FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Lorri Freifeld, Editor/Publisher, Training magazine
lorri@trainingmag.com
Minneapolis, MN (November 25, 2025)—Training magazine, the leading business publication for Learning and Development (L&D) professionals, today announced the winners of its 2026 Training MVP Awards. The rankings for the leading organizations that excel in employer-sponsored training and development will be unveiled during a black-tie Gala to be held February 23, 2026, during the Training 2026 Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL. In addition, Applied Materials, Inc., and ESL Federal Credit Union will be inducted into the Training Hall of Fame after earning rankings in the top 10 for four consecutive years.
“Learning and development is, indeed, the field of dreams as L&D professionals help employees attain their career aspirations and organizations become all-stars in their industries,” notes Training Editor/Publisher Lorri Freifeld. “Our 2026 Training MVP Award winners are game-changers, training champions, and major league L&D bar raisers. We salute their impressive achievements in and deep dedication to employee learning and development over the past year.”
Training magazine has recognized excellence in human capital development for the last 26 years. The Training MVP Awards ranking is based on myriad benchmarking statistics and a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including:
- Total training budget
- Percentage of payroll
- Scope of training programs provided
- Detailed formal and informal training programs
- Training linked to business/business unit goals
- Kirkpatrick Level 3 (behavior change) and 4 evaluation (business outcomes) resulting from training
All applications are scored by the Training Hall of Fame members and Training Editor/Publisher Lorri Freifeld.
In-depth profiles of each of the top five companies will appear in the March 2026 issue of Training, and more information about the training efforts of all the winners will appear in the issue and online at www.trainingmag.com.
The 2026 Training MVP Awards Winners (in alphabetical order) are:
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Allied Universal
Apple Federal Credit Union
Aptive Environmental
ArcBest
Ascend Federal Credit Union
BankUnited
BankWest, Inc.
Bell and Howell, LLC
Blue Sprig Pediatrics
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Bronson Healthcare
Carilion Clinic
CBE Companies, Inc.
CCA Global Partners
CCMR3
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
CNO Financial Group
Coast Professional, Inc.
Collective Health
Community First Credit Union of Florida
Compass Healthcare
ConServe
CVS Health
Dexian
Discovery
Edward Jones
EisnerAmper
England Logistics
Eurest USA
Ferguson Enterprises
First Horizon Corporation
Fisher Investments
Fisher Scientific
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Fractal Analytics Ltd
Gilbane Building Company
Greystar
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hayes Locums
HD Supply
Hertz
Huntington National Bank
iHerb
Insight Global
International SOS
JLL
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Patient Access
Kimball Midwest
LCS
Limbach Holdings, Inc.
LPT Realty
Lumen
Mariner Finance
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union
Microchip Technology
Minitab
MJHS
National Head Start Association
Northwestern Mutual
One Nevada Credit Union
OU Health
Panda Restaurant Group
Penn Station East Coast Subs
Persistent Systems
Personnel Board of Jefferson County
PointClickCare
Premise Health
Progress Residential
PSS Industrial Group
Ryan Companies, US Inc
SavATree, LLC
Shaw Industries Group, Inc
Smartsheet
Southern New Hampshire University
Sovos Compliance, LLC
Spectrum Business
Sunstates Security, LLC
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
The Summit Federal Credit Union
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Towne Properties
Trex Company, Inc.
Two Men and a Truck
VSP Vision
Walaa Cooperative Insurance Company
Walden Security
Western & Southern Financial Group
Wolters Kluwer
Zensar Technologies
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Training magazine (www.trainingmag.com) is the leading business publication for learning and development and HR professionals. It has been the ultimate resource for innovative learning and development—in print, in person, and online—over the last 60-plus years. Training magazine and Training magazine Events are produced by Lakewood Media Group. For more information about the 2026 Training Conference & Expo, please visit: www.trainingconference.com.
