Award-winning projects showcase measurable impact across learning, compliance, onboarding, and talent development
London, UK – Totara, a global leader in customisable learning and talent development technology, today announced the winners of the Totara Awards 2026, recognising organisations and partners delivering exceptional learning experiences and measurable business impact through the Totara platform.
The Totara Awards celebrate outstanding learning innovation and achievement across the global Totara ecosystem. This year’s winners demonstrate how organisations are leveraging open, flexible technology to drive employee development, improve compliance, accelerate onboarding, support external audiences, and create transformative learning experiences at scale.
The Totara Project Awards recognise projects that demonstrate strong alignment with organisational goals, effective use of the Totara platform, measurable positive outcomes, and evidence-based results.
“We are continually inspired by the creativity, ambition and impact demonstrated by our customers and partners,” said Iain Regan, CCO at Totara. “The 2026 winners showcase how organisations across sectors are using Totara to solve complex challenges, engage learners and deliver meaningful business results. Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients.”
The following organisations were recognised for outstanding achievement across ten award categories:
Totara Awards 2026 Winners
Best Compliance Experience
🥇 Gold: Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service & Synergy Learning
🥈 Silver: Surrey and Sussex Police
🥉 Bronze: Skanska UK & Cortexa
Best Employee Development
🥇 Gold: Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
🥈 Silver: IVI RMA & Actua
🥉 Bronze: Huddinge Municipality & Aleido
Best Extended Enterprise Solution
🥇 Gold: Bayernwerk Akademie GmbH & LearnChamp
🥈 Silver: Education Development Trust & BuildEmpire
🥉 Bronze: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH & LearnChamp
Best Onboarding Experience
🥇 Gold: G4S & Mindtools Kineo
🥈 Silver: Dairygold Co-operative Society Ltd & Enovation
🥉 Bronze: Chalmers University of Technology & Aleido
Best Use of AI with Totara
🥇 Gold: University of Miami & Mindtools Kineo
🥈 Silver: Emirates Health Services & Human Logic
Best Use of Blended Learning
🥇 Gold: The Courts Service of Ireland & Enovation
🥈 Silver: Montessori Global Education & BuildEmpire
🥉 Bronze: VTNZ (powered by Dekra) & Synapsys
Best Use of Integrations
🥇 Gold: CCI France & Inokufu
🥈 Silver: Union IT-Services GmbH & Arrabiata Solutions GmbH
🥉 Bronze: Ark Curriculum Plus & Accipio
Most Impactful Project
🥇 Gold: Biometria & Aleido
🥈 Silver: Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust & Synergy Learning
🥉 Bronze: Citizens Advice Scotland
Most Improved Platform
🥇 Gold: Kmart Group & Mindtools Kineo
🥈 Silver: Brunel & Courseware
🥉 Bronze: Medtronic & Learning Syndicate
Most Innovative Use of Totara
🥇 Gold: Mastercard & Deloitte Belgium
🥈 Silver: SAS and Synegen
🥉 Bronze: Tourism New Zealand & Catalyst IT
“The quality of entries this year reflects some of the most important shifts happening across workplace learning globally,” said Matt Linaker, Head of Advocacy and Insight at Totara. “From innovative AI-powered learning experiences to highly connected ecosystems built through integrations, organisations are finding new ways to make learning more relevant, efficient, and impactful. We also saw exceptional examples of extended enterprise learning, where organisations are delivering measurable value to customers, partners, suppliers, and wider stakeholder communities. These award-winning projects show what’s possible when organisations combine clear business objectives with customisable technology.”
Recognising excellence across the Totara Community
This year’s winners represent a diverse range of industries including healthcare, education, public services, financial services, retail, manufacturing, tourism, and emergency services. Together, they demonstrate the versatility of the Totara platform and the value of strong customer-partner collaboration in achieving meaningful learning and business outcomes.
To learn more about the projects behind this year’s winners, explore the award-winning customer stories linked above.
