AnMed Health Wins an ASTD “BEST Award”
October 12, 2010
Awards Recognize Organizational Commitment to World-Class Employee Learning
ANDERSON, SC – October 12, 2010 – AnMed Health is proud to announce that it ranked 15th in the American Society for Training & Development’s 2010 BEST Awards program. AnMed Health is among 31 organizations from India, Singapore, Turkey and the United States to receive an ASTD BEST Award. All winners are recognized in a special section of the October 2010 issue of Training + Development (T+D), the society’s monthly magazine.
AnMed Health Training and Organizational Development received the BEST Award during a reception held in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 30. The following day, many of the winning organizations gave presentations about their learning and development practices during the “Learn from the BEST” professional development event.
“We were very proud and excited to be among the BEST companies recognized during the event in Washington, D.C.,” said Tammy Gillespie, director of Training and Organizational Development. “Training and Organizational Development and Nursing Staff Development collaborated on the rigorous application process to show how AnMed Health’s learning functions align with the strategic needs of the organization. It’s an honor to work for an organization that supports the training and development of its employees.”
The BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success through employee learning and development.
“The ASTD BEST Awards are the training industry’s most rigorous and coveted recognition,” said Tony Bingham, president and CEO of the American Society for Training & Development. “These 31 organizations excel in creating innovative learning cultures that clearly align with strategic business goals. And, they continue to demonstrate their commitment to workplace learning and development even during a challenging economic climate.”
For the 2010 BEST Awards, AnMed Health competed against 104 organizations in nine countries. These organizations submitted quantitative and qualitative information about their learning and development practices and programs. Applications were assessed in a blind review by members of the BEST Awards advisory committee, a select group of experts in the learning and development field.
This is the eighth year of the BEST Awards. More information about the 2010 BEST Award winners may be found in the October 2010 issue of T+D magazine and online at www.astd.org/ best. Details about the 2011 BEST Awards will be available next February.
About ASTD
ASTD (the American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest association dedicated to the training and development field. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in 130 U.S. chapters and with 30 International Partners. For more information, visit www.astd.org.
