Unwrapping 2025: The stats, the courses and the trends

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This year, our clients across the UK didn’t just learn, they levelled up. And the data proves it.

So, grab your favourite festive drink and settle in. Here’s your iHasco 2025 Wrapped – a look back at the learning, the stats, and the seriously impressive amount of time your teams spent becoming workplace training legends.

7.88 million training sessions… completed!

This year, learners hit 7,880,000 course completions, racking up nearly 4 million CPD logged hours.

That’s enough learning to power a small city… or at least feel like it.

But what does four million hours of learning really look like?

Let’s break it down:

It’s 44 years of listening to podcasts non-stop — imagine the Spotify Unwrapped you’d get from that.

It’s watching the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy 300,000 times. Extended editions, obviously.

It’s flying around the planet 13,000 times. If you tried that today, you’d still be stood in a security queue by February.

In short, teams weren’t just learning… They were learning a lot.

22 brand-new courses launched this year

We released 22 new courses this year across topics like Health & Safety, Soft Skills, Business Compliance and more. From fresh legislation updates to human-focused topics that help teams thrive, our content library evolved to meet the real challenges organisations are facing today.

New risks? New legislation? New skill gaps? We created training to help you stay ahead of all of it.

Investing in the people who support your people

This year, we didn’t just grow our content. We grew our support.

We invested heavily in our Customer Care and Client Success teams, by expanding expertise, adding new roles, and sharpening the way we help you onboard, roll out training and get the very best from your LMS.

Because our clients always have, and always will, come first.

The top courses of the year (and why they mattered in 2025)

While every organisation’s training needs look a little different, three courses consistently rose to the top this year. And their popularity tells us a lot about where workplaces are focusing their attention.

1. Sexual Harassment Awareness

This course took the number one spot across all industries, and for good reason. With updates to the Worker Protection Act putting employers at the forefront of actively preventing sexual harassment in the workplace, this training has become a core part of modern people strategies. Its popularity reflects a clear priority – employees want to work in places where dignity, respect, and safety genuinely matter.

2. Manual Handling

Manual Handling continues to be one of the most crucial compliance topics for UK businesses. Whether in manufacturing, retail, logistics, education, or healthcare, the risk of improper lifting techniques hasn’t gone away, and neither has the need to prevent avoidable injuries. This course remains a staple because it protects both people and productivity. Its strong performance in 2025 underlines how seriously organisations are taking musculoskeletal health and workplace wellbeing.

3. Fire Awareness

Fire Awareness training remains a foundational requirement for a reason. It’s essential knowledge for every employee, in every business, in every sector. Its consistently high completion rates show that organisations are committed to meeting their legal obligations while giving teams the practical skills they need to stay safe – which as a training provider is all we can ask for.

What does all this mean for learning and development next year?

If 2025 taught us anything, it’s this… Employees don’t want boring, box-ticking training, they want eLearning that’s straightforward, engaging, and actually helps them do their jobs better.

And businesses are investing in exactly that.

The rise in sessions this year shows that learning is now part of workplace culture, not a once-a-year compliance scramble.

As we wrap up 2025, one thing is clear; learning isn’t just a task to tick off, it’s a catalyst for safer, stronger, more confident workplaces. Thank you to every organisation that invested in their people this year. We’re excited to continue supporting you in 2026 with training that’s simple, engaging, and built to make a real difference.