Reliance wins 2005 ASTD ‘BEST Award' for training and development

17/10/2005
Indian petrochemical company Reliance Industries Limited’s Hazira manufacturing division has won the '2005 ASTD BEST Award' from the American Society for Training & Development Award (ASTD). BEST organisations are those that achieve enterprise wide success through learning by creating, supporting and championing learning opportunities for results and a learning culture.

According to Tony Bingham, ASTD's president and CEO, "The 2005 ASTD BEST Award winners set the standard of excellence for exceptional practices in employee learning and development." Bingham continued, "The winning organisations understand how to leverage employee learning with other critical business functions to achieve maximum impact, efficiency, and performance across the enterprise."

Reliance is the first petrochemicals company from India to have won this award. It is also the first petrochemicals company from Asia and second petrochemicals company, after Dow Chemicals globally. RIL - Hazira Unit was ranked 13th amongst the '2005 ASTD BEST Award' winners.

Reliance is India's largest private sector company.