Neovation Learning Solutions and Canada Soccer Wins 2024 Brandon Hall Gold Award

August 28, 2024

Neovation Learning Solutions, a leader in innovative online training platforms and services, in partnership with Canada Soccer, has won a coveted Brandon Hall Group™ Gold Award for Excellence in the Best Blended Learning category.

The 2024 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® recognizes best practices for initiatives in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Future of Work. Awards were announced on August 22, 2024. 

“Neovation was honored to be chosen by Canada Soccer to help them create a new vision to train their community coaches and referees.  Soccer is the most played participatory sport in Canada and is the world’s most popular sport at all levels. Our entire team is thrilled that our work on this project was recognized as award-worthy, and we proudly share this honour with Canada Soccer.”

Canada Soccer serves approximately 1,200 clubs across Canada, with one million registered participants. Coaches and referees receive training from Canada Soccer, with over 32,000 participating nationwide. Canada Soccer engaged Neovation to develop a training program that aligned with how the game is played – live, in person, and on the soccer pitch. 

Working with existing in-person training content and Canada Soccer’s subject matter experts, Neovation’s Custom Learning team crafted powerful training deployed and tracked through SmarterU, Neovation’s powerful LMS (learning management system).  Neovation also configured and created an online store where members sign up, purchase, and gain access to their training. The outcome: training time was reduced by 50%, with a 733% increase in revenue for Canada Soccer.  Read the full Canada Soccer case study.

“The Neovation team put the eLearning courses into readable, bite-sized pieces where we didn’t lose the content or the intent of what we had. The result was a consistent look from course to course, from section to section. It was critical that the language was clean and very concise. What the Neovation team came up with was just outstanding.”

“Excellence Award recipients have consistently demonstrated their commitment to employee growth and well-being through innovative human capital strategies. These organizations have implemented HCM programs that drive outstanding business results and create a positive and empowering work environment. Our rigorous evaluation process has confirmed these programs as industry-leading in their effectiveness and impact on employee satisfaction,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke™, HCM Excellence Awards® program leader.

Entries were evaluated by an international panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based on these criteria: 

• Alignment to their business need and environment.
• Program design, functionality, and delivery.
• Adoption, integration, user experience, innovation, and creativity.
• Overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits.

“Our award recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to excellence in human capital management,” said Brandon Hall Group™ Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “This year, we’ve witnessed some of the most groundbreaking applications of HCM strategies in our organization’s history. Many of these innovations leverage cutting-edge technologies and foster unprecedented cross-functional collaboration, resulting in remarkable operational efficiency and employee engagement improvements.”

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About Neovation

Be powered by knowledge™ – Neovation Learning Solutions is a leading provider of innovative online learning products and services to a global roster of mid-market and extended enterprise businesses and organizations with over 500 clients worldwide. At Neovation, we are committed to being your reliable and trusted partner for digital knowledge management. Our mission is to empower your organization's success by enhancing your operational knowledge through our comprehensive range of products and services. Founded in 2012, Neovation is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Contact: Dan Belhassen, CEO & Founder – dcb@neovation.com TF: 204-594-1341 x201 

About Canada Soccer

Canada Soccer is the official governing body for soccer in Canada. In partnership with its members, Canada Soccer promotes the growth and development of soccer in Canada, from grassroots to high performance and on a national scale. Canada Soccer is affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), and the Canadian Olympic Committee. Contact information here.

About Brandon Hall Group™

Brandon Hall Group™ is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights, and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) choose Brandon Hall Group™ to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.

For over 30 years, we have empowered, recognized, and certified excellence in organizations worldwide, influencing the development of over 10 million employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards® program was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”

The awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results. We are honored to receive applications from organizations worldwide ranging from small, medium, large, and global enterprises to government, not-for-profits, and associations.