Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been awarded the talent development industry’s most rigorous and coveted recognition, 2024 BEST Award by Association for Talent Development (ATD). Globally, the award recognizes organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success through talent development. The accolade recognizes Melco’s “Whole Person Development” philosophy, a holistic system for development and growth.
This is the third award Melco has received from ATD. Last year, the Company’s “Foundation Acceleration Program” (“FAP”) was awarded as winner of ATD’s Excellence in Practice Award, Career Development category, and in 2022, its training program “Morpheus Moments – Whatever It Takes, Whenever, However” won in the Customer Service Training category.
Melco’s “Whole Person Development” strategy outlines the processes and programs which are embedded in the career opportunity journey. It transcends classroom training, and creates systems for holistic and generalist career paths.
Melco established Macau’s first in-house Learning Academy in 2009. It pioneered the “Back to School” program for in-house high school diplomas, as one of the many examples of the Company’s pioneering initiatives. In 2023, nearly 418,000 seats for over 1,300 training courses were offered at Learning Academy.
Ms. Akiko Takahashi, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff to Melco Chairman & CEO, said, “It is an honor to be recognized by ATD for three separate awards. The achievement is a testament to Melco’s culture of excellence created by our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Lawrence Ho.”
Mr. Tony Bingham, ATD President and CEO, said, “ATD BEST Award winners are driving impact and solving business challenges through talent development practices, and they are doing it in innovative ways. Senior leaders in these organizations understand the critical strategic role learning has, and they are committed to investing in the growth and development of their people.”
