Minneapolis, MN: The Association for Talent Development (ATD) has announced the winners of its prestigious 2018 Excellence In Practice Awards. Gilead, in partnership with Scrimmage, has won in the Learning Technologies category with its submission, One Access Point For All Learning, Training & Employee Development - Anywhere, Anytime.

ATD’s Excellence in Practice award program recognizes organizations for results achieved using practices and solutions from the entire scope of talent development. ATD received 218 qualified submissions in the Fall of 2018 from organizations around the world; 46 organizations were recognized.

Awards are presented to practices that have demonstrated clear and measurable results of achieving organizational goals, meet a demonstrated need, have appropriate design values, are clearly aligned with other performance improvement initiatives and have long-term, sustained results. Specifically, the Learning Technologies category honors practices that use technology and learning to develop, connect and engage the workforce.

“I am proud of our team and congratulate the Gilead CL&D team for this significant win,” notes Derek Lundsten, Scrimmage CEO. “To integrate all of the organization’s systems into one touch point on a mobile device complete with a personalized learning plan is a major feat on many levels. I acknowledge the strategic insights of Gilead, as well as the Scrimmage team for its execution of this industry-leading innovation.”  

Gilead and Scrimmage were both honored at the ATD Awards ceremony, held May 20, 2019, in Washington D.C. during the its annual International Conference and Exposition hosting over 14,000 attendees this year from around the globe.

Visit www.td.org for more information about the conference and awards programs. 

The Association for Talent Development (ATD), formerly ASTD, is the world’s largest association dedicated to those who develop talent in organizations. These professionals help others achieve their full potential by improving their knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

ATD’s members come from more than 120 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports the work of professionals locally in more than 125 chapters, international strategic partners, and global member networks.

SCRIMMAGE is an award-winning modern technology firm featuring the latest mobile learning, engagement and collaboration tools serving global businesses from Fortune 100 companies to SMBs. The company works closely with its clients to build a customized, highly responsive, scalable and secure platform for all training content, along with a full suite of learning solutions, including gamification, social collaboration and robust data reporting - on One Platform, Any Device, Anytime, Everywhere. Founded in 2010, Scrimmage has enjoyed over 625M platform interactions on a global basis to more than 100 enterprise clients across a spectrum of industries. (www.wescrimmage.com/demo)