In aceasta categorie vor fi premiate companiile a caror strategie de dezvoltare cuprinde metode inovative de invatare sau crestere pentru angajati (alocare buget de learning, training, coaching, consiliere si reorientare profesionala, job rotations, mentoring etc.).

Criterii de evaluare categorie:

• strategie pe termen lung ce sustine dezvoltarea angajatilor interni
• comunicare continua cu angajatii prin diverse canale (newsletter, blog, comunitate online interna, GM, HR, Sefi de departament etc.) 
• mix-ul de surse de invatare/dezvoltare (training, cursuri online, coaching, mentoring, job rotations, etc.)
• sistem/platforma/proces de urmarire a evolutiei dezvoltarii angajatilor usor de accesat si de urmarit
• impactul strategiei pe baza rezultatelor (planuri de succesiune realizate conform planului, cresterea numarului de angajati care recomanda candidati pentru roluri in cadrul companiei, numar de angajati promovati intern versus external hires etc.)
• rezultate

Castigatori:

• Gold Award: WayMakers Squad: a Cultural Sameday Story (Sameday)
• Silver Award: Step into the Future (BCR)
• Silver Award: Academia de MeseriASI (Carrefour Romania)
• Bronze Award: Work #LikeABosch (Bosch Romania)

Nominalizati:

• Academia de MeseriASI (Carrefour Romania)
• From Training to Transformation: Learning & Development Strategy at Continental Automotive Timisoara, R&D (AUMOVIO Timisoara, previous Continental Automotive Timisoara)
• Go4Talent (Provident Financial Romania)
• Growth Journey: Building Tomorrow, Today (Philip Morris Trading)
• Leader Labs (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions)
• Learning by Design (Lidl Romania)
• Orizont 30 (Distributie Oltenia)
• Pass for Leadership (Leroy Merlin Romania)
• ProGrow (ProCredit Bank)
• Shadowing Program (Allianz Services Romania)
• Step into the Future (BCR)
• WayMakers Squad: a Cultural Sameday Story (Sameday)
• Work #LikeABosch (Bosch Romania)