11 November 2026 | London
11 Nov 2026 | London
🏆 Congratulations on your incredible success!
Some amazing achievements in learning technologies were celebrated on 11 November 2026 at the glittering gala ceremony, held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London, UK.
We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to The Learning Network for organising the judging, and to our band of 69 independent judges.
Discover our prestigious winners who took home the sought-after trophies below...
Laboratorios Bagó x MeridianPath: WhatsApp Microlearning
Our gold winner met busy learners where they already were, on the phones in their pockets and in the gaps of a working day, and brought managers and learners on the journey together. And it worked. It was "really thought through from end to end", and it met every one of our criteria without prompting
Mastercard x Confirm: Fraud and Dispute Management Certifications
The judges loved how visibly learning science shaped this programme. Real-case simulations, a focused practice engine, mentors, interactive games and full translation all worked to reduce cognitive load and remove friction, and despite its scale the experience avoided "one-size-fits-all" in favour of genuine personalisation backed by solid research.
Reskilling Reimagined: Building a Digital Workforce Capability Ecosystem
People were "banging down the door" to get onto the programme, which told the judges these are real opportunities rather than theoretical ones. Workforce planning, talent and learning working together is rare, and one judge rated your implementation and potential impact "11 out of 10".
AstraZeneca x Bitville: Sustainability by Design
Strong combination of innovation, scale, implementation and evidence of impact and capability uplift. The solution was well thought through, and the addition of an AI patient in Version 2 showed a well designed enhancement to the learning.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) x Mindtools Kineo: CPAdvance
This excellent submission shows that good instructional design is more than showy visuals or fancy technology. The judges wish it every success in reaching a wider audience.
Sellafield x TalenTeam: From Amber to Green
The judges commend the extensive two-way communication with stakeholders and iteration through the project and the success in bringing in the project months ahead of deadline.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award x Snowfish Learning x HowNow
The judges commend the design leading to very positive user sentiment about the platform and pathways for different types of volunteers. The design also showed that it respects how people learn, by not only delivering an effective learning experience for new entrants to the area but including performance support tools to back up ongoing development.
PMI: A Performance-First Approach to AI Learning at Scale
It was great to see performance at the heart of this entry, which made it a very worthy gold winner. People were given the tools they needed to practise and learn for themselves. Impactful, meaningful, and successful – a great piece of work.
Ardagh Glass Packaging: Excellence in Manufacturing Design
A commendable piece of work that lifted the company’s learning offering to a new level. Ambitious and brave, it focused on what people need to do and achieved its aims.
Kyndryl x NIIT: ENGAGE: Consultative Selling with AI
The judges thought this was a standout submission for several reasons. It set-up a well thought-through, authentic situation to support clearly identified performance needs. Its use of technology to execute progressive narrative sequencing was impressive, as was the detailed and valuable feedback offered to learners.
Just Eat Takeaway x TinQwise: CLX, Learning nobody has to finish
This project was a marvellous example of considerable efforts being made to get to know learners and their needs, and then implementing an appropriate solution. Some unexpected and original touches helped this submission to stand out, and the judges are delighted to reward it with a silver award.
NHS England / TEL ME / CFS Team
The judges were extremely impressed by the considered approach taken by NHS England and the TEL ME/CFS team. The team responded to a learning need established by a nationwide study and with a compassionate and inclusive learning experience. The judges are delighted to give this entry the gold award.
Channel 4 x Capita: Health & Safety – Safety McBoxface
Safety McBoxFace stood out to the judges because it challenged assumptions about what health and safety training should look like. The judges were impressed by the user research which enabled the learning design to create a memorable way to engage people, clear behavioural insight, and opportunities to apply and consolidate learning.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award x Snowfish: The DofE Manager Pathway
The judges were impressed by the use of branching scenarios and Storytagger videos to offer a personalised experience throughout the modules which gave the learner control over what comes next. The judges enjoyed the demo content and the plans for growing the programme. A lovely piece of work which has a direct impact on young people’s futures.
University of Essex Online x Kaplan Higher Education UK
The judges were unanimous in favouring this submission and were impressed with the detail, rigour and focus in applying AI tools to a core challenge for the University and one that dogs higher education generally. An excellent submission.
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) x Mediazoo
This was a high quality submission and a very well presented story of design choices, client value and social impact. The rationale for the use of AI, the tools choices and the care in balancing a good outcome within the limits of the models is impressive.
Kyndryl x NIIT: ENGAGE: Consultative Selling with AI
The judges were particularly wowed by the careful way in which the reach made possible by coaching conversations with AI avatars, was combined with existing blended learning principles, to produce an experience which is succeeding to win over cohort after cohort in a high-pressure environment.
Nationwide Building Society: Ecosystem to Business Impact
Judges singled out the strong rationale, the outcomes AI made possible for the L&D operating model, and the impact on processes as well as the learning experience. In terms of results, an 80% cut in quality-check time and a 17% reduction in overall time to competence made the transformation story compelling.
Exclaimer Ltd: AI Enablement and Adoption Programme
The judges were particularly impressed by how deeply the approach was embedded in the organisation, reaching into real workflows and business challenges, responding to signals from across the workforce and even prompting L&D to question its own assumptions about its role.
Ernst & Young: AI Now 3.0
This Silver winner stood out for an exceptionally ambitious approach to building AI capability, using the technology itself to enable people to create and apply AI solutions within the reality of their own work, across an extraordinarily large and complex global workforce.
Just Eat Takeaway x TinQwise: CLX, Ready for the road in days
The judges praised its impressive operational scale, breadth and user-centred approach to design. Approaching onboarding with an agile, tech-company mindset, the team demonstrated a culture of continuous improvement, constantly refining their platform using real data and marginal gains.
Gallagher x GP Strategies: Sales Effectiveness Training (SET)
The panel commended the inclusion of practical support tools, such as Gallagher Drive, which effectively helped new sales agents get up to speed.
Cognexo x Zenith: Create Employee Readiness From Day One
The panel recognised that the initiative landed well with users, featured several useful design elements and demonstrated positive business impact. Automated workflows and micro-checkpoints successfully tracked employee sentiment and provided real-time feedback across the organisation.
Creating accessible & inclusive learning experiences at UAL Online
This entry demonstrated how an online arts master’s programme can be made accessible through careful, considered design. Inclusive practice was evident throughout, supported by a clear set of values. The use of students’ own work provided strong evidence of the programme’s impact and made this a highly compelling entry.
HSBC x GP Strategies: Global Mandatory Training (GMT)
This was an impressive project, clearly presented. It showed a strong commitment to accessibility through a substantial redesign of existing content, robust testing and clear efforts to meet accessibility standards. Giving learners control and choice of how they can interact with the content is a particular strength.
Guide Dogs UK: Guide Dogs Academy
This entry took a thoughtful blended approach and provided strong evidence of positive impact. It demonstrated a good understanding of the audience and their needs, with content created in line with strong design principles that have been informed by people with lived experience.
Continuity Intelligence: Content Drift Detection & Replacement Agent
An innovative and powerful application of agentic AI, addressing the ongoing challenge of keeping published learning and performance support content accurate as source information changes.
LIVRESQ AI Enhancer: AI Inside the Learning Design Workflow
The judges were thoroughly impressed by the live demonstration, in which the team built a complete interactive module and playable game in real time.
Scheer IMC x DialogueGPT – Voice-Enabled AI
Judges were were very impressed by the audio tool’s speed, responsiveness and ability to reproduce realistic conversational pressure, tone and pacing.
The Access Group: Access Learning Shorts
The judges were very impressed with the video opening and praised the entry’s clear case for need and impact. Using vetted human experts rather than synthetic avatars is a good fit, and the “follow topics, follow experts” model and customer casting to find the right people were highlights.
Money Confidence Project: Venture Valley Game
The judges loved that there was very rich game play and replay ability in this learning game. The experience clearly engaged the target audience from the exemplary feedback evidence shared in the submission.
Cognition Evolve x Food for Thought: Nutrition Quest
Judges were impressed by how well the problem statement was discovered, the solution was designed and the output delivered. The combination of gameplay, workbook and in-class support clearly increased reach and there was evidence of impact.
Real Talk Studio x OVO Energy: Helping Customers with Energy Billing
The panel considered this an outstanding entry, combining a compelling business rationale, strong behavioural science foundations and clear evidence of impact. The learner experience felt highly realistic, and each action expected of the learner was linked to a measurable business outcome.
Entain Group x Abilitie: ELEVATE Leadership Development Programme
The panel felt the gamified approach to leadership development suited Entain's identity, and the presentation clearly articulated the challenge of building more consistent capability across a group that has grown through acquisition.
IE University: Quantum Hack VR
The panel was impressed by the clarity of the problem being addressed and the innovation in the learning design. Collaboration was built into the experience, and the team clearly thought carefully about implementation, including how to help students feel comfortable with the technology.
Eurekos x Gencat: Mobile Training Transformation
A very impressive and passionate presentation, demonstrating a clear need for the programme and its significant potential impact across the Irish HGV and PSV sector. Particularly strong was the use of real-world vehicle data from tachographs and telematics to benchmark driver performance before and after learning.
Fluirse Education Solution: Fluirse Teacher Summer Courses
A very strong and passionate presentation demonstrating the successful evolution of a long-established distance learning programme into a fully online, self-paced model, supported by academic staff. Its scale and impact are impressive, reaching approximately 25% of primary school teachers in Ireland, with the delivery model now providing a blueprint for 56 courses.
BMW Group Academy UK/IE x Inspiro Learning Ltd.
The judges loved this ambitious and carefully sequenced blend, which prepared an entire retail network to sell and service a revolutionary new product before it launched. Every modality earned its place.
College of Policing - Neighbourhood Policing Programme
The judges were particularly impressed by the extension into the workplace through an assessed portfolio that was compiled through tasks completed on the job and therefore demonstrated clear application of what had been learnt.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award x Snowfish Learning x HowNow
A strong, scalable, genuinely blended solution designed around the realities of a large volunteer workforce. The judges found they provided good rationale for where the technology added value versus where human interaction is essential.
Motiva x Fundação Dom Cabral: Hands On Supplier Integrity Programme
What particularly impressed the judges was the way the programme went beyond participation and learner feedback to demonstrate meaningful change in practice, including continued monitoring and supplier audits.
Nando's x Thrive: Scaling culture and overhauling learning
The judges felt that this was a very good implementation using a structured approach that reviewed and revised along the way. Involving the end users is always very smart and the additional focus on neurodiverse users was excellent.
Faculty: Sana LXP Implementation
The judges felt this was a very good implementation in terms of both operational and cultural capacity and implemented at speed! An excellent example of a platform offering easy access and navigation and Subject Matter Expert content creation. Career templates are a thoughtful addition too.
Domestic & General: From Insight to Impact
The judges were deeply impressed by the ambition, rigour and practical impact of this project. Organisational evidence was used to track learning, performance coaching and business impact, creating a clear link between targeted microlearning and improved outcomes.
The Value of Data in Cataract-Surgical Education
The judges valued the thoughtful approach and expert impact of this project. Data was used to generate insight from simulation, identify opportunities for improvement and accelerate progress without compromising standards, supporting more consistent, high-quality practice.
Yopa x Thrive: From cost centre to profit driver
The judges valued the innovative approach taken in this project, particularly the strong partnership between learning, finance and outcome data. The use of longitudinal data provided a meaningful way to track performance over time, demonstrate commercial value and show how learning can contribute to a shift from cost centre to profit driver.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award x Snowfish Learning x HowNow
This project not only delivered an incredible solution for a diverse remote audience, but proved it worked, with a significant uptick in their volunteer population, critical to keep the programme thriving and growing.
Ardagh Glass Packaging - Glass Training Transformation
An ambitious and creative solution to transform a long standing manufacturing company, through clear and considered need analysis and learning objective design, an effective blend of its learning technology stack and a network of champions and support throughout the business, driving co-ownership.
HSBC x Mindtools Kineo: Fighting Financial Crime
A truly innovative solution that tackles a critical challenge facing not only the FinServ sector but all global companies, meaning this project gives the L&D community a great example of how a well crafted simulation becomes more than an interactive learning asset.
Dan Wiseman, Confirm
Dan demonstrated a consistently high level of excellence across the award criteria. His extensive experience across a wide variety of projects shows a strong understanding of learning and performance needs, and an ability to create effective, fit-for-purpose solutions within real-world constraints.
Martin Sinclair, Mindtools Kineo
Martin demonstrated a high level of excellence across the award criteria, supported by a wide variety of impressive project examples. His background and technology expertise clearly inform his design approach, and the panel was impressed by his originality and innovation.
Ari Bloom, Cognition Evolve
Ari demonstrated a thoughtful and highly learner-centred approach to learning design, with strong examples of adapting solutions to meet different learner needs and contexts. The panel was particularly impressed by their creativity, and their sensitive approach to potentially distressing content, giving learners appropriate choice in how they engaged.
Adam King, The Access Group
Passion and enthusiasm almost wins this award by itself, the judges very much liked the links between technology, video and learning outcomes which has lifted this submission above the rest and a worthy winner.
Lydia De Jager, Popcorn Learning Agency
A great presentation and some very good development of content that the clients liked.
New Leaf Technologies
This South Africa-based organisation showed consistently impressive impact from thoughtfully designed projects that take local realities around data, access and linguistic and cultural diversity into account. Their ambition and actions to foster and lift the wider L&D community across the continent through generous sharing of this best practice, makes them a very worthy Gold winner of Learning Organisation of the Year.
Attensi
The judges felt Attensi, an impact-focused game-based learning company, was a deserving Silver winner. They are able to clearly demonstrate the difference their projects make beyond completion rates, evidencing behaviour change. They also use their skills positively within their community and beyond. Thoughtful about developing their own people, they were named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2026.
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