How to Fix Boring Corporate Training, Off The Shelf Content That Works

What if the problem with your training content isn’t just the content?

For too long, corporate elearning has felt like a tick-box exercise. Something to complete, not something to learn from.

Most off the sheld content is too long, badly structured, and often hopelessly out of step with how teams actually work.

Worse, it’s wrapped in pricing models that require a spreadsheet to decode.

Why Most Corporate Training Still Misses the Mark

And yet, the sector is booming. There are lots of benefits from using off the shelf elearning courses. Consider:

  • The corporate elearning market is projected to reach $44.6 billion by 2028, doubling from $22.5 billion in 2021 (Prosperity For All, Teachfloor).
  • By 2025, 98% of companies have plans to implement elearning (Continu, Grateful Care ABA, Devlin Peck).
  • While 82% of employees say interactive videos help them stay engaged, 72% admit they lose focus during static elearning (ProProfs Training Maker, Teachfloor).
  • LMS pricing remains a minefield. Enterprise solutions can cost £15,000 to £100,000 annually, plus up to £50,000 in implementation (Software Finder).
  • The global elearning market was valued at $399.3 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow 14% by 2032. Multilingual content is now a baseline, not a bonus (Teachfloor).
  • Despite high adoption, 39% of L&D teams still say they lack the internal capacity to build or adapt elearning fast enough (Devlin Peck).

 

We Didn’t Tweak the elearning Model. We Rebuilt It.

At Real Projects, we decided not to patch up a broken model. We replaced it entirely.

Think of our content library as a ready-built toolkit. Over 800 multilingual courses, all designed to do one thing: make training useful again.

Every course is built to reflect real-world challenges. Not hypothetical scenarios or box-ticking policies, but the messy, practical stuff people face every day.

Off the Shelf Content That Actually Solves Problems

Scott Hewitt often asks: “Most corporate training is boring because it’s too long, poorly produced, and fails to inspire. You can use a next button, but only if what’s on the screen is genuinely engaging. So why are we still designing content that people want to skip?”

Cyber security that makes sense in retail. Conflict resolution for remote teams. Time management for frontline staff.

All structured for how people actually learn. Short, focused, and accessible.

Built for Real Teams, in Six Real Languages

And because not every team speaks the same language, our library is available in six languages, with localisation baked in. You’ll get off the shelf courses that work, selecting an off the shelf elearning provider can be difficult – so if want to see a course, we want make it easy. No NDA and we’ll let you see any course.

From Manchester to Madrid to Mumbai, your people get content that feels relevant to them. With content translated with humans in the loop, not created by just pressing translate.

Why Off the Shelf Content Shouldn’t Feel Generic

The best off the shelf content works because it’s timely and specific. As Scott puts it: “It gets used because someone sees the title and thinks, that’s what I need right now. It shouldn’t feel generic—it should respect people’s time, speak their language, and actually solve a problem.”

Fast Integration. Clear Pricing. No Hidden Extras.

Integration is painless. There’s no clunky onboarding. No technical leap. Just plug into your LMS or LXP and go. And our pricing? Clear. Predictable. No hidden fees. No nonsense.

Scott often challenges content providers with a simple question: “Too much content does nothing. So why not be clear and open? Let people preview courses without signing NDAs. Share pricing without needing a spreadsheet. And drop the corporate L&D jargon.”

It’s Time to Rethink What Training Is For

Clients like OpenSesame and HowNow are already using Real Projects to reset what elearning can be. Not just something people sit through, but something they learn from. Off the shelf content doesn’t need to be generic. It just needs to be better.

Off the Shelf Content That People Actually Learn From

We’re confident enough in what we’ve built to offer a money-back guarantee. Because good training should be something that you can believe, not a risky option.

And the most important question we ask ourselves still shapes everything we do: “What do you actually want people to do differently after this?”

That’s what led us to cut the long intros, ditch the corporate tone, and get to the point quickly. But more importantly, we made sure that point mattered to the person taking the course.

So if you’re ready to move beyond dull, disconnected and outdated, let’s talk.

👉Book your free demo and see what great training can look like.

Q&A

Q: How do you make boring training interesting?
Make it shorter, relevant, and real. Focus on what people actually deal with at work. Use engaging design and remove the fluff. Respect your audience’s time and make the content easy to use.

Q: How to make remote training more interactive?
Use short videos, real examples, and tasks people can do on their own. Add questions, choices, and situations that feel real. Keep it light, focused, and easy to follow on any device.

Q: What makes training boring?
It’s often too long, too slow, and full of corporate jargon. If it doesn’t feel useful or real, people switch off. Bad structure, poor design, and lack of clarity make it worse.

Q: How to make compliance training fun?
Keep it short, smart, and clear. Use real-world problems instead of made-up stories. Let people skip what they know. Good design, everyday language, and relevant tips make it stick.

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