NIIT Learning wins 114 Brandon Hall awards with clients

NIIT Learning Systems has won 114 Brandon Hall HCM Excellence Awards with its clients, including awards collected by SweetRush, which it acquired earlier this year.

Of the total, NIIT Learning won 90 awards and SweetRush won 24. The recognition spanned learning and development, talent management, leadership development, human resources, sales performance, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the future of work.

NIIT Learning's 90 awards included 28 Gold, 27 Silver and 35 Bronze. The wins were shared with clients including Hitachi Energy, IBM, IQVIA, Medtronic, MetLife, Opella, Qatar Airways, Ricoh, Rio Tinto, ServiceNow and Shell, and also covered the company's internal learning and development work.

SweetRush won 24 awards, comprising 17 Gold and 7 Silver. Its client partners on the winning entries included the American Association of Family Physicians, Arcadis, Scrum Alliance, SHRM and Uber.

The result marks a strong showing for NIIT Learning in the Brandon Hall programme, a long-running awards scheme in human capital management. Brandon Hall Group said entries were judged by independent senior industry experts, analysts and executives using common criteria across all submissions.

Those criteria included alignment to business need and environment, programme design, delivery, adoption, integration, user experience, innovation, creativity, overall effectiveness, impact and measurable benefits. The programme covers a broad range of workplace learning and people management disciplines.

Sapnesh Lalla, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of NIIT Learning, linked the result to changes in how workplace learning is being built and delivered.

"AI now sits at the center of how we design and deliver learning, from simulations and intelligent coaching to adaptive practice embedded in the flow of work. This reflects what enterprises increasingly expect: not more courses, but capabilities that translate into real-world performance, delivered faster. Earning 114 awards alongside our clients shows that this approach is working," Lalla said.

The latest award total also reflects the addition of SweetRush to the group. SweetRush became part of NIIT Learning in January, adding a business focused on custom learning experience design to NIIT Learning's broader managed learning and training services operations.

Danielle Hart, Chief Executive Officer of SweetRush, said the awards reflected joint work with clients.

"What I see every day at SweetRush is the magic that happens when you combine real teamwork with smart design," Hart said.

"Together with our client-partners, we transform workplaces and lift up people and communities, and that's why we're all fortunate to be in this remarkable field of learning. Congratulations to our clients, the SweetRush team, our NIIT family, and everyone recognized, for putting their minds and hearts into this important work," she added.

Awards spread

The client list on the winning entries spans sectors including energy, healthcare, aviation, technology, financial services and mining. That breadth suggests the group's learning and talent work is being applied across several large corporate training environments rather than a single niche.

Devenderjit Chadha, Chief Customer Officer of NIIT Learning, said the number of awards also reflected client trust.

"Ninety awards is a powerful measure of our commitment to building future-ready talent in an era of rapid change. Beyond the number, it reflects the trust our clients place in NIIT and the impact we create together through learning solutions that move real business results. We are grateful to our clients for their partnership and their confidence in us," Chadha said.

Brandon Hall Group executives also described the awards as a marker of measurable impact in workforce and HR programmes. The organiser said the winning programmes were assessed through what it described as one of the industry's more rigorous evaluation processes.

"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," said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group.

"The HCM Excellence Awards have become the most recognized benchmark for excellence in human capital management because organizations know they are earned, not given. Every winning program has demonstrated measurable impact, innovation, and execution through one of the industry's most rigorous evaluation processes. We are proud to recognize the organizations setting the standard for the future of work," said Mike Cooke.