Mumbai, India – August 17, 2026: Upside Learning Solutions, a division of MITR Learning & Media, has won 13 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® 2026, including four Gold, seven Silver, and two Bronze awards across Learning and Development, Sales Performance, and Talent Acquisition.

For more than 30 years, the Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® have recognized organizations shaping the future of Human Capital Management through initiatives demonstrating innovation, thoughtful execution, and measurable results. Each submission is evaluated by an independent panel of Brandon Hall Group™ analysts, industry experts, and experienced practitioners based on business need, program design, innovation, adoption, and organizational impact.

13 Awards Across Learning, Sales Performance, and Talent Acquisition

Upside Learning’s 13 awards include:

Gold Awards

• Best Custom Content – Health and Safety, with Standard Chartered Bank
• Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program – Skill Enablement, with Riyadh Air
• Best Unique or Innovative Sales Training Program – Megatrend Playbook, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning – Megatrend Playbook, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Silver Awards

• Best Custom Content – LLP & EME, with The World Bank Group
• Best Custom Content – FundsChain, with The World Bank Group
• Best Competencies and Skill Development – GIL, with The World Bank Group
• Best Extended Enterprise Learning Program – Hospitality (Customer Training), with Riyadh Air
• Best Competencies and Skill Development – Skill Enablement, with Riyadh Air
• Best Custom Content – Clinical Maintenance, with IBA
• Best New Hire Onboarding Program – Role Specific Onboarding, with AstraZeneca

Bronze Awards

• Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program – PIU, with The World Bank Group
• Best Compliance Training – Cyber Security Campaigning, with Riyadh Air

Leadership Perspective

Commenting on the recognition, Rahul Bansal, Co-Founder, MITR Learning & Media, said:

“Receiving 13 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards is a meaningful recognition of the work our teams put into designing learning experiences that address real organizational needs. The breadth of this recognition reflects the range of learning challenges we work to solve. We are proud of the teams behind these programs and grateful to the organizations and teams involved in bringing these initiatives to life.”

Siddharth Agarwal, Co-Founder, MITR Learning & Media, added:

“We have always believed that learning has the greatest value when it is connected to what people need to do differently and what the organization needs to achieve. That means designing beyond content to build the skills, behaviors, and decision-making capabilities that matter in the real world. The 13 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards are a significant recognition of that approach, and of the work our teams are doing to make learning more relevant, purposeful, and connected to performance.”

In a statement, MITR Learning & Media said:

“Upside Learning’s 13 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards are an important milestone for MITR Learning & Media and a strong reflection of the learning expertise and capabilities within our organization. This recognition highlights the value of bringing together learning expertise, technology, and innovation to address evolving business, capability, and performance needs.”

Rachel Cooke, COO of Brandon Hall Group™ and HCM Excellence Awards® Program Leader, said:

“Every year, the HCM Excellence Awards remind us that innovation is ultimately about impact. The organizations recognized this year have demonstrated that great HR and learning strategies don’t just improve programs; they strengthen organizations, empower people, and deliver measurable business results. We are honored to celebrate their achievements.”

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning Solutions, a division of MITR Learning & Media, is an award-winning provider of enterprise eLearning and corporate training solutions. Founded in 2004, Upside Learning helps organizations design, build, and scale learning experiences aligned with business goals, roles, and real-world performance needs.

Its expertise spans custom eLearning, workforce skilling, AI-powered learning solutions, managed learning services, mobile learning, microlearning, performance support, simulations, games and gamification, video and animation, scenario-based learning, and other technology-enabled learning solutions.

About MITR Learning & Media

MITR Learning & Media is a learning and media company focused on driving learning across lifespans and contexts. Its portfolio spans Pre-K–12, higher education, enterprise learning, and technology services, with expertise in digital content development, learning solutions, and technology-enabled learning.

About Brandon Hall Group™

Brandon Hall Group™ is a Workforce Excellence Intelligence company focused on Human Capital Management. Its HCM Excellence Awards® recognize organizations that demonstrate innovation, measurable business impact, and excellence across Human Capital Management.

The 2026 HCM Excellence Awards winners were announced on August 13, 2026.

Media Contact

Karan Hotwani
Marketing Manager
MITR Learning & Media
karan.hotwani@upsidelearning.com

The 2025 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® recognizes best practices for initiatives in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Future of Work.

Upside Learning Wins 8 Gold and 3 Silver

Upside Learning Solutions, a division of Mitr Learning & Media and a leader in innovative learning solutions, won 8 Gold and 3 Silver Brandon Hall Group™ awards for excellence in the Learning and Development and Talent Acquisition categories.

Upside Learning’s wins (including program, award level, and entry title) were announced on August 14, 2025. You can view the complete list of winners here: https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.

Winning entries

• Gold – Best Compliance Training with K&S Corporation Limited
• Gold – Best Compliance Training with World Bank Group
• Gold – Best Custom Content with AstraZeneca
• Gold – Best Learning in the Flow of Work with World Bank Group
• Gold – Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program with World Bank Group
• Gold – Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program with International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
• Gold – Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning with World Bank Group
• Gold – Best New Hire Onboarding Program with World Bank Group
• Silver – Best Custom Content with European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
• Silver – Best Custom Content with World Bank Group
• Silver – Best Use of Performance Support with Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.

“These awards highlight the dedication of our team and the trust of our clients. Each winning entry reflects our commitment to building impactful learning experiences that align with business needs and deliver measurable results. We are honored to be recognized once again on this global stage,” said Rahul Bansal and Siddharth Agarwal, Co-Founders of Mitr Learning & Media.

“This year’s Excellence Award winners exemplify the transformative power of strategic human capital management. Through their innovative approaches to talent development and employee engagement, these organizations have not only achieved remarkable business outcomes but have also redefined what it means to create truly people-centric workplaces. Our comprehensive evaluation process has identified these programs as benchmarks for organizational excellence and innovation,” said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group™ and 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 9–12, 2026, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners will also serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.

“The 2025 Excellence Award recipients represent the pinnacle of achievement in human capital management. What sets this year’s winners apart is their bold embrace of emerging technologies and their commitment to creating meaningful employee experiences that drive tangible business results. These organizations have demonstrated that when you invest in your people with purpose and innovation, the impact resonates throughout the entire enterprise, creating sustainable competitive advantages in today’s dynamic business landscape,” said Mike Cooke, Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group™.

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning Solutions, a division of Mitr Learning & Media, is a two-decade-old, multi-award-winning provider of learning solutions. Specializing in learning consulting, developing science-backed custom training programs, and offering top-tier learning staff augmentation services, Upside Learning helps L&D leaders achieve impactful business results. Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 170+ global accolades (including the likes of Brandon Hall Group and Deloitte, amongst other noteworthy names).

Learn more at www.upsidelearning.com.

Media Contact

Venudhar Bhatt
Executive Vice President
Mitr Learning & Media
venudhar@mitrmedia.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) choose 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.

Upside Learning, a division of Mitr Learning & Media, has achieved significant recognition at the 2024 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards, securing a total of 23 awards, including 10 Gold, 7 Silver, and 6 Bronze distinctions. This significant achievement was revealed during the virtual ceremony held on August 22, 2024, hosted by the Brandon Hall Group.

This extraordinary accomplishment reflects the unwavering dedication of Upside Learning’s team and their passion for delivering exceptional solutions to clients. The details of the winning entries are as follows:

• Gold Award for ‘Best Custom Content’ with AstraZeneca
• Gold Award for ‘Best Extended Enterprise Learning Program’ with ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
• Gold Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
• Gold Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with Girteka
• Gold Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with Standard Chartered Bank
• Gold Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with AstraZeneca
• Gold Award for ‘Best Custom Content’ with Vestas Wind Technology India Private Limited
• Gold Award for ‘Best Custom Content’ with World Bank Group
• Gold Award for ‘Best Custom Content’ with World Bank Group
• Gold Award for ‘Best Custom Content’ with World Bank Group
• Silver Award for ‘Best Competencies and Skill Development’ with AstraZeneca
• Silver Award for ‘Best Use of Blended Learning’ with AstraZeneca
• Silver Award for ‘Best Use of Video for Learning’ with RHB Bank Berhad
• Silver Award for ‘Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning’ with RHB Bank Berhad
• Silver Award for ‘Best Custom Content’ with RHB Bank Berhad
• Silver Award for ‘Best Compliance Training’ with Standard Chartered Bank
• Silver Award for ‘Best Use of Performance Support’ with World Bank Group
• Bronze Award for ‘Best New Hire Onboarding Program’ with Girteka
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Program for Sales Training and Performance’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Program for Sales Training and Performance’ with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Compliance Training’ with World Bank Group
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with World Bank Group
• Bronze Award for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program’ with Standard Chartered Bank

Amit Garg, Founder and CEO of Upside Learning, a division of Mitr Learning & Media, shared his excitement, stating, “The Brandon Hall Group Awards haul is a powerful testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence. This success is the culmination of exceptional teamwork and flawless execution. I want to express my deepest gratitude to our clients for their continued trust in our capabilities.” He continued, “I also extend my sincere appreciation to the entire Upside Learning team; your dedication and hard work have made this achievement possible. Well done, team!”

Award 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, January 28-30, 2025, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners will also serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.

“Our award recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to excellence in human capital management,” said Brandon Hall Group™ Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “This year, we’ve witnessed some of the most groundbreaking applications of HCM strategies in our organization’s history. Many of these innovations leverage cutting-edge technologies and foster unprecedented levels of cross-functional collaboration, resulting in remarkable improvements in operational efficiency and employee engagement.”

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning Solutions, a division of Mitr Learning & Media, is a two-decade-old, multi-award-winning provider of learning solutions. Specializing in learning consulting, developing science-backed custom training programs, and offering top-tier learning staff augmentation services, Upside Learning helps L&D leaders achieve impactful business results. Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 140 global accolades (including the likes of Brandon Hall Group and Deloitte amongst other noteworthy names).

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) choose 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.

Media Contact

Isha Sood
AVP – Marketing
Upside Learning Solutions
isha.sood@upsidelearning.com

Mitr Learning & Media, a leader in innovative learning solutions, is proud to announce the acquisition of Upside Learning Solutions, a renowned provider of custom learning solutions and learning consulting services. The deal, which officially came into effect on August 1, 2024, will strengthen Mitr Learning & Media’s position in the global market and enhance its ability to deliver comprehensive and tailored learning solutions to a diverse range of corporate clients.

Upside Learning Solutions has a long-standing reputation for excellence in developing custom training programs that address performance-related challenges faced by organizations across various industries. With a focus on creating impactful learning experiences, Upside Learning has been at the forefront of driving performance improvements and capability development for its clients.

“We are thrilled to welcome Upside Learning Solutions into the Mitr Learning & Media family,” stated Rahul Bansal and Siddharth Agarwal, Co-Founders of Mitr Learning & Media. “This acquisition aligns perfectly with our mission to provide cutting-edge learning solutions that empower organizations to achieve their goals. Upside Learning’s expertise in custom training content and learning consulting in the enterprise space will significantly enhance our offerings and enable us to deliver even greater value to our clients.”

As part of the acquisition, Upside Learning Solutions’ team of experienced professionals will join Mitr Learning & Media, bringing their extensive knowledge and innovative approach to the company’s expanding portfolio.

“I am very excited about the opportunities this acquisition brings,” said Amit Garg, Founder and CEO of Upside Learning Solutions. “Joining forces with Mitr Learning & Media allows us to expand our reach and impact, delivering our impactful training solutions to a broader audience. Together, we will continue to drive excellence in the learning and development space.”

Clients of both Mitr Learning & Media and Upside Learning Solutions can expect a seamless transition and continued commitment to delivering high-quality, customized learning experiences. The combined expertise and resources of the two companies will ensure that clients receive the most effective and impactful learning solutions available.

For more information about the acquisition and how it benefits clients, please reach out to elearning@upsidelearning.com or info@mitrmedia.com.

About Mitr Learning & Media

Mitr, a 13-year old eLearning content and technology company, has been a leader in K-12 education segment and has notable presence in the corporate learning segment as well. They are a Mumbai-based business, led by Rahul Bansal and Siddharth Agarwal. With a focus on innovation and problem‑solving, Mitr’s focus has been on delivering high‑quality solutions to meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Learn more about Mitr Learning & Media at https://www.mitrmedia.com/.

About Upside Learning Solutions

Upside Learning is a two-decade-old, multi-award-winning learning solutions provider. They consult clients on their learning challenges, strategies, and implementation. Their specialization is developing science-backed custom learning solutions that help L&D leaders achieve the desired business impact. For clients requiring top-tier temporary learning staff right when they need it, they also offer learning staff augmentation services.

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, clients, and the entire L&D community to treat every learning initiative as an enabler of performance. Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 120 global accolades (including the likes of Brandon Hall Group and Deloitte amongst other noteworthy names).

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

Media Contacts
Isha Sood
AVP – Marketing
Upside Learning Solutions – A division of Mitr Learning & Media
isha.sood@upsidelearning.com

Venudhar Bhatt
Executive Vice President
Mitr Learning & Media
venudhar@mitrmedia.com

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.

Breaking its own record of 4 Gold wins from last year, Upside Learning Solutions wins a total of 12 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards 2022, including 7 Gold and 5 Bronze awards.

Upside Learning, a leading global provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune1000 companies, has won 12 coveted Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards for 2022, in collaboration with multiple clients. This win was announced on August 18, 2022, on an online webinar organized by the Brandon Hall Group. The winners are listed at https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.

This massive win only testifies to the hard work of the teams and the passion for the work we do that motivates us to keep striving to serve our clients better. The details of Upside Learning and their clients’ winning entries are as follows:

• Gold for ‘Best Use of a Blended Learning Program’ won in collaboration with Colgate-Palmolive
• Gold for ‘Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning’ won in collaboration with Galardi Group Inc.
• Gold for ‘Best Advance in Compliance Training’ won in collaboration with Qatar Airways
• Gold for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ won in collaboration with Qatar Airways
• Gold for ‘Best Advance in Compliance Training’ won in collaboration with Qatar Airways
• Gold for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ won in collaboration with Qatar Airways
• Gold for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ won in collaboration with RHB Banking Group
• Bronze for ‘Best Benefits, Wellness and Well-Being Program’ won in collaboration with Qatar Airways
• Bronze for ‘Best Hybrid Learning Program’ won in collaboration with Colgate-Palmolive
• Bronze for ‘Best Advance in Competencies and Skill Development’ won in collaboration with Galardi Group Inc.
• Bronze for ‘Best Advance in Custom Content’ won in collaboration with Qatar Airways
• Bronze for ‘Best Unique or Innovative Sales Training Program’ won in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Amit Garg – Founder and CEO of Upside Learning Solutions, is elated with this win. He says, “We are so happy to have struck big once again at the Brandon Hall Group Awards! Great teamwork, creativity, and flawless execution have borne fruit. A big thank you to our fabulous clients for giving us the opportunity to work on their projects and for supporting us in achieving this feat.” He adds, “I’d also like to thank the entire Upside Learning team, without whom this victory wouldn’t have been possible! Well done, team!”

“Excellence Award winners distinguish themselves through their growing understanding that all the functions of HCM are integrated and must work together to move businesses forward,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke, leader of the HCM Excellence Awards program.

“It is a pleasure to see more organizations collaborating across functions and getting more sophisticated and accomplished at delivering measurable benefit through ground-breaking HCM practices,” she said. “For example, it was inspiring to see how diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are increasingly embedded into people and business strategies and cultures. We saw more alignment between HCM and business objectives than ever before.”

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts and executives based upon these criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation, and overall measurable benefits.

Excellence Award winners are scheduled to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, January 31 to February 2, 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 demonstrated the vision, agility and innovation needed to excel in the unchartered hybrid work environment,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “We added and revised awards categories to ensure that we not only validate best HCM practices but also solicit and recognize next practices that set a high bar for everyone.”

About Upside Learning

Since 2004, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as Virtual Instructor-led Training, Custom Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, 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 operates the largest and longest running awards program in Human Capital Management. As an independent HCM research and analyst firm, they conduct studies in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition, and HR/Workforce Management. These benchmark studies help organizations by providing strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Coupling the research studies with the best practice from the awards, Brandon Hall Group has helped more than 10,000 clients globally and more than 28 years of delivering world-class research and advisory. At the core of our offerings is a membership program that combines research, benchmarking, and unlimited access to data and analysts. Membership enables executives and practitioners to make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services which aim to put the research into action in a way that is practical and efficient.

Brandon Hall Group has also launched professional certifications for business and human capital management professionals to upskill themselves and gain credentials for career advancement.

Learn more about Brandon Hall Group at: www.brandonhall.com

Upside Learning rated consistently as the Top Learning Solutions provider globally, recently won three LearnX Live! Awards. These Awards recognises Upside Learning’s ability to leverage learning solutions and supporting technologies in order to deliver value and significantly impact business results. Amit Garg – Co Founder and Director, Learning Solutions said “We are elated on winning top honours at LearnX Live! Awards, this accolade reinforces the belief of our team to Go Beyond at each and every step of creating learning solutions that deliver great experience for our customers, eventually resulting in business impact”

This year’s winning entries under the Learning and Development category were submitted jointly by Upside Learning and its clients.

Platinum Winner – Best Learning Model – Bespoke/Custom – The Trades Union Congress & Upside Learning

This entry, submitted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), is called ‘TUC Education’. It is a solution that combines a mobile app and an online portal to facilitate the delivery of self-paced digital learning on mobile devices, to learners who are members of the TUC’s fifty affiliate unions. Since many of these learners work in areas that lack proper IT infrastructure and stable connectivity, the app enables tracking and reporting of the learners’ progress and performance, even while being offline. The data is later synced with a central database, when the app is online again. The TUC also sought to eliminate the learners’ dependency on LMS registration. The app thus allows learners to register and login using their Facebook, Gmail or any other valid email accounts. The online portal allows TUC admins to manage users and content, while also making the data of all users accessible to them.

Gold Winner – Best eLearning Design – eLearning Design Technology – The New York State Psychiatric Institute & Upside Learning

The Shared decision making (SDM) module is developed for behavioral healthcare providers to increase their knowledge about SDM and to encourage its use. Shared decision making (SDM) is an evidence-based practice that involves individuals receiving care and their healthcare providers working together to make important decisions about clinical care. It is a process in which clinicians and individuals receiving care work together to make decisions and select tests, treatments, and care plans based on clinical evidence that balances risks and expected outcomes with patient preferences and values. This approach is often underutilized in healthcare specifically. Anticipated outcomes include increased knowledge about the use of SDM, which in turn will lead to patients’ increased commitment to their care. This course uses an innovative, mind map-style framework, role play examples, character illustrations, infographics, to model to the students how SDM should be implemented.

Silver Winner – Best eLearning Project – New eLearning Adopter – ISS A/S & Upside Learning

This winning entry is called ‘Living Service with a Human Touch’. It is a modular eLearning program developed to augment and support an existing ISS workshop-based training–‘Service with a Human Touch’, which was itself earlier designed and conceptualized by ISS to highlight how employees could develop and live a culture of customer-centricity and service excellence. Clear and concise by design, the foundational content of the workshop itself lent itself well to being visualized through rich ISS-specific visuals, animations and interactivity, to be easily comprehensible for a global learner base. Development of the program assets and page design was reflective of the pulse of ISS and represented the service culture throughout.

The end result is a SCORM-compliant eLearning program with rich visuals and interactive content, modularized to convey the key message around five customer expectations to enable learners to live the service culture.

About LearnX Live! Awards

The LearnX Live! Awards are an international awards program that recognises multiple fields within talent management across the corporate, education and public-service sectors. Each year the Awards uncover incredible projects and solutions that deliver best practice and business value. We then share many of these experiences with the wider community during FuturistiX Live! Summit & Awards Show, incorporating the LearnX Live! Awards Show. Our objective also is to shine a light on the talented teams involved in these works, and the enterprises that support them. The awards are open to any organization, small or large, from anywhere in the world. The Awards have been in operation since 2008.

The leading learning solutions provider strikes big at Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards 2021, wins a total of 14 awards, including 4 Golds.

Upside Learning, a leading global provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune-1000 companies, has won 14 coveted Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards for 2021, in collaboration with multiple clients. This win was announced on Aug 19, 2021, in an online webinar organized by the Brandon Hall Group. The winners are listed at https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.

These prestigious awards are a testimony to the world-class learning solutions that Upside Learning builds to help its clients achieve real outcomes from their training programs. The details of Upside Learning and their clients’ winning entries are as follows:

• Gold for ‘Best unique or innovative learning and development program’ won in collaboration with The World Bank.
• Gold for ‘Best benefits wellness and well-being program’ won in collaboration with The World Bank.
• Gold for ‘Best advance in compliance training’ won in collaboration with The World Bank.
• Gold for ‘Best advance in custom content’ won in collaboration with The World Bank.
• Silver for ‘Best unique or innovative learning and development program’ won in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Silver for ‘Best advance in custom content’ won in collaboration with The World Bank.
• Silver for ‘Best advance in custom content’ won in collaboration with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited.
• Bronze for ‘Best advance in custom content’ won in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Bronze for ‘Best advance in compliance training’ won in collaboration with ISS A/S.
• Bronze for ‘Best use of video for learning’ won in collaboration with ISS A/S.
• Bronze for ‘Best advance in custom content’ won in collaboration with ISS A/S.
• Bronze for ‘Best unique or innovative learning and development program’ won in collaboration with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited.
• Bronze for ‘Best advance in employee engagement’ won in collaboration with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited.
• Bronze for ‘Best learning team’ won in collaboration with Colgate-Palmolive.

Amit Garg – Founder & CEO, Upside Learning Solutions, is ecstatic with this win. He says, “We’re thrilled to make it big at Brandon Hall Group awards this year. It is an honor to be recognized for our expertise in developing high-quality custom content that delivers measurable results for our customers.” Amit adds, “I’d like to congratulate the entire team at Upside Learning for their spirit to Go Beyond and create learning solutions that make a business impact. We definitely make a powerful team internally, and when this amazing team joins hands with world-class clients, the results are bound to be phenomenal. A big thank you to all our clients who trusted us with their critical projects.”

“Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in 2021 provide much-needed and well-deserved recognition to organizations that went above and beyond to support their stakeholders during the unprecedented disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Brandon Hall Group COO and leader of the HCM Excellence Awards Program Rachel Cooke. “The awards provide validation of best practices in all areas of HCM at a time when they have never been more important to employers, employees and customers.”

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts and executives based upon these criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation and overall measurable benefits. Excellence Award winners are scheduled to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, Feb. 1-3, 2022, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida.

About Upside Learning

For over 17 years, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as Virtual Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates. In its 17 years of business, Upside Learning has won more than 60 awards (including several Brandon Hall Group Excellence awards) and many accolades.

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

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group operates the largest and longest running awards program in Human Capital Management. As an independent HCM research and analyst firm they conduct studies in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition and HR/Workforce Management. These benchmark studies help organizations by providing strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Coupling the research studies with the best practice from the awards, Brandon Hall Group has helped more than 10,000 clients globally and more than 28 years of delivering world-class research and advisory. At the core of our offerings is a membership program that combines research, benchmarking and unlimited access to data and analysts. Membership enables executives and practitioners to make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services which aim to put the research into action in a way that is practical and efficient.

Brandon Hall Group has also launched professional certifications for business and human capital management professionals to upskill themselves and gain credentials for career advancement.
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Media Contact

Isha Sood
AVP-Marketing
Upside Learning Solutions
isha.sood@upsidelearning.com

The tablet market is showing exponential growth with tablet sales touted to overtake that of notebook PCs with an estimated volume of 240 million units sold worldwide by end of 2013. Tablets are no longer limited to entertainment purposes like viewing video or playing games; they are now a part of organisational L&D activities across large and small businesses. However, designing and developing courseware for tablets still remain a challenge for most organisation. To cater to organisation like these and others too, Upside Learning has released a free eBook titled ‘eLearning on Tablets – Getting it right’.

This latest release from Upside Learning is based on the company’s recent discussions with its clients and prospects that point towards a growing demand for solutions on tablets, but at the same time highlight a clear lack of understanding of these media devices. For instance – Some enterprises are seeking to deliver learning meant for traditional desktops on these devices while for some, mobile learning (mLearning) is nothing more than delivering learning content on tablets. Nothing can be further from the truth.

eLearning on Tablets – Getting it right aims to get this truth out there – in front of organisation planning to implement eLearning on tablets as a part of their learning strategy. Some of the key topics covered in this informative eBook are:

• eLearning on Tablets – The Basics
• Designing eLearning For Tablets
• Development and Authoring Tools available
• Top 10 tips for designing and developing eLearning on tablets

Further, case studies of actual implementations have been used throughout the book to support the topics. This not only helps in better understanding of the concepts, but for organisation still unsure of implementing tablets for eLearning they add instant credibility.

The eBook can be downloaded (free) from here: https://upsidelearning.com/ebook/elearning-on-tablets-getting-it-right/

Many organisation have included eLearning and mobile learning in their L&D strategies, but are yet to account for the increasing usage of tablet devices in the workplace. On the other hand are organisation that are ‘now’ feeling the need to move towards mLearning. Whichever stage an organisation be in, developing eLearning for tablets (also called as tablet learning) is almost inevitable today. This makes understanding of tablets, their usage and applications in the context of workplace learning the need of the hour.

Upside Learning’s free webinar ‘eLearning on Tablets – What, Why and How?’ aims to facilitate this understanding. Scheduled on 27^th August at 3.30 PM BST and 28^th August at 11 AM IST, the webinar will be presented by Amit Garg, Director and Co–founder, Upside Learning, and Alan Samuel, Director Client Solutions (Europe).

Starting with the different types of tablets available today, the webinar will go on to explain how they are being used in our daily lives before diving into the need of developing eLearning on tablets and finally concluding with some design and development considerations. The webinar will be largely driven by Amit and Alan’s vast experience in the learning domain and the various interactions they have been having with clients and prospects across different geographies. Facts and figures by renowned research bodies and examples from learning and non–learning scenarios will be used to support the topics in the webinar.