Download the award entry packet to help you prepare your nomination. All entries must be submitted via our online awards portal. Use your draft from the Word document to copy and paste your responses into the online entry form. (Application subject to change each year.)

Deadline for entries: April 10, 2026

Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi on October 8, 2026.

If you have additional questions, please email: awards@td.org.

This awards program is for internal talent development initiatives that organizations use to enhance and develop the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of their employees. Therefore, customer-focused practices or other training efforts for those outside the organization are not eligible.

Below are the parameters for eligibility:

• Initiatives need to have been in place for a minimum of two years.

• Organizations should have been operating in the Middle East region for a minimum of three fiscal years. (The scope of an organization can include global, multinational, national, or state/local.)

• Open to public, private, government, and non-government organizations.

• If training suppliers/vendors are interested in applying, they should partner with their clients. If the entry wins, the client company will be recognized.

• Applicants do not need to be ATD members to apply.

• Applications must be written in English.