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The 19th Annual Learning Awards: The Learning and Performance Institute Celebrate
A stellar showcase of L&D excellence was present at the 19th annual Learning Awards, which celebrates and honours the best of the best in the learning and development industry. Devised and hosted exclusively by the Learning & Performance Institute, the Learning Awards is recognised as the L&D sector’s premier awards ceremony.
The Learning and Performance Institute assembled a collection of industry visionaries to form the independent judging panel, chaired by Nigel Paine, Colin Steed, Denise-Hudson Lawson, Michael Strawbridge and Alan Bellinger, who combed through hundreds of submissions to select the very best.
Popular British television and radio presenter, Claudia Winkleman, hosted the event, which took place at the 5-star Dorchester Hotel, on London’s Park Lane. The ceremony was filled with international figureheads from the global learning community, who joined the awards finalists to celebrate outstanding success across 14 award categories.
The Learning Awards 2015 Winners
Internal Learning Solution of the Year Gold Winner: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Silver: GlaxoSmithKline
Bronze: Telefonica
External Learning Solution of the Year
Gold Winner: Afiniti and Network Rail
Silver: Saffron Interactive and AVA
Bronze: LearningAge Solutions and BP
Apprenticeship Programme of the Year
Gold Winner: Wm Morrison Supermarkets
Silver: Aintree University Hospital
Bronze: Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
People Development Programme of the Year
Gold Winner: Barclaycard
Silver: Tesco Bank
Bronze: Glasgow City Council
Learning Technologies Award
Gold Winner: J.P. Morgan
Silver: CaixaBank
Bronze: Barclays and City & Guilds Kineo
Innovation in Learning Award
Gold Winner: PwC and Atticmedia
Silver: Bayer
Bronze: Axia Interactive Media
Social & Collaborative Learning Award
Gold Winner: BP and LearningAge Solutions
Silver: Tata Consulting Services
Bronze: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Start-Up Learning Provider of the Year
Gold Winner: Elephants Don’t Forget
Silver: AsliTas Training Psychology & Consultancy
Bronze: C2L Care to Learn
Live Online Learning Facilitator of the Year
Gold Winner: Mike Dobkin, Dell
Silver: Alex Vaughan, Capgemini
Learning Professional of the Year
Gold Winner: Glen Butler, Tesco
Silver: Rebecca Hawkswell, Nationwide Building
Bronze: James Conaghan
CLO of the Year
Gold Winner: Dave Buglass, Tesco Bank
Silver: Rick Jackson, DHL Express
Bronze: Sandra Murtagh, Dell
Learning Provider of the Year
Gold Winner: Mind Gym
Silver: Learning Pool
Bronze: Sponge UK
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