INTERPLAY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2026

Celebrating Customer Innovation, Impact, and Success.

These awards highlight the inspiring stories of customers and the transformative results they have achieved in learning and skill development.

INTERPLAY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2026

Celebrating Customer Innovation, Impact, and Success.

These awards highlight the inspiring stories of customers and the transformative results they have achieved in learning and skill development.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2026 WINNERS

About the Interplay Excellence Awards

The Interplay Excellence Awards recognize the exceptional ways customers have utilized Interplay and ITI’s training solutions to enhance skill development, achieve business success, and drive positive outcomes for teams and communities.

We're highlighting the inspiring stories of customers and the transformative results they have achieved in learning and skill development.

2026 Award Winners
Safety Champion
Award
This award honors customers who have a strong commitment to reducing risk and keeping individuals safe through effective, job-relevant training.
Congratulations to:
Industry Excellence
Award
This category celebrates customers who have achieved measurable business success, such as growth, efficiency improvements, or cost savings, demonstrating excellence in their industry.​
Congratulations to:
Career Ladder
Award
This award recognizes organizations that use training to support upskilling, career advancement, and successful transitions into skilled, in-demand roles.

Congratulations to:
Better Careers, Better
Lives Award
This award highlights customers who have driven significant learner outcomes and created a positive social or community impact through their training.​​
Congratulations to:
2026 Interplay Excellence
Awards Finalists
Kemco Facilities Services
Idaho National Laboratory (Battelle Energy Alliance)
Chumash Casino Resort
Metallus
Military Solution, LLC
Mark-Taylor Residential
Midway Mechanical
PLK Communities
Westgate Resorts
Lee College
The Jude House, Inc.
Universal Technical Institute

2026 Judges Panel

The panel of judges for the 2026 Interplay Excellence Awards consisted of Interplay customer judges representing organizations across the skilled trades and industrial crafts.

Katie Bruggeman

Center for People

Lee Kenney

Hilltop Property Services

Billy Joe Arie

Performance Contractors

Kendell Draughn

Ferguson Enterprises

Nik Navin

Invitation Homes

Congratulations to Apprenticeship of the Year Recipient, Modigent!

“Our partnership with Interplay Learning has been instrumental in the success and scalability of our National Apprenticeship Program.”

 

-Ryan Elder – VP, HR & Talent Capabilities

FAQs

All Interplay and ITI customers who have been a customer for at least 6 months post-implementation.

Customers can self-nominate. Customers can also nominate other customers. Customers may also be nominated by an Interplay/ITI employee.

An organization can be nominated for a maximum of (2) Interplay Excellence Awards.

Yes! If your organization has participated in the Customer Spotlight Program, you can submit a nomination during the nomination timeframe.

Winners will be notified via email and can download their Winner Kit immediately. Interplay will coordinate with the winners directly to deliver their prize packages.

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