2025 Excellence in Practice Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2025 Excellence in Practice Award winners!
49 practices from 39 organizations received an Excellence in Practice Award. More information on the winning practices will be shared in the coming weeks. Winners will be recognized at a special (invitation-only) ATD Awards Ceremony on May 19, held during the 2025 ATD International Conference and Exposition in Washington D.C.
COMPANY | PRACTICE TITLE | CATEGORY |
AdventHealth | Executive Leadership Program | Leadership/Management Development |
AIA | SPARK Leadership Development Program | Leadership/Management Development |
ARS Rescue Rooter | HVAC Maintenance Technician Program | Career Development |
Burberry | Executive Development Program | Leadership/Management Development |
China Telecom | Practice of Sales Performance Improvement on Video & Live Streaming Platform | Learning and Development |
China Telecommunications Corporation | Cultivation Practice for Talents Dispatched Overseas | Learning and Development |
CIMC Container Group | Innovation Talent Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Cognizant | The Director + Leader Onboarding Program | Onboarding |
Cognizant | Early Career Talent (ECT) Bootcamp | Learning and Development |
Cognizant | External Certification Enablement and Engagement for Data+ (EXCEED) | Learning and Development |
Cognizant | GLIDE on a Learning Cruise | Learning and Development |
Cognizant | ADM Role Maturity RoadMap | Learning and Development |
Cognizant | Automotive Skill Development Program | Performance Consulting/Performance Improvement |
Compass Group | Upward: Women in Culinary Leadership Program | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
DataArt | Tech Skills Mentoring Program | Coaching and Mentoring |
Datavant | Leadership, Growth & Development | Leadership/Management Development |
Discovery | Business Boost: Flash sales | Learning and Development |
Engro Polymer and Chemical (EPCL) | "Integrated Capability Development Framework" - Transforming Organizational Technical L&D | Managing the Learning Function |
Equinix | SOAR - Sales Onboarding for Accelerated Ramp | Onboarding |
EY LLP | Diversified Staffing Group | Learning and Development |
GF Securities | Corporate Culture Study and Promotion Project | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
GF Securities | Building a Leading Wealth Management Business: 17 Years of Empowerment through Training | Performance Consulting/Performance Improvement |
Inner Mongolia Yili Industiral Group | Strategic Navigator Program: Reshaping Leadership for the Digital Age | Change Management |
KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP | Taxila - The Partner Development Initiative | Leadership/Management Development |
LifeNet Health | LevelUp Leadership Development Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Mediatek | New Manager Development Program (NMDP) | Leadership/Management Development |
Moxa.Inc | Sales Management Excellence | Sales Enablement |
North American Bancard LLC | LevelUp Leadership Certification | Leadership/Management Development |
Novartis | Talent Scouting | Integrated Talent Management |
PETROLIAM Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) | Innovation Engine | Integrated Talent Management |
Reliance Retail Ltd. | Nurturing a Coaching Culture | Coaching and Mentoring |
Reliance Retail Ltd. | Building Leaders for tomorrow through a Leadership Archetype Framework | Leadership/Management Development |
Salesforce | Global Leadership Coaching Center of Excellence | Coaching and Mentoring |
Samaritan Health Services | Career-Con | Career Development |
Siemens China | Foster a Culture of Skill-Based Learning | Learning and Development |
Sinopec Institute Management | Strategic Talent Development Program – The Training Practice of Young Technical Elites Development in Oilfield Companies | Learning and Development |
SolarEdge | Company Certification Program: The Installer's Road to Excellence | Customer Service Training |
SprintRay | Agile Onboarding Leaders in a VUCA World: The Leadership Sprint | Onboarding |
Sungrow | Comprehensive Executive Advancement Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Thai Oil Public Company Limited | 5 Happiness: Holistic and Fully Online Well-Being Program | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
T-Mobile | Career Ride-Along | Career Development |
Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited | Beer Brewer Class | Career Development |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Crawl, Walk, Run Initiative | Change Management |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Fentanyl Detection Canine Course | Learning and Development |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Basic Import Specialist Training Course (BIST) | Integrated Talent Management |
Universal Beijing Resort | OUR WAY | Customer Service Training |
Versant Health | Customer Service New Hire Training | Onboarding |
ZoomInfo | Revenue Onboarding | Onboarding |
ZTE Corporation | Improving Effectiveness of Compliance Training for All Employees | Learning and Development |