Upside Learning Celebrates Remarkable Achievement by Bringing Home 18 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards 2023

Shining as one of the top recipients, Upside Learning triumphs at the 2023 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards.

Upside Learning, a leading provider of custom learning solutions, continues to shine globally, securing an impressive 18 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards in 2023, including 3 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8 Bronze distinctions. This momentous achievement was unveiled during the virtual ceremony held on August 17, 2023, hosted by the Brandon Hall Group.

The remarkable feat achieved by Upside Learning underscores the unwavering commitment of its dedicated team and its passion for delivering top-notch solutions to clients. The following list highlights the details of the winning entries.

• Gold Award for ‘ Best Unique or Innovative Sales Training Program’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Gold Award for ‘ Best Advance in Compliance Training’ with Qatar Airways Group
• Gold Award for ‘ Best Advance in Custom Content’ with Qatar Airways Group
• Silver Award for ‘Best Use of Performance Support’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Silver Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Silver Award for ‘Best New Hire Onboarding Program’ with Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Silver Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Silver Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Silver Award for ‘Best Advance in Compliance Training’ with Qatar Airways Group
• Silver Award for ‘Best Use of Video for Learning’ with Colgate-Palmolive
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Sales Training Program’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Sales Training Program’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Customer Training Program’ with International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with World Bank Group
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with World Bank Group
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ with Qatar Airways Group

Expressing his jubilation, Amit Garg – Founder and CEO of Upside Learning Solutions, mentions “The 2023 Brandon Hall Group Awards triumph is a testament to our ceaseless pursuit of excellence. This resounding victory is a fusion of ingenious teamwork and impeccable execution. Heartfelt gratitude to our clients for continuing to trust us with their projects.” He further adds, “I extend my sincere appreciation to the entire Upside Learning family; their dedication and diligence have made this remarkable achievement possible. Well done, team!”

“Excellence Award winners are shown to be organizations that truly value their employees and invest in them through their human capital management programs. These HCM programs have been validated as best in class for business value and the impact on the employees themselves,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke, HCM Excellence Awards program leader.

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based on these criteria:

• Alignment to their business need and environment
• Program design, functionality, and delivery
• Adoption, integration, user experience, innovation, and creativity
• Overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits

Excellence Award winners will continue to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, February 13-15, 2023, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners also will serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.

“Our award winners are relentless in their pursuit of excellence,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “We have received some of the most innovative use of HCM strategy that we have seen in the last 30 years, and in most cases, technology and collaboration across departments have helped them achieve amazing business results.”

About Upside Learning

Since 2004, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point for us is to help L&D leaders deliver deeper learning experiences that improve retention and transfer to achieve desired outcomes. With experience in developing Custom Learning, Mobile Learning, Microlearning, Gamification, ILT and VILT, and AR/VR/MR-based solutions amongst others, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

Upside Learning aims to go beyond the ordinary and predictable with its mantra of ‘Go Beyond’. As part of the ‘Go Beyond’ initiative, Upside Learning nudges its internal teams, customers, and the entire L&D community to treat every learning initiative as an enabler of employee performance. The ‘L&D Go Beyond Podcast’ is a significant and noteworthy part of this initiative, which features workplace learning leaders from across the globe sharing their insights and experiences.

Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 100 awards and accolades, including several Brandon Hall Group Excellence awards.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

About Brandon Hall Group™

Brandon Hall Group is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights, and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) chose Brandon Hall Group to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.

For over 30 years, we have empowered, recognized, and certified excellence in organizations worldwide, influencing the development of over 10 million employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards program was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”

The awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results. We are honored to receive applications from organizations worldwide ranging from small, medium, large, and global enterprises to government, not-for-profits, and associations.