Thirty-one organizations in China, Israel, and the United States were recognized with awards and citations for their learning and performance practices and interventions that get results on June 3, 2007, at an awards ceremony and reception during ASTD's International Conference and Exposition in Atlanta.

Excellence in Practice Awards are presented to proven practices that have delivered measurable results for their organizations. Citations are presented for practices from which much is to be learned.

From 89 submissions received for 2006, ASTD selected 12 award-winning practices and 27 citation-level practices. The entries went through a blind review conducted by panels of experts from the workplace learning and performance field.

Practices were recognized in eight categories: career development, learning technologies, managing change, organizational learning, performance improvement, technical training, training management, and workplace learning and development.

Look for descriptions of the winning practices on the awards pageASTD Website .

2006 Excellence in Practice Awards

Cartus Corporation

Danbury, Connecticut

Training Suppliers in Best Practices

Category: Organizational Learning

Caterpillar, Inc.

Peoria, Illinois

Knowledge Sharing

Category: Organizational Learning

Caterpillar, Inc.

Peoria, Illinois

Partner: MetrixGlobal, Johnston, Iowa

Managing Learning to Ensure Strategic Alignment

Category: Training Management

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited

Hong Kong SAR, China

Live Work Training

Category: Technical Training

ConnectiCare

Farmington, Connecticut

The Royal Treatment

Category: Performance Improvement

ESCO Covington

Covington, Kentucky

Partner: Training Modernization Group, Chesapeake, Virginia

People Powered Lean

Category: Performance Improvement

Farmers Insurance Group

Agoura, California

Partner: Inner Harbor Partners, Baltimore Maryland

University of Farmers for District Managers

Categories: Career Development and Organizational Learning

Gammon Construction Limited

Hong Kong SAR, China

Workers Registration Center - Safety Training

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

HSBC

Hong Kong SAR, China

Asia Pacific Bancassurance Training Curriculum

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

IBM Corporation

Armonk, New York

Business Transformation Learning Lighthouse Initiative

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

IBM Corporation

Armonk, New York

New Employee Orientation

Category: Organizational Learning

Langham Place Hotel

Hong Kong SAR, China

The High Yield GST: A Five-Star Hotel's Guest Support Technologist

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

2006 Excellence in Practice Citations

American Express Business Travel

New York, New York

Partners: Innovative Solutions Consulting, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona

HRGroup, LLC, Tempe, Arizona

Winning Through People

Category: Performance Improvement

Amgen

Thousand Oaks, California

Partners: Alliance Performance, Naples, Florida

Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation, Teaneck, New Jersey

Performance Training and Management System

Category: Performance Improvement

AT&T

San Antonio, Texas

Partners: IBM, Odessa, Florida

IBM Learning Business Transformation Outsourcing, West Palm Beach, Florida

Application Selling: Blending Learning with Work

Category: Organizational Learning

Bank of America

Charlotte, North Carolina

Partner: Vangent, Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Improving New Hire Performance through Blended Learning

Categories: Organizational Learning and Workplace Learning and Development

CA

Islandia, New York

Security Training Program

Category: Technical Training

Carilion

Roanoke, Virginia

Leadership Essentials

Category: Organizational Learning

DIRECTV

Boise, Idaho

Desktop Learning: Analyzing Visual Fluency and the Impact of Desktop Tools on Learning and Performance

Category: Performance Improvement

Farmers Insurance Group

Agoura Hills, California

Farmers Journey to Success

Categories: Career Development, Organizational Learning, and Performance Improvement

FedEx Kinko's

Dallas, Texas

Career Development Program

Category: Career Development

Hang Seng Bank

Hong Kong SAR, China

3A Accelerated Learning Model

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

Hang Seng Bank

Hong Kong SAR, China

Transformation Program " STEP Model

Category: Managing Change

Hewlett-Packard

Palo Alto, California

Ethics and Compliance Office

Category: Organizational Learning

Hewlett-Packard

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Partner: Systems Documentation, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire

HelpDesk Data Administrator Needs Analysis

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

Hewlett-Packard

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Services-Oriented Architecture University: Rapid Capability Development

Categories: Organizational Learning and Workplace Learning and Development Su

JELD-WEN, Inc.

Klamath Falls, Oregon

The Apprentice Course

Category: Career Development

MTR Corporation

Hong Kong SAR, China

Advanced Live Emergency Response Training (ALERT)

Category: Learning Technologies

Northrop Grumman Newport News

Newport News, Virginia

Partner: EG&G Technical Services, Norfolk, Virginia

Environmental, Health, and Safety Leadership Principles

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

Philips Medical Systems--Ultrasound

Bothell, Washington

Partner: iinteg, Atlanta, Georgia

Navigator

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

Printpack, Inc.

Greensburg, Indiana

Compliance Training Systems for the Manufacturing Environment

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

QUALCOMM

San Diego, California

Onboarding Program: A New Employee Experience

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

Schneider National, Inc.--Schneider Training Academy

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Learning Styles Match Program

Category: Training Management

Southcentral Foundation

Anchorage, Alaska

Administrative Support Training Program

Categories: Career Development, Performance Improvement, and Workplace Learning and Development

TSMC North America

San Jose, California

Partner: Larcen Consulting Group, Los Altos, California

Cross-Function Alignment and Effectiveness

Category: Workplace Learning and Development

Tnuva

Ramat Hasharon, Israel

Partners: Super Vision, Tivon, Israel

Synergy, Haifa, Israel

ATUDOT"Building Our Future from Within

Category: Career Development

UT-Battelle, LLC--Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Managing Training & Qualification Requirements

Category: Training Management

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