Awards

The editors of Chief Learning Officer magazine have announced the opening of the 2011 Learning In Practice award nomination period.

Now in their eighth year, the Learning In Practice awards recognize industry leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs.

The nomination period for the 2011 awards is now closed. You can find a list of finalists here. Check back in May 2012 for information on the 2012 awards.

Finalists will be announced in August 2011 and winners will be recognized during an awards ceremony at the Fall 2011 Chief Learning Officer Symposium, slated for Oct. 12-14, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif.

Tamar Elkeles, vice president of learning and development at Qualcomm Inc. and Chief Learning Officer magazine’s 2010 CLO of the Year, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony.

More than 60 awards are given annually in two categories: practitioner and provider. Practitioner awards recognize CLOs and qualified senior learning leaders for their work on behalf of their organizations. The seven practitioner awards include the industry’s top honor, the CLO of the Year, as well as:

• The Leadership award

• The Vanguard award

• The Innovation award

• The Business Impact award

• The Global Learning award

• The Learning Team award

Gold, silver and bronze awards are awarded in two divisions in each category, with the exception of the CLO of the Year. Division 1 recognizes organizations with more than 10,000 employees and division 2 is for organizations with less than 10,000 employees.

Provider awards recognize qualified service providers, vendors, consultants for their work on behalf of a client organization in eight categories including:

• Excellence in Academic Partnerships

• Excellence in Content

• Excellence in Customer Service

• Excellence in E-Learning

• Excellence in LMS

• Excellence in Outsourcing

• Excellence in Simulations and Games

• Excellence in Social Learning