Safety Training Volumes Decreased During Lockdown

2020 Half Year Report reveals challenging six months for training providers

GWO training providers returned to action quickly after COVID-19 lockdown eased, but courses in the first six months of 2020 reduced by -15% versus the same period in 2019.   GWO today publishes its 2020 Half Year Report, Training in the Pandemic, revealing how activity across the global network fell by up to -86% during March, April and May. The normally busy period between weeks 13-17 from March into April saw sharp falls from an average of around 5-6000 GWO courses per week, to fewer than 1000. However, as countries began to emerge at the end of May, activity rapidly increased, with June 2020 averaging +45% more courses than the same month in... ... More: Official Press Release GWO

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