1 March 2020

Pearse Walsh Award 2020 Shortlist Announced 

Pearse Walsh Award 2020 For Innovation in the Transfer of Learning to Employees

Announcing the Shortlisted Finalists for the Pearse Walsh Award 2020

1st March 2020

Harvest is pleased to announce the shortlist for the Pearse Walsh Award 2020.

The three shortlisted finalists are:

  • Organisation: Irish Distillers

Submission title: YourFUTURE – our graduate off-boarding programme

  • Organisation: Lidl Ireland

Submission title: NEW2, New You

  • Organisation: Musgraves on behalf of Supervalu

Submission title: Leading for Growth – a Store Owner Leadership

Congratulations to all the shortlisted finalists. We look forward to celebrating your achievements and announcing the overall winner at the IITD National Training Awards Gala Dinner in the Kilashee House Hotel, Nass on Friday 24th April 2020.

We would also like to thank the organisations that took the time to submit their applications.

The Pearse Walsh Award 2020 shortlist was selected by a judging panel of three Learning and Development professionals Nicola O’Neil, Harvest MD; Eammon Eaten, Senior Learning Specialist at Harvest and Outstanding Individual Contribution to L&D winner at the IITD Awards 2018 and Una Healy, Group Head of L&D at PM Group, last year’s PWA winner.

The Harvest team extend our gratitude to the judges for bringing a wealth of experience to the evaluation process, we are very grateful for their time and expertise.

The Pearse Walsh Award 2020 winner will be in good company as Harvest has supported the achievements of the distinguished winners below:

2019 PM Group

2018 PwC

2017 Bank of Ireland and cut-e

2016 Blizzard Entertainment

2015 Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard

2014 Calor Gas

2013 ICBE with Lake Region Medical

2012 Learning Zone

2011 The Musgrave Group

2010 Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard

2009 Topaz

2008 Ulster Bank

2007 Ernst & Young

For a list of all the shortlisted finalists at the IITD National Training Awards please click here.

Photo: PM Group – Pearse Walsh Award 2019 winners (Photographer Brendan Lyon)


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