Amsterdam, The Netherlands — April 20, 2022 — During the C3 Global Cloud Skills v-Tour the LLPA announced the winner and finalists of the Galileo Global Education Revolution Award. This award recognizes organizations that understand the importance of developing a learning culture to accelerate digital transformation. These organizations are leading the global education revolution by focusing on their people and organizational culture in unique ways to ensure employees are always applying new knowledge and skills to improve individual and organizational performance.
This awards program calls attention to organizations that have developed, implemented, or delivered exceptional learning programs and initiatives during the past year; presented by the LLPA, a consortium of leading training providers in more than 55 countries and sponsored by Pearson VUE. This year our judges from Microsoft, The LLPA Board and ROI Institute, Inc were met with inspiring and authentic nominations from multiple organizations across the globe.
“It is an honor to recognize the winner and finalists of the Galileo Global Education Revolution Award,” said Patrick Kersten, Chairman of the Board, The LLPA. “These organizations presented impressive learning initiatives that are successfully driving their digital transformation strategies – from high train-to-cert ratios to accelerating new cloud skills through bootcamps and tailored-made courses. In 2021 winning organization Capgemini trained more than 4,600 of its employees. They designed an initiative that combined skilling and certification of Azure cloud skills and achieved a 90% train-to-cert ratio within a 5-month period. I am proud to honor and congratulate our winner and finalists.
Winner
Capgemini
Spain
www.capgemini.com/es-es/
Capgemini Spain trained more than 4,600 of its employees in 2021. Together with their preferred training provider Netmind, they designed an initiative that combined skilling and certification of Azure cloud skills and achieved a 90% train-to-cert ratio within a 5-month period. The initiative was aimed at technicians who had no previous knowledge of the cloud world to help them gain the skills necessary to develop professionally and offer better services to Capgemini customers. “This initiative is part of our culture of continuous learning and professionalization of our employees’ knowledge” María Ángeles Garrido, HR Manager at Capgemini.
We are very proud to have been able to accompany and design together with Capgemini the Azure training strategy for their employees. The results obtained and receiving the Global Education Revolution Award confirm that the #AlwaysLearning culture is the way to successfully drive companies’ digital transformation. – Netmind
Finalist
ABN AMRO
The Netherlands
www.abnamro.nl
ABN Amro together with their preferred training provider Computrain designed the Unlimited Certification Bootcamp. This multi-certification Bootcamp enables employees to achieve multiple certifications in a (virtual) training experience. It offers unlimited options to take exams as part of their personal skills development plan. ABN Amro organizes 2 of these 8-week bootcamps per year with 20 people per group. Through various Q&A, exam prep, instructor-led bootcamps and coaching or 1:1 sessions. In the last run of Unlimited Certification Bootcamps, ABN Amro trained 100 employees who achieved an average of 80% exam pass rates resulting in more than 250 exams completed and the highest train-to-cert ratio seen in any other program.
Finalist
KPMG
Bahrain
https://home.kpmg/bh/en/home.html
KPMG takes great pride in being a learning organization. The Learning and Development (L &D) suite of KPMG comprises both classroom, and technology-based training, designed to develop the technical, professional and leadership competencies of their people. KPMG Bahrain is well known for its Jassim Fakhro Professional Development Fund program, named after the co-founder of KPMG in Bahrain which aims to support the professional development of young talented Bahrainis. It provides financial support, paid study leave of up to 16 weeks, as well as coaching and mentoring from more experienced colleagues with the goal of having them complete a professional qualification of their choice. More than 170 of our employees have made use of this program to get professionally qualified. There is no limit on the number of beneficiaries participating in this program in a year and there are no employment bonds attached to this offer. KPMG prides itself in developing its people. They work together with Thinksmart to deliver multiple strategic learning programs including presentation and digital skills to their employees throughout the year.
