The document discusses global trends in e-learning. It notes that Australia saw the highest salary growth for e-learning professionals last year and the highest average e-learning salary globally. Businesses are investing more in staff development and e-learning expenditures per employee are rising. E-learning is also moving towards a more balanced mix of instructor-led and technology-based training. The document also discusses clients requiring global e-learning solutions, pressures on budgets and needs for impact, speed and lower costs, and trends like greater mobile learning and use of open-source learning platforms.