Learning Technologies Awards 2026 celebrate excellence in workplace learning
AI with real impact, inclusive design and digital transformation stand out as the learning technology community gathers in London to recognise the best work of the year.
Excellence in workplace learning and learning technology was celebrated at the Learning Technologies Awards 2026, held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, London, on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
The awards recognise the projects, products, people and organisations using technology to change how people learn at work, across the commercial, public and non-profit sectors in the UK and internationally. Entries were assessed by 69 independent judges, with judging organised by The Learning Network.
AI was a strong thread through this year's awards, with categories recognising AI-enabled learning projects, AI that transforms L&D, and L&D's role in supporting organisation-wide AI rollouts. Winners also showed outstanding work in accessible and inclusive learning, onboarding, simulations, learning games and digital transformation – from healthcare and policing to retail, banking and hospitality.
New Leaf Technologies took gold as Learning Technologies Organisation of the Year, ahead of Attensi (silver) and MODO (bronze).
The individual honours went to Dan Wiseman of Confirm, named Learning Designer of the Year, and Adam King of The Access Group, named Learning Developer of the Year. Martin Sinclair of Mindtools Kineo and Ari Bloom of Cognition Evolve took silver and bronze for design, with Lydia De Jager of Popcorn Learning Agency taking silver for development.
Kyndryl and NIIT were among the night's most successful entrants. Their ENGAGE: Consultative Selling with AI programme won two golds – for Best Use of AI to Transform L&D in an Organisation and for Excellence in the Design of Learning Content (International) – plus silver and bronze in two further categories.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Snowfish Learning and HowNow won gold for Best Digital Learning Transformation, as well as a silver and a bronze in two other categories. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Snowfish also won bronze for The DofE Manager Pathway in the public and non-profit learning content design category.
Other winners included:
- Best learning technologies project – commercial sector (International): AstraZeneca and Bitville, Sustainability by Design
- Best learning technologies project – public & non-profit sector: Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Mindtools Kineo, CPAdvance
- Best use of AI in a learning technologies project: University of Essex Online and Kaplan Higher Education UK
- Best L&D support of an organisation-wide AI rollout: Exclaimer, AI Enablement and Adoption Programme
- Best technology-based onboarding programme: Just Eat Takeaway and TinQwise, CLX: Ready for the road in days
- Excellence in accessible and inclusive digital learning: UAL Online
- Most innovative new learning technologies product: Continuity Intelligence, Content Drift Detection & Replacement Agent
- Best use of blended learning – public & non-profit sector: College of Policing, Neighbourhood Policing Programme
- Best learning platform implementation: Nando's and Thrive, Scaling culture and overhauling learning
- Best use of data to improve learner performance and business decision-making: Domestic & General, From Insight to Impact
The full list of winners is available at learningtechnologies.co.uk.
Mark Penton, event organiser of the Learning Technologies Awards, said: "Congratulations to every one of this year's winners. The standard of entries was exceptionally high, and our judges had some very tough decisions to make. What stood out in 2026 was how organisations are moving beyond experimenting with AI and putting it to work in ways that make a difference to learners and the business. Alongside that, it was great to see so much excellent work on accessibility, onboarding and digital transformation. Wednesday night was a fitting celebration of the people and partnerships driving workplace learning forward."
- The Learning Technologies Awards recognise excellence in the use of technology for workplace learning across the commercial, public and non-profit sectors, in the UK and internationally.
- Judging for the 2026 awards was carried out by 69 independent judges and organised by The Learning Network.
- The full list of 2026 gold, silver and bronze winners is at learningtechnologies.co.uk/learning-tech-awards/2026-winners.