Learning! 100 Winners Announced at Enterprise Learning! Summit

By Terri Bernhardt

Elearning! Media Group (EMG), publishers of Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, announced today 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 5 to 1.6 million employees.

“We are honored to recognize these top performing learning organizations for 2012. Altogether, the Learning! 100 winners represent the best-of-the-best in learning and development multinational organizations,” 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 organizations’ 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 organizations. For example, American Heart Association’s mission is to reduce heart related mortalities. They embrace learning across our communities, medical practitioners and internal employees and volunteers. Their mission is honorable, and their learning strategies are impactful,” reports Angeli Primlani, executive editor, Elearning! Media Group.

Rank, Top Public Sector Learning Organizations, Program, Area of Excellence

1. American Heart Association, American Heart Association University, Culture
2. Defense Acquisition University, Global Learning Technology Center, Innovation
3. Khan Academy, Khan Academy, Innovation
4. Department Of Veterans Affairs, VA Learning University, Culture
5. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division / Team Orlando, iMentor Program, Innovation
6. Department Of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Academy, Culture
7. CareLearning, Co-op Healthcare Education, Culture
8. University Of California San Diego, HOPE Curriculum Video Certification Training, Innovation
9. NASA, STEM Mission, Culture
10. US Army, Distance Learning for Soldiers, Innovation
11. UCF Institute Simulation & Training, Simulation & Training Education, Innovation
12. iCollege, NDU iCollege, Innovation
13. Lawrence Livermore, National Labs u-Learn Portal, Culture
14. Opportunity Finance Network, CreateJobsUSA.com, Innovation
15. USC Institute For Creative Technologies, Clinical Medical Sims, Innovation
16. ADL, Mobile Learning Education, Collaboration
17. Department of Air Force, Air University, Culture
18. Florida Virtual Schools, Online High School, Innovation
19. Joint Training Integration & Evaluation Center, Team Orlando, Collaboration
20. U.S. Office Of Personnel Management, Emerging HR Solutions, Collaboration
21. PEO STRI, US Army, Acquisition Center – Team Orlando, Collaboration
22. Rush University Nursing Program, Simulation Training for Psychiatric Nursing, Innovation
23. Riverside School District, Virtual School Program Online High School Innovation
24. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Mobile Medicine Program, Innovation
25. US Mint of San Francisco, Change Management, Culture
26. Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulations Team Orlando, Collaboration
27. IRS, Change Management, Culture
28. American Society of Association, Executives Online Education, Performance
29. AICTC, Tax Acct Assoc Sales Training, Culture
30. LETSI, Standards Program, Collaboration
31. Texas A&M University, Texas Engineering Extension Service, Innovation
32. e-Learning For Kids, E-learning Education for International Children, Culture
33. National Training And Simulation Association, Military Education Association, Culture
34. Dept Of Commerce’s NTIS, E-learning Services to Federal Government, Collaboration
35. Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, Virtual Learning Program, Collaboration
36. Bentley College, Mobile Learning, Innovation
37. Marine Corps Systems Command, Mobile Training Center Pop Ups, Innovation
38. City of Richmond, VA, Aligning Learning for Performance, Performance
39. Cayman Islands Civil Service Academy, Leadership Academy, Culture
40. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Serious Game Adaptive Force Training: Bushudo, Innovation

The 2012 Learning! 100 Corporate Enterprise Honorees Are: Rank, Top Private Sector Companies Program, Area Excellence,

1. Starbucks, CreateJobsforUSA.org Hire Campaign/Culture, Culture
2. Salesforce.com, Cloud Mavens, Performance
3. Cisco, Cisco Learning Network, Collaboration
4. IBM, IBM Virtual Event Center , Collaboration
5. SCRIPPS HEALTH, Performance Improvement Certification, Performance
6. JetBlue, JetBlue University, Culture
7. Intel, Decentralized Learning Organization, Performance
8. Vi, Nurse Mentoring Program, Innovation
9. UPS, Talent Management, Performance
10. AT&T, Leading with Distinction, Culture
11. American Express, Call Center Training, Performance
12. Navy Federal Credit Union, Virtual Management Toolbox, Innovation
13. Symantec Corporation, Sales Training Readiness, Culture
14. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., Huddle Training, Culture
15. MTR Corporation, Blended Learning Curriculum, Performance
16. Google, Innovation Teams, Performance
17. NetApp, NetAPP U, Performance
18. Air Products & Chemicalsm, People’s College, Performance
19. Discover Financial, Skills Assessment, Culture
20. The Cheesecake Factory, Peer Video Training, Innovation
21. Yum! Brands, Global Learning Platform, Culture
22. Wellpoint Healthcare, Associate Development Program, Culture
23. Deloitte Touche, Tohmatsu Ltd Global Talent Program, Culture
24. Cash America International, Inc, YouDrive Training, Collaboration
25. MTR Corporation, Mentor Club, Performance
26. Bank Of Montreal Financial Group, On-boarding Program, Performance
27. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co., District FastStart Program, Performance
28. Jiffy Lube International, A Shell Oil Co, JiffyLube University Franchisee Training, Culture
29. Farmers Insurance Group, Farmers University, Culture
30. Ascension Health, Centralized Learning Portals, Innovation
31. Amdocs, Personalized Learning Portals, Innovation
32. Cricket Communications, Learning Ecosystem for Developing Retailers, Innovation
33. Gen Re, Virtual University, Collaboration
34. ViaSat, ViaSat Leadership Institute, Performance
35. Philips, Kinect Training Program, Innovation
36. Creative Channel Services, Learner Based Video Training, Innovation
37. Bupa International UK, Global Bupa Learn, Culture
38. North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Center for Leadership & Innovation, Culture
39. AAA Northern California Nevada Utah, E-learning Launch, Innovation
40. Rockwell Automation, Change Management, Culture
41. Whole Foods, Retailer Training, Culture
42. CA Technologies, Standing Ovation Training, Culture
43. Nemours, Epic EMR Compliance, Culture
44. Morrison Management Specialists, Quest Board Game, Performance
45. Xerox, Idea Management System, Innovation
46. Cable & Wireless International, I-Matter Mgt Training, Performance
47. IBM, Global Leadership Program: IBM India, Culture
48. Cox Communications, Customer Care, Culture
49. DPR Construction, Project Field Collaboration, Collaboration
50. STIHL Inc., Tech Training & Leadership, Culture
51. Svevia, Svevia Academy, Culture
52. Best Buy Canada, Leadership Prep Program, Culture
53. Computer Sciences Corporation, Executive Leadership Program, Culture
54. SAS, Management Training, Culture
55. Funnelbrain.com,AP Student Learning Portal, Collaboration
56. First Insight, Customer Training, Culture
57. Smart Technologies, Innovative Customer Training, Performance
58. Dale Carnegie Training, Franchise Academy, Culture
59. Polaris Global, Beyond Freedom Evolution, Culture
60. Shaw Industries, Inc., Shaw Learning Academy, Innovation

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 report within HCM Trends 2012 Study, reporting the practices of those organizations achieving outstanding performance. To secure the report, visit: http://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 by: clicking here

The Next Learning! 100 Call for Applications Learning! 100 Award 2013 applications open September 1, 2012 and close December 1, 2012. Finalists will be notified January 2013. The Learning! 100 will be named in Spring and honored at a spring Enterprise Learning! Summit 2013 Awards Reception. Bookmark the page and learn more about the Learning! 100.

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