On Wednesday 17 September 2025 we held what’s quickly become the highlight of the Nimble year: our annual Nimble Community Day and Awards. With customers travelling from all over the UK (and beyond!) to attend the event at Stonehouse Court Hotel in Gloucestershire, we wanted to make sure it was a truly worthwhile opportunity to learn, network and make connections – and we definitely felt like it was a success!
Before announcing the winners at the end of the day, we delivered a packed programme of sessions and workshops. Hannah Davies, Learning Adviser at Nimble, presented several sessions, from Easy Video for Impactful Learning to Bridging the Gap with Learning Design. She was joined by our Customer Success Team, who held an engaging, lively workshop titled Taking Your Course Assessments to the Next Level. Long standing customer Synertec sent the brilliant Phil Shepherd-Jones to clue us all in on the great work they do – and how Nimble helps them to do it.
Of course, we had to end the day by getting dressed in our finery and announcing the winners of the three Nimble Awards categories this year: Course of the Year, Positive Business Impact and Charity Champions. To find out all about the three finalists for each category, read our article from earlier in the year: Announcing the 2025 Nimble Awards Finalists. At the event, we all got to know a little bit more about each shortlisted applicant by watching a short video outlining their entry.
And without further ado, here are the 2025 Nimble Awards winners and their categories:
Course of the Year
This award was presented to an organisation or individual who displayed excellence in the design and delivery of an elearning course through Nimble.
Judges looked for a course that demonstrates sound instructional design principles, delivered in a creative or engaging way. They looked for evidence of working towards a project brief with key stakeholder engagement throughout, and a clear focus on learner experience. Evidence against success criteria was also considered by the judges.
Car Finance 247: Mastering Cyber Security Essentials
Car Finance 247 is a UK-based online car finance broker. Their mission is to make vehicle financing accessible and straightforward, even for people with imperfect credit, offering no-deposit options and personal support from account managers along the way. Their course, Mastering Cyber Security Essentials, is aimed at all employees at every level of the business, with the aim of raising awareness of cyber threats and equipping staff to respond appropriately to potential risks.
Judges comments: “This course is a great example of how to take a potentially dry or technical subject and turn it into something clear, engaging, and well-structured. One of its standout features is the use of high quality, professionally delivered video; a great way to humanise the content and offer a more dynamic learning experience. The tone throughout is confident, friendly, and direct — perfect for demystifying technical topics like cyber threats and password security.”
Positive Business Impact
This award was presented to the organisation or individual demonstrating significant business impact through the use of elearning.
This could have been an internal project, a commercial venture, reseller initiative or professional course build. Entrants may also wished to highlight how elearning has had an impact on their response to ongoing economic challenges, and the rise of remote and hybrid working. Judges looked for clear objectives for the use of elearning, a well-considered project plan, defined success criteria, marketing campaign (if applicable), and an indication of the performance improvement or revenue generation achieved.
DFDS
DFDS is a major Danish shipping and logistics company; their mission is to connect people and goods across Europe efficiently and sustainably. Their entry was based around their online training that helps thousands of crew members familiarise themselves with ship safety rules and rescue procedures before boarding, rounded off with an in-person onboard safety tour by the Chief Officer.
Judges comments: “DFDS took on a bold challenge – transforming the familiarisation process for over 5,000 seafarers – and delivered a smart, scalable solution with real business impact. By shifting theoretical training to Nimble and reserving only the safety tour for onboard delivery, they’ve saved hundreds of hours across the fleet while ensuring every crew member receives consistent, high-quality safety training. The results speak for themselves: high completion rates, happier officers, and a more standardised, efficient onboarding process. This is a fantastic example of elearning driving measurable productivity gains and strengthening safety culture at scale.”
Positive Community Impact
An award will be presented to the organisation or individual demonstrating significant impact to a charity or non-profit through the use of elearning; this could be within the local community, or as part of a wider positive societal force for change.
All types of organisations were invited to apply, but this category is particularly suited to charities and non-profit organisations, or to businesses that have supported a charity through the use of elearning.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
Starlight is a leading UK charity that champions the power of play in healthcare to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and support their families. Their mission is to ease fear, pain and isolation by creating moments of laughter and escape –helping young patients cope and build resilience through creativity, comfort and joy. Their entry focused on an elearning course they developed to educate healthcare students at the University of Chester about the power of play in clinical practice.
Judges comments: “Starlight Children’s Foundation’s powerful project educates future healthcare professionals and drives systemic change in how play is used in healthcare. Through innovative elearning and proven influence on national standards, it’s helping shape the future of play in clinical settings. With a strong real-world impact, excellent learner feedback, and plans for expansion, this was an impressive entry.”
Huge congratulations to our winners this year, and a massive well done to the shortlisted finalists – plus, of course, a big thank you to everyone who took the time to enter. Every year, we look forward to finding out what our customers have been doing with Nimble – and every year, we’re amazed by the quality and breadth of their achievements.
Interested in learning more about the winners and finalists? Watch all their videos on our 2025 Nimble Awards Winners and Finalists YouTube playlist.
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