Television has its Emmys…
The movie industry has its Oscars…
Broadway has its Tonys…and…

ASTD has the GOLDEN TORCH AWARDS!


A Golden Torch Award is a great way to recognize outstanding achievements – for your organization, a fellow ASTD member, or maybe even yourself!

Categories

• Achieving Results. Results achieved through the use of practices, interventions, and tools from the entire scope of workplace learning and performance. 
  Example: Whirlpool’s creation of a new-hire orientation process that decreased turnover almost in half. 
   
• Chapter Service. Adding to the chapter’s ability to achieve its vision and realize its mission by responding with exceptional resources to member and customer needs and expectations. 
  Example: Implementation of Middle TN ASTD’s Strategic Planning Committee. 
   
• Community Service. Utilizing training/performance tools and abilities to selflessly improve our community. 
  Example: Pro-bono design and facilitation of volunteer orientation and strategic planning retreats for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 
   
• Innovation in Practice. Original theory, model, process or unique application of such that holds major implications for practitioners of workplace learning and performance. 
  Examples: Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of evaluation, ADDIE model. 
   
• Technology. Providing a technology-based service or product to allow an organization to better serve its customers. 
  Example: Implementation of an Intranet delivered 360-degree survey instrument.