Learning! 100 Winners Announced at Enterprise Learning! Summit

Top 100 Learning Organizations Named in First Annual Awards Program

Elearning! Media Group (EMG), publishers of Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, announced the Learning! 100 Award recipients. The Learning! 100 Award recognizes 60 corporate and 40 public sector organizations for outstanding learning culture, innovation or collaboration that drives performance. Honorees cut across all industries and organization sizes from 24 to 1.6 million employees.

“More than 300 organizations applied directly for consideration or were nominated by vendors, partners or Elearning! Magazine editors. Altogether, the Learning! 100 represent the best-of-the-best in learning and development organizations across the U.S.,” reports Catherine Upton, Group Publisher, Elearning! Media Group.

The Learning! 100 Award program has a solid research-based approach that offers firms a level playing field despite size, and post-awards learning opportunities to improve firm rankings in subsequent years. Learning! 100 applicants were evaluated across three criteria: Aberdeen Group’s Best-in-Class Learning & Development assessment, EMG’s Learning Culture index, and overall organizational performance. Each submission received a rating for each section and scores were totaled to identify the top 100. The Learning! 100 ranking was determined by overall performance and the impact of their learning leadership.

“The top ranked organizations all drive innovation and learning impact across their industries, nationally and/or globally. For example, Intel’s internal training programs are top performers. However, it’s their leadership in advancing U.S. innovation and competitive via programs like “Invest in America Alliance,” that sets them apart,” reports Upton.

The 2011 Learning! 100 Public Sector Honorees Are:

Rank
Top Public Sector Learning Organizations
Program
Area of Excellence

1
Department of Defense
Personnel & readiness initiatives
Innovation

2
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Multi-Agency eLearning & collaboration
Collaborative

3
Defense Acquisition University
Acquisition University
Innovation

4
American Heart Association
My HeartHub for Patients
Collaborative

5
BIOCOM Institute
Biotech talent development
Culture

6
U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
Interagency collaboration eLearning/VA Learning Ctr
Collaborative

7
Institute for Creative Technologies, USC
Games, sims & technology learning
Innovation

8
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Workforce management initiatives
Culture

9
Lawrence Livermore National Labs
U-Learn learning portal
Culture

10
Peace Corps
Volunteer and community L&D
Culture

11
National Technical Information Service
eLearning for GOV
Culture

12
Department of Air Force
Air University's Air TV Network
Collaborative

13
Advanced Distributed Learning
SCORM & Learning Co-Lab
Culture

14
Dept of Labor Employment & Training Administration
Workforce development/Displaced Workers program
Culture

15
U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation
Center of Acquisition Excellence/Team Orlando
Innovation

16
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
Training Navy center/Team Orlando
Culture

17
Florida Virtual Schools
Virtual high school
Collaborative

18
VA Acquisition Academy, Dept of VA
VA Acquisition University
Innovation

19
iCollege, National Defense University
Sims, technology & eLearning innovations
Innovation

20
Care Learning
AHA training & certification
Collaborative

21
Joint Training Integration & Evaluation Center/Team Orlando
Military Sims & Training/Team Orlando
Innovation

22
Make-a-wish Foundation
Leadership training for Chapters
Culture

23
Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulations
Air Force models & sims /Team Orlando
Innovation

24
ATIC, U.S. Army
National Guide Perceptor Simulation
Innovation

25
U.S. Army
Army Distance Learning for Soldiers
Culture

26
U.S. Wired for Education
Displaced worker eTraining
Culture

27
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Commerce Learning Center
Innovation

28
Media X, Stanford University
Collaborative think tank
Innovation

29
Dept of Civil & Environment Engineering, Stanford University
Civil Engineering Online Learning Lab
Innovation

30
Stevens Institute of Technology
WebCampus
Collaborative

31
Institute for Simulation & Training, University Central Florida
Sims & training development/Team Orlando
Culture

32
Dept of Safety & Motor Vehicles, State of Florida
eLearning for DMV employees
Innovation

33
Florida Dept of Law Enforcement
Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute
Collaborative

34
Prince William County Government
Corporate University for Gov
Culture

35
International Society of Automation
Global learning portal
Culture

36
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Member training VLE
Collaborative

37
eLearning for Kids
eLearning to children in need
Collaborative

38
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Medical certification & online degrees
Culture

39
The Protocol School of Washington
CRM eClass program
Collaborative

40
South Dakota State University
Advanced learning in the cloud
Innovation

The 2011 Learning! 100 Corporate Enterprise Honorees Are:

Rank
Company
Program
Area of Excellence

1
Intel Corporation
Learning leadership
Culture

2
United Parcel Service
Global Leadership Development, UPS Learning Ctr
Performance

3
American Express
Customer service & Social learning
Performance

4
Jiffy Lube, A Shell Oil Company
Jiffy Lube University
Innovation

5
Scripps Health
Healthcare cost management training
Performance

6
Best Buy
Geek Squad training
Collaboration

7
Deloitte Consulting
Corporate University Telepresence
Culture

8
Google
Google Labs
Culture

9
Orbitz Worldwide
Global customer & employee learning portal
Collaboration

10
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Learning Center
Culture

11
Navy Federal Credit Union
Learning technology training
Culture

12
Center for Advanced Learning, IBM
Advanced learning innovations
Innovation

13
CISCO
Channel training VLE
Collaboration

14
VI (Classic Residence by Hyatt)
Resident care learning program
Collaboration

15
CA Technologies
Mainframe Academy
Collaboration

16
Shaw Industries
Shaw Learning Academy
Culture

17
Morrison Management Specialists
Loss Prevention University
Performance

18
BMC Software
Global learning
Collaboration

19
Telus Wireless
Social learning
Collaboration

20
Royal Bank of Canada
eLearning training
Culture

21
Pfizer
Talent & learning integration
Culture

22
Papa John's International
Franchise training
Culture

23
Best Buy Canada
Retail training
Collaboration

24
AutoDesk
HRM training
Culture

25
Avnet
Competency-based training
Culture

26
The Economic Insurance Group
Regulatory training
Innovation

27
Southern States
eLearning for skills development in farming
Culture

28
Cox Communications
Network reliability training
Performance

29
BDO Canada
BDO University
Culture

30
Cabela's
Skill award program
Performance

31
Computer Sciences Corporation
Leadership Development Academy
Culture

32
Pearson Digital Learning
Team training
Culture

33
Cemex
Centralized IT Training Division
Culture

34
Cabdbury, Division of Kraft
On-boarding
Culture

35
CDW
Wired skills development program
Culture

36
Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
Franchise training
Culture

37
American Automobile Association
eLearning curriculum
Culture

38
Watson Pharmaceuticals
Learning hub
Collaboration

39
Automatic Data Processing
Sales training
Culture

40
Kendle
Skills development
Culture

41
The Apothecary Shop
Corporate University Knowledge Portal
Culture

42
ARAMARK
Customer learning
Collaboration

43
Westinghouse Electric Company
Onboard & Customer training
Culture

44
General Re
Learning culture training
Culture

45
Hitachi Data Systems
Customer learning
Collaboration

46
General Electric
HRM training toolkit
Culture

47
IDEO
Collaborative learning
Collaboration

48
Oldcastle
Talent management & leadership
Culture

49
First Insight
Customer training
Collaboration

50
Ferring Pharmaceutical
Sales training
Performance

51
Getty Images
Global product launch
Performance

52
Spectrum Pacific Learning
Online University
Collaboration

53
Springs Window Fashions
eLearning training: Sales & translation
Performance

54
Delta Hotels Lmtd
Learning portal
Collaboration

55
Oakley
Channel sales training
Performance

56
Business Wire
Virtual training
Collaboration

57
Accor North America
Global Academies
Culture

58
Thomson Reuters
Knowledge Network Channel
Collaboration

59
Dell
LearnDell.Com customer training
Innovation

60
Adobe
Channel training
Performance

 

The Learning Continues

The Learning! 100 organizations will be featured in the May award issues of Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines. Plus, EMG and the Aberdeen Group released the Best-in-Class Learning & Development Study, reporting the practices of those organizations achieving outstanding performance. To secure the report, visit: www.aberdeen.com.

“Aberdeen’s research is all about understanding what drives organizational performance, and the power to capture and transfer knowledge, and deliver learning in new ways is one of the keys to unlocking that success,” says Mollie Lombardi, Senior Research Analyst, Human Capital Management, Aberdeen Group. “We’re pleased to bring our unique research methodology for defining Best-in-Class learning performance to the Learning! 100 Award program.”

In addition key trends, practices and collaborations will be shared in follow-up print, online, virtual and physical networking and educational opportunities. To attend Learning! 100 sessions, register at: www.2elearning.com/events/web-seminar-series.html

The Next Learning! 100 Call for Applications

Learning! 100 Award 2012 applications open September 1, 2011 and close December 1, 2011. Finalists will be notified January 2012. The Learning! 100 will be named in Spring and honored at a spring Enterprise Learning! Summit Awards Reception. Bookmark the page and learn more about the Learning! 100 at: www.2elearning.com/l100

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