FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Lorri Freifeld, Editor/Publisher, Training magazine
lorri@trainingmag.com
Minneapolis, MN (November 22, 2024)—Marking a quarter of a century of recognizing companies’ excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs, Training magazine, the leading business publication for Learning and Development (L&D) professionals, today announced the winners of its 2025 Training APEX Awards. The rankings for the leading organizations will be unveiled during a black-tie Gala to be held February 17, 2025, during the Training 2025 Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL. In addition, Paychex, Inc; State Compensation Insurance Fund; and The Haskell Company will be inducted into the Training Hall of Fame after earning rankings in the top 10 for four consecutive years.
“The 2025 Training APEX Awards winners have earned a special place in the rich history of Trainingmagazine’s celebration of stellar human capital development over the last 25 years,” notes TrainingEditor/Publisher Lorri Freifeld. “As we mark this silver jubilee anniversary, we applaud their impressive achievements in and steadfast commitment to employee learning and development over the past year. We are proud to recognize these champions of training.”
The APEX 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 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 2025 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 2025 Training APEX Awards Winners (in alphabetical order) are:
AAA Northeast
AKBANK
Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Allied Universal
Apple Federal Credit Union
Applied Materials, Inc.
Aptive Environmental
ArcBest
Ascend Federal Credit Union
Axon
BankUnited
BankWest, Inc.
Bell and Howell, LLC
Blue Sprig Pediatrics
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Bronson Healthcare
Cardinal Health
Carilion Clinic
CBE Companies, Inc.
CCA Global Partners
CCMR3
CNO Financial Group
Coast Professional, Inc.
Collective Health
Community First Credit Union of Florida
Compass One Healthcare
ConServe
Core & Main
CVS Health
Dexian
Edward Jones
EisnerAmper
England Logistics
ESL Federal Credit Union
First Horizon Corporation
Fisher Investments
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Fractal Analytics Pvt. Ltd
General Dynamics Information Technology
Gilbane Building Company
Greystar
Groundworks
Hackensack Meridian Health
Harris Health
Hayes Locums
HD Supply
HGS (Hinduja Global Solutions)
Huntington National Bank
Impact Networking, LLC
International SOS
JLL
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Patient Access
Kimball Midwest
Kwest Group, LLC
LaSalle Network
LCS
Limbach Holdings, Inc.
Long & Foster Real Estate
LPT Realty, LLC
Mariner Finance LLC
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union
Microchip Technology
Minitab
MJHS
National Head Start Association
Nebraska Medicine
Northwestern Mutual
One Nevada Credit Union
OpenTable & Kayak
Panda Restaurant Group
PartnerHero
Penn Station East Coast Subs
Persistent Systems Ltd.
PointClickCare
Premise Health
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Southern New Hampshire University
Sovos Compliance
Spectrum Enterprise
Sunstates Security, LLC
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Thermo Fisher Scientific Research and Safety Division NA
Towne Properties
Two Men and a Truck
Unite Us
Valley Bank
Veeam Software
VSP Vision
Walden Security
Western & Southern Financial Group
Zensar Technologies
About Training
Training magazine 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 years. Training magazine and Training magazine Events are produced by Lakewood Media Group. For more information about the 2025 Training Conference & Expo, please visit: www.trainingconference.com.
