Multiple Group & Seat Managers plus Collaborators
PRIVATE School

B2C

B2C + B2B 

B2B

Customers, Usage, and Business Model

Who are they?

A diverse range of organizations, varying in size, revenue, and tenure. This segment includes private companies, public organizations, and individual experts who offer professional development courses. 

Best Customers

High MRR customers, long-term commitments, high usage rates, frequent upgrades to premium plans, and strong engagement with the customer success team.
Regulatory Compliance- Safety Training
Educators
Medical (Nurses, Doctors, Health Practitioners)
Home care-Pharma-Telemedicine
Hard Skills
Soft skills (DEI, communication, teamwork)
Business and Management
Engineering & Construction
Legal and Compliance
Sports Education
Maritime Shipping
Sustainability
Language Business Skills
Food & Wine Industry
Energy

What do they use (LW or 3rd party)

Most Valuable LW Features
LW Integrations
3rd Party
Assessments
Ebooks
Course Navigation & Completion Rules
Tags
Private, Free & Paid Courses
Groups & Seat Offerings
Multiple After Login Pages
Automations
Marketing Forms
Interactive Video editor
Qualification Forms
Funnels
API
Payment gateways
Live Sessions
Email Marketing
CRM
Analytics
Chatbots
CRMs (other than HubSpot)
Data visualization for reports
Gamification
Not supported payment gateways
Assessment tools with logic
Community platforms (eg: Discord)
Calendars and unsupported Live sessions (Google meets, Microsoft Teams, etc.)

Who do they work with?

No-one (solopreneurs)  
Business consultants
Marketing Experts / Digital agencies 
Instrucional Designers
Developers
Our "Experts" 
Their employees

Common FRs

  • Local payment gateways
  • Shopping Cart / Multiple licences 
  • Multilingual admin interface
  • Gamification / Leaderboard
  • Public Profiles pages where users can upload Professional Docs (certificates, credits, IDs, etc)

Cancellation reasons

  • Non profitable
  • Retirement
  • Lack of time 

Business model

Their business is usually determined by  their target audience, course content, delivery method, price positioning and revenue generation.
Here are the most common ones among the segment:
  • Pay-Per-Course (B2C)
  • Subscription Model (B2C)
  • Freemium
  • Corporate Training Model (B2B)
  • Certification and Accreditation Model
  • Hybrid (Combines several of the above models)

Skillset of their CSM

  • Technical Proficiency
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Sales 
  • Digital Marketing
  • Training / Troubleshooting
  • Problem-solving and Creative Thinking
  • Project Management
  • Adaptability
  • Results-Driven Mindset
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