MECHANICSBURG, PA, March 02, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- MasterCard was the big winner at the 11th Annual Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation. The company took home awards in six of eight categories, and was also presented with an award for Best Overall Corporate University. The presentations took place last evening, March 1, 2010, at a gala dinner held at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning salute corporate and government learning organizations that create exciting, impactful programs that result in measurable improvements in employee and business performance. Since 1999, the Awards have set the standard for corporate learning.
"These corporate learning organizations are key to the realization of business strategy," said Sue Todd, president of CorpU. "Winning these awards is an added indicator of their success."
Awards were given for Excellence, Best Practice and Exemplary Practice in each of eight categories. Other companies that were multiple award winners included: Accenture, EMC, Intel and Kelly Services. The full list follows.
The Awards Gala took place as part of the 2010 Global Leadership Congress, March 1-3, 2010, held in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and the Wharton School.
ALIGNMENT: Furthering corporate goals through learning & development efforts
Excellence
- Quintiles
- The Raytheon Company
Best Practice
- Hewitt Associates
- MasterCard Worldwide
Exemplary Practice
- Allied Barton Security Services
- AMILpar
- Kelly Services
- Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
ALLIANCES: Making the best use of external providers
Excellence
- Texas Health Resources
Best Practice
- Accenture
Exemplary Practice
- MasterCard Worldwide
- Farmers Insurance
BRANDING: Developing and implementing innovative communications and branding strategies
Excellence
- MasterCard Worldwide
Best Practice
- Jiffy Lube
Exemplary Practice
- Accenture
CORPORATE/COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS: Working in partnership with a college or university to address critical business challenges
Excellence
- EMC
- MasterCard Worldwide
Best Practice
- Accenture
- Amway
Exemplary Practice
- AGCO
- Texas Health Resources
- TMG-T Intel
LAUNCHING: Successfully beginning a new corporate university initiative
Excellence
- Kelly Services
- The Boeing Company
Best Practice
- TMG-T Intel
- Jiffy Lube
Exemplary Practice
- CA
- Hewitt Associates
- Providence Services
LEADERSHIP: Implementing high-impact programs targeted to managers, high potentials, and senior executive leadership
Excellence
- EMC
- Intel
Best Practice
- CSC
- Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
- MasterCard Worldwide
Exemplary Practice
- Gemalto
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY: Creating an effective learning environment through the use of technology
Excellence
- CSC
- MasterCard Worldwide
- Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.
Best Practice
- AGCO
- EMC
Exemplary Practice
- CA
- MillerCoors
- The Boeing Company
- Tiffany & Co.
MEASUREMENT: Creating tools and techniques to measure the value of the investment in learning
Excellence
- EMC
Best Practice
- Accenture
Exemplary Practice
- Kelly Services
BEST OVERALL CORPORATE UNIVERSITY
MasterCard WorldwideAbout Corporate University Xchange, Inc.
Corporate University Xchange (CUX) is the leading provider of corporate university research, benchmarking, and advisory services for helping organizations transform corporate learning. Founded in 1997, the aim of CUX research and services is to maximize corporate investments in training and development to deliver improved business results. The company's benchmarking studies and annual awards programs set the standards for the learning industry. For more information, please visit CUX on the web at
http://corpu.com.
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