The primary objective of the awards is to recognise excellence in the eLearning industry - the programmes, projects, and strategies that have enjoyed the greatest success this year.

The gala Awards Evening will take place on Thursday 6 November 2008 at the five-star Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in central London.

The thirteen award categories are:

• Most innovative new product in eLearning
• Most innovative application of learning technology
• Excellence in the production of learning content
• Meeting the needs of compliance for an external regulator or an internal workforce.
• The best eLearning project securing widespread adoption
• Best use of rapid eLearning content
• Best use of synchronous eLearning
• Best online or distance learning project
• Best learning game, simulation or virtual environment
• ELearning project team of the year
• ELearning development company of the year
• ELearning industry award for outstanding achievement - individual
• ELearning industry award for outstanding achievement - corporate