Training Resources Group

What Training Resources Group does

Training Resources Group (TRG) is an employee-owned management consulting and training firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, founded around 1975. The firm delivers organizational development, strategic facilitation, training and learning, leadership and staff coaching, and eLearning and multimedia services to mission-driven organizations including federal agencies, development finance institutions, foundations, and nonprofits. TRG has worked in over 120 countries and maintains anchor client relationships with USAID, the World Bank Group, IMF, IDB Invest, Special Olympics, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, among others.

TRG's service portfolio is anchored in five practice areas: Organizational Development, Strategic Facilitation, Learning, eLearning and Multimedia, and Leadership and Staff Coaching. The firm has developed proprietary intellectual property including the trademarked AI-PERMA Integration Framework™ (a methodology for human-centered AI adoption grounded in positive psychology) and the Facilitator Intelligence™ assessment. A content platform called the Learning Hub publishes thought leadership on facilitation, collaboration, and change management. Technology infrastructure supports eLearning development, multimedia production, virtual collaboration, and knowledge management. The firm employs ICF-certified and trauma-informed coaches and operates a five-stage client engagement process: Listen, Co-Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.

TRG's revenue model is professional services and government contract services, procured through federal vehicles including the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MOBIS, GS-00F-061-GA) held for over 25 years and the OASIS+ Small Business Contract awarded in 2024 under the Management and Advisory Domain. The firm operates as a small business under NAICS code 541611, with pricing unavailable publicly and contracts structured on multi-year cadences. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by content marketing through the Learning Hub, organic social presence on LinkedIn and Facebook, and direct engagement via website and email. The firm is privately held, employee-owned, and structured as a corporation.

Name

Training Resources Group

Legal name

Training Resources Group, Inc.

Website

https://trg-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Training Resources Group is an employee-owned consulting firm delivering organizational development, facilitation, training, coaching, and eLearning services to government agencies, development finance institutions, foundations, and nonprofits across 120+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

Keywords

• Organizational development consulting
• Strategic facilitation services
• Leadership development training
• Executive coaching services
• ELearning development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services and Consulting: Organizational development, strategic facilitation, training and learning, coaching, and eLearning development services delivered to government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, foundations, and nonprofits through government contract vehicles and direct engagement.
2. Government Contract Services: Services procured through GSA MOBIS Multiple Award Schedule (SIN 541611, 611430, Order Level Materials) and OASIS+ Small Business Contract through GSA Management and Advisory Domain.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Training Resources Group (TRG) is an employee-owned management consulting firm that delivers organizational development, strategic facilitation, training and learning, executive and team coaching, and eLearning/multimedia development services. It works side-by-side with mission-driven organizations — federal agencies, intergovernmental organizations, development finance institutions, foundations, and nonprofits — to improve organizational performance, leadership capacity, and resilience. Services are delivered through in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats in 120+ countries.

Product overview

Training Resources Group (TRG) is an employee-owned small business offering a portfolio of organizational development, facilitation, learning, and coaching services rather than a unified software product. The core service offerings include Organizational Development, Strategic Facilitation, Training and Learning, eLearning and Multimedia, and Leadership and Staff Coaching. These services are delivered through various modalities including in-person workshops, virtual training, self-directed eLearning, and multimedia content. TRG also provides intellectual property frameworks (AI-PERMA Integration Framework, Facilitator Training Program) and a Learning Hub resource platform containing thought leadership articles on facilitation, collaboration, change management, and learning methodologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI-PERMA Integration Framework™: A practical lens for thinking about AI adoption through the science of positive psychology and human flourishing.
• Facilitator Training Program
• Facilitator Intelligence™
• Learning Hub

Products and services

• Organizational Development Holistic, collaborative organizational development services that work side-by-side with mission-driven organizations to improve organizational performance and resilience, including leadership development, capacity assessments, and DEIA initiatives.
• Strategic Facilitation People-centered process design and facilitation services for inclusive, participatory dialogues and conversations, including strategic planning, retreats, conferences, and facilitation skills training for groups ranging from small boards to gatherings of 8 to 3,000+.
• Training and Learning Training and learning solutions applying adult learning principles, learning methodologies, competency frameworks, and learning technologies, including leadership development, professional development, technical skills strengthening, and on-demand training topics.
• Leadership and Staff Coaching Coaching services for staff at all levels including executive coaching, leadership coaching, team coaching, and group coaching delivered by ICF-certified and trauma-informed coaches.
• eLearning and Multimedia Development of interactive eLearning and multimedia including self-directed courses, microlearning, learning portals, videos, animations, podcasts, and graphic design.
• Facilitator Training Program A course teaching facilitation skills including core facilitation skills, agenda design, and participatory decision-making. Participants assess their Facilitation Intelligence and develop meeting facilitation capabilities.
• AI-PERMA Integration Framework A proprietary trademarked human-centered framework for AI adoption that helps organizations think intentionally about integrating AI to support positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement in the workplace.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered training to 40+ financial assistants per year to improve communication and leadership skills
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EvaluActminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvaluAct appears as a partner organization on TRG's client and partner page, suggesting a collaborative relationship in evaluation or organizational development work.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with World Bank Group for leadership development, change management, strategic dialogues, and coaching programs. TRG brings expertise in facilitation and organizational effectiveness to high-stakes environments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Bain & Company operates a global Organization practice serving public-sector, social-sector, and large institutional clients with change management and capability-building services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the same OD/change-management category.
• Deloitte: Deloitte is a Big Four consultancy with a large Human Capital practice offering organizational transformation, leadership development, and change management to federal and IFI clients. It competes with TRG on the largest enterprise mandates while offering a far broader service portfolio.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey's Organization Practice advises governments, multilaterals, and large institutions on organizational design, leadership, and transformation. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same institutional buyers as TRG at a vastly larger scale.

Emerging players

• FHI 360: FHI 360 is a large international development nonprofit providing capacity building, training, and organizational strengthening to governments and NGOs globally. It overlaps with TRG's international development segment and serves many of the same donor-funded clients.
• Pact: Pact is an international development nonprofit that builds local capacity through training, organizational development, and learning programs in 40+ countries. It is a partial overlap with TRG's international development training and capacity-building work.

Direct peers

• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: CompassPoint delivers leadership development, training, and consulting to nonprofit executives and boards. Its training delivery and nonprofit-focused OD practice overlap meaningfully with TRG's foundations-and-nonprofits segment and training methodology.
• Interaction Institute for Social Change: IISC is a boutique consulting and training organization focused on facilitation, collaboration, equity, and social-change capacity building. Its practice areas (facilitation, OD, leadership, DEI) directly overlap with TRG's core offerings and similar mission-driven client base.
• The Clearing: The Clearing is a boutique management consulting firm specializing in organizational development, leadership development, and change management for mission-driven and federal clients. It is highly comparable to TRG in size, delivery model (in-person and virtual facilitation), and target buyer profile.
• Management Assistance Group: MAG is a nonprofit consulting cooperative that provides management consulting, facilitation, and leadership development to other nonprofits and foundations. It is directly comparable to TRG in serving mission-driven organizations with similar service lines and delivery model.
• BCT Partners: BCT Partners is an MBE-certified management consulting firm delivering OD, DEI, strategy, and training services to government, nonprofit, and philanthropic clients. Its federal contracting posture and OD/facilitation mix mirror TRG's positioning in the mission-driven segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TRG4301
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/training-resources-group-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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