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LMS Vendors: Enter the Talented Learning Awards 2025 - Get started now with these instructions

Is Your Learning Tech Solution Award Worthy?

Each year, the Talented Learning Awards recognize outstanding learning technology solutions across customer education, partner training, association education, commercial training and corporate learning.

Participation is free and open to qualified learning technology vendors. Complete the Annual Vendor Capabilities Survey by September 15, 2026 to be considered for this year’s awards.

 


Why Enter the Talented Learning Awards?

In a market of 1,000+ learning systems, standing out matters. Since 2014, we have recognized the best in extended enterprise learning helping winners build credibility, visibility, and attract sales leads. If you’re among this year’s winners, we will:

  • Feature your solution in our awards announcement, along with a link to your site.
  • Send you a 2026 award winner badge for use in marketing and promotions.
  • Highlight your brand on our blog, newsletter, and social media channels (reach = 100,000+).
  • Include you in relevant articles, reports, and buyers’ guides throughout the coming year.

 


Who Should Enter the Talented Learning Awards?

We welcome entries from vendors serving customer education, partner training, association education, commercial training and corporate learning. Eligible solutions include:

  • Learning Management Systems (LMS)
  • Learning Experience Platforms (LXP)
  • Customer Education Platforms
  • Training Management Systems (TMS)
  • AI Learning Solutions
  • Learning Operations Platforms
  • Content Creation & Authoring Platforms
  • Credentialing & Certification Platforms
  • Digital Adoption Platforms
  • Learning Analytics Solutions
  • Other learning technologies

 


How to Enter the Talented Learning Awards

Participation is free, easy, and open to all who serve the extended enterprise market. To be considered, follow these key steps:

  1. Complete and submit our 2026 Talented Learning Vendor Capabilities Survey by September 15, 2026.
  2. If you have not briefed our Lead Analyst, John Leh, within the last year (or ever), present your solution to him in an online session. (When you submit your survey, we’ll ask you to schedule a session on John’s web calendar.)
  3. Subscribe to our weekly newsletterfor ongoing updates on the awards process
  4. We’ll announce winners on September 30 on our blog.

Your survey does more than enter you into the awards. It also helps keep your solution current for the Learning Systems Directory, Hot Takes, RightFit Grid and other Talented Learning buyer resources throughout the year.


Who We Select Award Winners

The Talented Learning Awards reflect far more than a single survey or product demonstration.

Throughout the year, we engage with learning technology buyers, practitioners and vendors across our independent research, advisory and educational ecosystem. We are on the front lines of the learning technology market, helping organizations evaluate, select, implement, optimize, renew and replace learning systems while continually observing how solutions perform in the field.

The Annual Vendor Capabilities Survey ensures your solution is considered and that we have the most current information about your platform. Award decisions are based on that information, combined with our ongoing market research, analyst briefings, buyer consulting engagements and real-world observations throughout the learning system lifecycle.

Award recognition cannot be purchased, and vendor memberships, sponsorships or other commercial relationships do not influence our selections.


Previous Award Winners

Explore previous Talented Learning award winners:

 

Ready to Get Started?

Complete the free Annual Vendor Capabilities Survey to enter the 2026 Talented Learning Awards.

 

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About the Author: John Leh

John Leh is Founder, CEO and Lead Analyst at Talented Learning. He is a fiercely independent consultant, blogger, podcaster, speaker and educator who helps organizations select and implement learning technology strategies, primarily for extended enterprise applications. His advice is based upon 25+ years of learning industry experience, serving as a trusted LMS selection and sales adviser to hundreds of organizations with a total technology spend of $100+ million and growing. John is active on social media and is happy to connect with you on X/Twitter or on LinkedIn.

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