Step into the spotlight with The Training Excellence Awards

Presented by TalentLMS

Drum roll, please!

TalentLMS is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Training Excellence Awards. Your outstanding training stories emerged from all around the world and from all industries and training use cases.

Through your award submissions in four categories, we explored Top Training Programs that are engaging, innovative, and impactful, with winners in three categories: Employee Training, Customer Training, and Partner Training.

We also uncovered L&D that achieves Great Results on a broader business level, the Positive Impact that training can have on the world around us, and our true heroes…the Training Trailblazers behind it all!

And the winners are:

  • Resident Hotels

    This hotel group redefined learning with the “Your Journey” program, crafted almost entirely from in-house content. Through videos, live online sessions, and interactive courses, the program offered a deeply personalized experience that drove higher learner engagement, elevated guest service, and boosted compliance—empowering team members to achieve exceptional results.

Finalists:

  • Tredence Inc.

  • Innodata Inc.

  • Telum Media

  • Assent

  • NNIT

  • Delegate CX

  • SideFX Software

    The team behind “Houdini”, a 3D animation and visual effects software, uses TalentLMS to train 8,000 users worldwide. Initially designed for academic instructors, the program now supports artists and trainers with blended learning resources, helping users excel in film, TV, and gaming industries.

Finalists:

  • SmartyGrants

  • McIntosh Group

  • TechstyleOS

    This leading fashion retail brand transformed its training strategy with TalentLMS, serving 4.5 million members across 12 countries. Prioritizing flexibility and accessibility, TechStyleOS revolutionized partner training with tailored content, interactive features, and real-time support, achieving an impressive 97.9% engagement rate.

Finalists:

  • Wecosystem

  • Kona-Ice

  • Tredence Inc.

    This data science company tackled the challenge of upskilling employees in Data Science and AI. Using TalentLMS, Tredence Inc. launched the “Byte-Sized” Program, offering flexible, self-paced learning with video tutorials, coding exercises, and capstone projects. The program delivered an impressive 200% ROI, high levels of learner engagement and satisfaction, and a 40% improvement in manager feedback.

Finalists:

  • Vermeg Media

  • SmartyGrants

  • ShopGoodwill.com

  • EDU Effective

  • Qwrk Outsourcing

  • Delegate CX

  • Sentrics

  • International Menopause Society

    The International Menopause Society drives global education on midlife women’s health. Its “IMPART” program equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to effectively address menopause symptoms, navigate hormone therapy, and deliver preventative care, empowering millions of women with evidence-based health solutions.

Finalists:

  • Solutions Vetceterra Inc.

  • SmartyGrants

  • TheraHive

  • The Early Learning of Pasco and Hernando Counties

  • Neurodiversity Works

  • Leah’s Pantry

  • TechStyleOS

  • Alicia Smart

    Dr. Alicia Smart co-founded TheraHive, a platform dedicated to democratizing access to mental health education. Leveraging TalentLMS, she developed scalable, multimodal, affordable programs that provide evidence-based mental health care. Her efforts have reduced costs, improved accessibility, and brought high-quality mental health solutions to underserved communities worldwide.

Finalists:

  • Charlie Tanala, Innodata Inc.

  • Max Penno, SmartyGrants

  • Julie Barton, TechStyleOS

  • Helene Perras, Solutions Vetceterra Inc.

  • Jason San Souci, Neurodiversity Works

  • Mauricio McPherson, The VIrtual School

  • Maryam Johan, Telum Media

Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the TalentLMS Training Excellence Awards.
Your commitment to the success of your people and your organization through Learning & Development
is what inspires us daily, and we couldn’t be prouder to be a part of your path to greatness!

Our guest judges

A big thank you to our guest judges, whose unique expertise played a key role in shaping this year’s awards.

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara, PhD

L&D Strategist, Founder of Your Instructional Designer

Nicole is not your typical L&D strategist. With a passion for creating meaningful learning experiences, she is the driving force behind “Your Instructional Designer,” a dynamic agency specializing in social learning strategy and design for distributed teams.

Nicole has achieved impressive outcomes throughout her career, but her true mission is to create learning experiences that foster connection, purpose, and a shared sense of belonging.

Stella Lee, PhD

Director of Paradox Learning, AI strategist, and eLearning expert

Dr. Stella Lee has over 20 years of progressive experience internationally in consulting digital learning initiatives with higher education, government, NGOs, and the private sectors.

Today her focus is on enterprise-wide learning strategy and governance, digital ethics for learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and e-learning applications, learning management system (LMS) design, evaluation and learning analytics.

A look back at our 2023 winners:

Upstream

SideFX Software

Techstyle OS – Fabletics LLC

42 North Dental

Quality Services for the Autism Community

Randy Schumacher