Presented by TalentLMS
Step into the spotlight with The Training Excellence Awards
It’s time your training takes center stage!
The 2026 TalentLMS Training Excellence Awards are your chance to share your training story, showcase the impact you’ve made, and gain the industry recognition your work deserves.
The awards
Top Training Award
Your training program is one of a kind. Now it’s time to show what makes it stand out. Whether you train employees, customers, or partners, we want to hear what sets your training apart.
Using AI to build your training? Opt in to be recognized as an AI Learning Pioneer (available only through this category).
Great Results Award
Your training metrics tell part of the story. This award is about what comes next: How training drove measurable business results. Revenue growth, improved retention, lower costs, and stronger performance.
Tell us what changed for your organization because of learning.
Social Impact Award
This award recognizes programs that create positive change beyond the organization: Supporting communities, improving access to education, advancing sustainability, or tackling social challenges.
If your training makes a difference in the world, we want to hear about it.
Training Trailblazer Award
Behind every great training program, there’s someone who made it happen. This award is for the person who championed learning when no one else would.
Submit your entry for 1 or all 3 of the other categories to be eligible for the Training Trailblazer Award. You can nominate yourself or your team’s L&D champion.
A prize that powers your next big L&D leap!
This year’s Training Excellence Awards winners will receive a series of consulting sessions with L&D strategist and thought-leader Stella Lee.
These sessions are designed to help you transform your approach and get future-ready.
Tailor each session to your needs & goals. Whether it’s a content audit, analytics support, skill mapping insights, or AI integration guidance, this bespoke prize will deliver high-impact, strategic value tailored to your goals.
Meet Stella Lee!
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.
Working with Stella has genuinely been one of the biggest highlights of my career. She has an incredible ability to make complex ideas feel actionable and empowering. She challenged me to think bigger, ask better questions, and approach learning and development in entirely new ways. If I could enter a million times just for the chance to work with Stella again, I would do it in a heartbeat!
Entries have closed
Judging is now underway
A look back at our 2025 winners:
Chowgirls Catering
Innodata
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association
Meredith Singleton