Individual Awards

Our individual awards celebrate the outstanding people whose personal commitment to excellence is driving significant capability and growth within our community.

This year, our judging panels held entries to an exceptionally high standard. Because of this rigorous benchmarking, not all of our individual categories have multiple finalists moving through to the final stage. To keep the element of surprise alive for our winners on the night, we have grouped our individual finalists together under a single shortlist.

We are incredibly proud to recognise the following individuals for their exceptional work:

Alex Bozga - Adeptis Learning

Bhawna Raina - 2degrees Mobile Limited

Bonita Misilisi - Fulton Hogan

Christie Hutt - Bobbie Beau

Heather Hardie - Gallagher Security

Ian Martin - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Lana Signal 

Loz Wootton - Whanake Learning

Moumita Jamindar-Arnold - Te Puni Kōkiri

Pasitaua Haufano - Zeducation

Penelope Chua-Ong - 2degrees

Punit Parekh - 2degrees (Two Degrees Mobile Limited)

Rodney August - Site Safe

Salve Regina "Ina" Capulong - Compass Group New Zealand

Simoné Duvenage - Gallagher Security

Stella Ellia - Fulton Hogan

Yasmin Kachwala - 2dgrees Ltd

Initiative Awards

Best Compliance Learning Programme

Southern Cross Health Insurance - Southern Cross Health Insurance - Adviser Induction and Accreditation Programme

Epic Learning and Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui - The National Chaperone Accreditation Programme in Anti-Doping Testing

Follow My Lead and ANZCO Foods - Access Denied

Best Induction / Onboarding Programme

Mitre 10 - Mitre 10 Retail Store Onboarding Programme

IAG - IAG Sales and Service Induction Evolution

2degrees (Two Degrees Mobile Limited) - Reimagine Care Learning (RCL) – Induction Transformation

Best Leadership Development Programme

FMG - FMG Mentoring Programme

One NZ - Leading One - One NZ Leadership Programme

Douglas Pharmaceuticals and Unboxable - LEADForward

Manaaki Tāngata | Victim Support and Pūkeko Learning - Manaaki Tāngata People Leaders’ Development Programme

Fulton Hogan - Taeao Fou - Pasifika Leadership Development

Best Online Learning Project

Otago Polytechnic and Te Ama Ako | Learning and Teaching Development team, Otago Polytechnic - Post Graduate Certificate in Learning Design (Level 8)

Hato Hone St John and Programme Development Team - Te Whai Aroha: The Journey to Wellbeing

Ministry of Education and Learning Support Programme - Role Essentials for Learning Support Coordinators

Orion Group Limited - LeadershipOS — Always-On Online Learning Platform for Human Skills in the AI Era

Best Skills-Based Learning Project

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit (SSHW). - TrendCare

IAG - Personal Lines Underwriting Academy Uplift – Te Wānanga o Te Whakaaetanga Inihua Uplift

Pūkeko Learning Solutions and Manaaki Tāngata Victim Support - Engaging with clients: Using AI simulations to practise human skills

Ministry of Education and Learning Support Programme - Learning Support Coordinator (LSC) Professional Learning and Development (PLD) Project

Orion Group Limited with participant and stakeholder input from the 2025 Navigating Complexity with Systems Thinking cohort - Navigating Complexity with Systems Thinking - Leadership Gym - Practice-Based Skill Formation

Best Transformation Programme

Auckland International Campus - Transforming Learning at AIC: Experiential Education Framework and AI-Resilient Assessment Redesign

Hato Hone St John - WEAVE: Workforce Capability and Learning Transformation

F&P Healthcare - Time & Attendance

One NZ - One NZ AI Transformation Programme

Fulton Hogan - Te Ao Māori Programme