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Here’s the list of winners at Learning in Practice Awards 2016 by CLO

• By Shalini Sengupta
Here’s the list of winners at Learning in Practice Awards 2016 by CLO

Learning and Development is one of the most crucial HR functions. Some of the world’s best organizations have great learning modules for their employees so that they can excel with new skillsets in this changing business world. 

Chief Learning Officer magazine every year since 2003 awards leading organizations and learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs. Celebrating those who have crafted new and innovative education initiatives, the Learning in Practice Awards recognize learning executives, organizations and vendors in the learning and development industry.

This year was no exception. Chief Learning Officer magazine has announced the winners of the 2016 Learning in Practice Awards. The Learning In Practice awards are given in two broad classes. 

  • Practitioner awards recognize CLOs and qualified senior learning leaders for their work within their organizations. 
  • Provider awards recognize qualified service providers, vendors, consultants for their work on behalf of a client organization.


    • The 2016 Learning in Practice Awards Winners are:

    The CLO of the year is: 


    THE BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD

    For learning executives who have implemented a significant measurement or evaluation program that has demonstrated exceptional business impact from their workforce development programs. Potential results may include measures of employee retention, sales, revenue growth, customer satisfaction or cost reduction, among others.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD

    For learning departments that have partnered in a progressive way with business partners or external organizational divisions and functions such as the sales and marketing department or external customer groups to develop and deliver a targeted employee development program that supports the partner’s goals.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    THE INNOVATION AWARD

    For learning executives who have marshaled resources and applied innovative practices, processes and/or technologies in a new and groundbreaking way to address a significant business or organizational opportunity.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    THE STRATEGY AWARD

    For learning executives who have demonstrated exceptional business acumen combined with forward-looking vision to develop and execute a comprehensive learning strategy that clearly aligns employee development with broader organizational strategy.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    THE TALENT MANAGEMENT AWARD

    For learning executives who have developed a program that effectively integrates learning into broader talent management initiatives such as employee engagement, onboarding, succession planning, recruiting or performance management.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    THE TECHNOLOGY AWARD

    For learning executives who have delivered new and unique applications of emerging technology to employee learning and development.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD

    For learning executives who have either launched a new enterprise learning function or completely overhauled existing workforce development initiatives in the past year.

    DIVISION ONE


    DIVISION TWO


    PROVIDER AWARDS

    EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS Award recognizes accredited academic learning institutions that have partnered with an organization in the past year to develop skills, competency or knowledge in a general employee population.


    EXCELLENCE IN BLENDED LEARNING recognizes vendors that have deployed a variety of tools in support of a client’s learning program that delivers engaging learning combining multiple modalities.


    EXCELLENCE IN CONTENT recognizes vendors that have created superior customized and/or off-the-shelf learning content.


    Entelechy has won this award for second year in a row.

    EXCELLENCE IN E-LEARNING  recognizes vendors that have rolled out an innovative and effective e-learning program or suite for a client.


    EXCELLENCE IN EXECUTIVE EDUCATION award recognizes executive education providers that have delivered a targeted executive education program for a client that has delivered measurable results.


    EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP recognizes vendors or consultants who have effectively supported a client’s learning and development function to set strategy or establish or implement a program via consulting or whole or partial outsources services.


    EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION recognizes vendors that have rolled out an innovative learning technology for a client such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, apps, video, social collaboration tools or games and simulations.