The 2025 Udemy Learning Excellence Awards

We’re excited to announce the second annual Learning Excellence Awards to recognize organizations with outstanding achievements in four key categories (details below) that epitomize the evolution and innovation happening now in learning and development. Nominate your organization for the category or categories you excel at for the chance to be celebrated.

Udemy Learning Excellence Awards 2025
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Leveraging AI to Upskill and Reskill

In this category, we celebrate organizations that are leading in upskilling their workforce in AI. We recognize companies that have implemented effective programs to develop AI literacy and proficiency, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Nominees should demonstrate a strategic approach to integrating AI into their operations.

Metrics That Matter

We acknowledge initiatives that effectively link learning strategy with business objectives from inception. Successful nominees demonstrate tangible outcomes such as reduced costs, heightened productivity, increased revenue, improved employee retention and experience, and steadfast support for business continuity.

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Leading With Learning Science

We honor organizations that prioritize the integration of learning into the workflow, engaging learners through micro-learning, and crafting personalized learning experiences. By leveraging principles of learning science, these entities create impactful and sustainable learning programs.

Integrated Systems Learning

We recognize organizations that define and instill clear behaviors and skills across their workforce. Nominees establish robust talent technologies that reinforce these behaviors, align learning strategy with business imperatives and organizational culture, and foster a cohesive learning environment with a common language and approach throughout the organization.

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The Learning Excellence Award

Every organization nominated for each category will be in the running for this award. The winner will exemplify how with Udemy they’re truly evolving and innovating in the field of learning and development.

Awards FAQs

RULES AND ENTRY CRITERIA

Yes. You should be a current Udemy customer with a live solution — it doesn’t have to be fully deployed, but it must be in production and starting to ramp up so it can show practical ROI.

To be a contender, you need to have a compelling story. You might focus on adopting a skills-focused approach, leveraging AI, or showing high employee retention as a result of championing learning. If your organization excels in a category, nominate yourself for the chance to be recognized for your accomplishment.

Download the 2025 Udemy Learning Excellence Awards info sheet in advance to preview submission questions.

Yes! If your organization excels in multiple categories, nominate away.

All nominees will be automatically considered for the Learning Excellence Award.

To be considered, you agree to let us share your news of your success using your company name and logo in Udemy social, digital channels, and other marketing channels.

Yes! If you win, your story may be included in a written case study, including in an ebook featuring Learning Excellence Award winners. We will share the case study for approval with your organization prior to publishing it.

The winners will be mentioned in a press release, social posts, and at Udemy’s FWD events. Participants may also be mentioned in our communications about the Learning Excellence Awards.

The judges’ decisions about category awards will be made solely based on their review of submitted entry material without consideration of additional information; no briefings will be held to determine category awards. A panel of industry analysts will evaluate submissions.

To be considered for nomination, all entry form information must be received no later than August 11, 2025 by 5 pm PT. Please note that this deadline will not be extended. Any submissions received after 5 pm PT on August 11, 2025 will not be considered.

Email Jana Newman, Sr. Customer Advocacy Marketing Manager at Udemy at [email protected].

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