General Criteria & Guidelines

Awards Name

In complete, the awards are called 'LearnX Asia Pacific E-Learning & Training Awards' and this is the title that will appear on the winners Optical Crystal Trophy. For promotional reasons the organisers shall from time to time call the awards LearnX E-Learning & Training Awards or E-Learning & Training Awards.

Organiser

The awards are organised by Training Australia Magazine, Level 7, 91 Philip Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 Australia. Independent consultants are engaged throughout the awards management process to ensure best practice principles are administered.

Who Can Enter?

The awards are open to any individual, team or organisation operating within an Asia Pacific country, which has implemented or released an e-learning and/or training solution, since 2008. Entries implemented or released outside of this timeframe will not be considered. A "team" is defined as any group that has come together for the specific purpose of undertaking and completing a project. The team members can either be from within one organisation or have come together from multiple organisations. View Regional Map     View Eligible Countries

Main Categories & Fees

You may enter, a team or an organisation in this category. Entry Fee $110 GST inclusive Special Award Category    ««View Entry Options»» Green Training Award – Learning with the Environment in Mind Identify and honour teams and organisations that have implemented a learning innovation that has helped reduce environmental impact from their organisations training activities and/or clients. You may enter, a team or an organisation in this category. Entry Fee $110 GST inclusive Best Practices Category     ««View Entry Options»» Identify and honour teams and organisations that have implemented a highly innovative e-learning and training program/solution that have leveraged enterprise education to significantly advance workforce productivity and performance and judged as industry best practices. You may enter someone, yourself or a team in this category. Entry Fee $110 GST inclusive Best Talent Category      ««View Entry Options»» Identify and honour individuals in the e-learning and training industry who have demonstrated exceptional levels of skill, talent and character in their industry segment and/or the training industry at large and have been deemed by colleagues and peers to be the best in their field of expertise. You may enter your organisation in this category. Entry Fee $110 GST inclusive Best Services Category      ««View Entry Options»» Identify and honour those companies that have offered exceptional service to their clients, internally and/or externally and have been deemed by the users of those services to be of exceptional quality and standard. You may vote for your preferred learning technology in this category. Entry Fee N/A  Best in Class – Technologies Category    ««View Entry Options»» Identify technologies used in learning that have been voted by the users of these technologies to be the best in class.

The Process & Timelines

Stage 1 - Entering Complete your entry via online or by using the templates provided on the website and posting, faxing or emailing as pdf's to Training Australia Magazine. Payment can be made either online or by using the registration payment form and returning with your entry fee -- ($110 GST Incl. per entry).   Note: The Best in Class Technology Awards are by ‘vote only’ online. There are no fees associated with these awards. The deadline for entries is COB on Friday April 2, 2010.

Stage 2 - Selection of Finalists On Monday, April 5, 2010, a preliminary judging panel will consider all entries and select a shortlist for each category.

Stage 3 Selection of Winners On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, the Finalists will then be judged by a final judging panel which will decide the outright Platinum Winner in each category.

Stage 4  - Notification of Winners and Media Announcement The Winners will be notified by phone or email from a representative of Training Australia Magazine on Friday, April 9, 2010. An awards media announcement will be made nationally and internationally on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

Stage 5 - The Awards Presentation The awards presentation is a part of the LearnX Asia Pacific Conference and Expo and takes place on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in the Expo Hall at 13:00.  Winners are obliged to send a senior delegate to collect their award trophy. A fee of $77 GST Incl. is payable for non conference delegates to attend the awards presentation only. This includes a champagne reception, buffet lunch, Learning Leaders Panel and entry into some fantastic prize draws.

Submission Criteria

Refer to each individual award either online or in the downloadable word-doc format for further criteria. For clarification on any point outlined you may call the awards team on 61 2 9688 6576 or email awards@learnx.net

Presentation Site

Bayside Gallery Level 1 - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour - Sydney, Australia.

Presentation Time & Date

Starts 13:00 Ends 15:00 Thursday, June 10, 2010

Awards Lunch

The Awards luncheon begins with a champagne celebration at 13:00 and is followed by a stand-up buffet lunch.

Dress Code

There isn't a dress code but most participants generally dress smart casual for the event.

Investment

Award entry costs $110 (GST inclusive) and payment must be submitted and cleared by the deadline in order for your entry to be considered by the judging panel. Multiple Award entries are acceptable and there is a separate fee for each Award entry. Payment (either by credit card, mail money order or cheque made out to Training Australia Magazine. There is an additional fee of $77 GST inclusive to attend the Awards Presentation.

Judging & Scoring

The 2010 Award program has three levels -- Platinum, Gold and Finalist. These three levels are a mechanism whereby organisations, teams and individuals can share in the values and achievements associated with submitting a quality driven Award entry. Submissions are assessed by an independent panel of judges, who score points to each criterion whilst abiding by specific policy and procedure. A maximum of 70 points are allocated per Award. The ‘Platinum Award’ is for the highest scoring entry in a category. Eligibility for a ‘Gold Award’ means that an entry must have scored within 10 points of the highest score. Entries that scored within 11 - 15 points of the highest score are issued a ‘Finalist Certificate’. Entries that score below the 15 point range of the highest score are not observed further. Unlike other Award programs the judges are paid for their services to ensure quality, effectiveness and efficiencies in the overall judging process. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into before or after the judging.

Awards Acceptance

Winning entries are obliged to send a senior delegate to attend the awards presentation and accept their award. Failure to attend the awards presentation may see the award being withdrawn.

Return of Entries

Entries and other accompanying material will not be returned, but each entry will be acknowledged as being received via email.

Care of Etries

While reasonable care will be taken, the organisers will not accept any responsibility or liability for entries which are lost or damaged.

Publication of Winners

The winners will be published in Training Australia Magazine post awards presentation and may include marketing across the Asia Pacific region via web-casts, e-Blasts and other media platforms to demonstrate the capabilities of winners and the Awards prestige.

Contact

Training Australia Magazine office on 6 12 9688 6576 or email awards@learnx.net