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2025 Learning Awards: The Finalists Competing for L&D’s Most Prestigious Honours

London Learning NewsLPI (Learning and Performance Institute)

The LPI has announced the finalists for the 2025 Learning Awards, highlighting excellence in workplace learning. Finalists, chosen for their innovation and impact, will now advance to the judging phase.

 

The LPI has announced the finalists for the 2025 Learning Awards, moving them closer to earning one of the learning sector’s top recognitions. The awards, which honour excellence in workplace learning, received a record number of submissions across 21 categories, featuring entries from global brands to start-ups.

Finalists have been selected for their innovation, performance, and contributions to the field. They will now advance to the judging phase, where independent panels will evaluate and decide the bronze, silver, and gold winners. The Learning Giveback award will be determined by public vote.

The LPI's CEO, Edmund Monk, said: "Once again, I am heartened to see the workplace learning community rising so resolutely to the challenges we face. We have been inundated with entries again this year. There is so much innovation, so much achievement, and so much passion coming from our industry right now, that there can be no doubt: the people who work in L&D are proving their essential value and positive influence on business performance. It is these people, and the companies they work for, that the Learning Awards seeks to recognise and honour. From the established brand names to the start-ups, from seasoned leaders to those just beginning their L&D career, every finalist here has already achieved that recognition. I offer my deepest congratulations to all our finalists, and I look forward to meeting them personally at the Marriott Grosvenor House London on the 13th of February 2025”.

The headline sponsor of the 2025 Learning Awards is RiseUp, Europe's leading integrated learning solution with more than five million active users globally.

CEO & Co-Founder at Rise Up, Arnaud Blachon said: “At Rise Up, we strongly believe that learning and innovation are the keys to a brighter future of work. Our goal is to integrate personalised learning seamlessly into everyday tasks to accelerate the time-to-skill and ultimately improve productivity and employee retention. 

Supporting the LPI’s Learning Awards goes beyond recognising excellence it's a commitment to fostering a culture of lifelong learning and development. These awards align perfectly with our values, celebrating those who drive knowledge forward, champion learner development, and use learning to guide us into a new era of progress and growth.”

The shortlisted finalists are as follows:

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR

Beazley

BrightStar Credit Union

Centrica Plc & LinkedIn

EE

Mitie Group Plc

Softcat

SoftwareOne Academy

Sony UK Technology Centre

 

BEST USE OF AI IN LEARNING AWARD

Activate Learning

Click2Learn STA

DoorDash

Ethermind

Infosys Ltd.

KantarHive Learning

KEATH.ai

VirtualSpeech

 

DIGITAL LEARNING TRANSFORMATION AWARD

Beazley

Compass Digital

DoorDash

ECITB

Sagility

Sponge & PwC

Tata Consultancy Services limited

VFS Global

 

EXTERNAL LEARNING SOLUTION OF THE YEAR

British Airways and Cappfinity

Correla

HSBC Global Private BankingABSTRACT

Plastic Pictures

PwCMedia Zoo

Santander UKMedia Zoo

The Edge Picture CompanyMitie

TTC Group

 

INNOVATION IN LEARNING AWARD (PLATFORM)

Adobe

Air Arabia

BentoBot

Cornerstone

Dishoom

Mott MacDonaldCappfinity

Taylor Wessing

WordUp Ltd

 

INNOVATION IN LEARNING AWARD (PROGRAMME)

AccentureStandard Chartered Bank

AstraZeneca

Dave’s Hot Chicken

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd

Faculty of Skills, Boels Rental, TrainTool

Microsoft

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System Health & Care People Outreach Team

Vodafone Group

 

INTERNAL LEARNING SOLUTION OF THE YEAR

Accenture

AstraZeneca

Bristol Myers SquibbSalience Learning

BT - Business L&D

Deloitte

Lloyds Banking Group

Merlin Entertainments

Sagility

 

LEARNING CULTURE OF THE YEAR 

Arka HR

Entain and PeopleUnboxed

M Group Services - Energy Division

Nord Anglia Education

Ogi

Radisson Hotel Group

Safran360Learning

Sodexo

 

LEARNING GIVEBACK AWARD

360Learning

Heathrow & Mind Tools

Microsoft

Namecheap

Netex Learning

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Pay Tel Communications, Inc.Infopro Learning

Thomas Bennett Community College

Visible Inc

Wema Bank

 

LEARNING IMPACT AWARD

Anti-violence & Addiction Progamme

AS Watson

HPE Aruba Networking

Santander Spain

SoftwareOne Academy

Sytner Group

VodafoneEZRA

World Food Programme (WFP)

 

LEARNING LEADER OF THE YEAR

David Johnstone - British Airways

Hasan Danish - Air Arabia 

James Swift - Leyton

Maria Loumpourdi - Betsson Group

Nick Lennon-Barrett - Beazley

Pooja Singh Mehta - Shell

Sandra Murtagh - Dell

Sarah Maclot - The Bread Factory

 

LEARNING PLATFORM OF THE YEAR

Aptem

Circle Health Group

GroupM

Infopro Learning

Infosys Ltd.

Intuition

MIMS Learning

Rise Up

 

LEARNING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Lidl)

Anita Douglas - Leading Results

Brett Gillman - Kallidus

Brielle Perry - SmartSaas

Brooke  Winston - Bluecore

Daniel Coba Crespo - Santander

Rachel Dickinson  Lloyds Banking Group

Sahil Parab - Fractal

Susi Miller - eLaHub

 

LEARNING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Abilitie

Development Beyond Learning

HPC Global Limited

Intellek

Jam Coding

Netex Learning

The CRUMBS ProjectELK Online

Umbrella Training Ltd

 

LEARNING TEAM OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Rise Up)

AstraZeneca

Compass Digital

Knight Frank

NHS Blood and Transplant

SANTANDER SPAIN

SFP Capability Development Team - Philip Morris International (PMI)

Sodexo

Specsavers Retail L&D

 

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES AWARD

ARMSA Academy

Beyond the Sky Custom Learning

Compass Digital

Nexthink

Paediatric HealthTech

Red Pitaya

TLN Training

 

ONBOARDING PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Infopro LearningRegeneron

IQVIANIIT

MediazooHSBC

Microsoft

NFU Mutual

UBS

Wren Kitchens Ltd - Retail Training Team

 

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR PRIVATE SECTOR

Boels Rental

Davy

Fuller Smith & Turner

KeyloopElev-8

Rolls-Royce

Santander

Sodexo

T-Systems International

 

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR PUBLIC SECTOR/NOT-FOR-PROFIT

British Red Cross

MetrolinxSchulich ExecEd

NHS Blood and Transplant

Royal Air Force

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustRambutan Limited

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

World Food Programme (WFP)

 

RISING STAR AWARD

Alex Batterson - Baringa

Annie Coulson - AND Digital

Ariene Caloia - GroupM

Laura Scott - Arm

Mike Birchwood - Correla

Rafael Chavez - DoorDash

Teodora Tepavicharova  Conde Nast

 

START-UP LEARNING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Ashby-cooper Leadership Limited

Bloom Creative Learning Ltd

Don’t Miss A Beat 

Ethermind

LEVRA

Lunas Consulting

Pro-Tech MOT & Automotive Academy

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