The 2025 International e-Assessment Awards honour individuals, teams, and organizations driving progress across all sectors of education, workplace training, and professional certification. Whether you're using technology to improve teaching and learning, innovating with technology, or achieving impact on a global scale, enter this year's Awards, celebrate your achievements and inspire others in the global e-assessment community.

The final entry deadline is Sunday 2 March 23.55 (GMT).

Founded in 2008, the e-Assessment Association has been at the forefront of promoting better assessment of knowledge, skills and capabilities of people through the use of technology. These awards recognise excellence in innovation and best practices in educational and workplace assessment allowing individuals and teams, practitioners and suppliers to showcase how they have used technology to improve the assessment process. Holding a unique position, this awards programme encompasses all sectors of education: from schools, through further and higher education to workplace training and professional exams.

The 2025 International e-Assessment Award Categories

This year's awards include four new categories, highlighting the varied and global nature of e-assessment. The 2025 categories are:

• New for 2025! AI in Assessment Innovation recognizing groundbreaking initiatives that harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence in assessment, paving the way for smarter, fairer, and more efficient evaluation practices.
• New for 2025! Professional Certification Programme of the Year celebrating excellence in professional certification programs, an award highlighting initiatives that demonstrate outstanding design, delivery, and impact in supporting career development and industry standards.
• New for 2025! ICoBC Award for Most Innovative Use of Digital Badges in Assessment – presented in collaboration with the International Council on Badges and Credentials (ICoBC), this award celebrates innovative applications of digital badging in assessment, showcasing how these tools enhance learner engagement and recognition. 
• New for 2025! CIEA Educational Assessment Outcomes Award – partnering with the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA), this award highlights excellence in the use of assessment to drive impactful educational outcomes, honouring practices that improve learning experiences and achievements. 
• Best Practitioner of the Year (team and individual award) acknowledging individuals and teams for their outstanding use of e-assessment in the last year.
• Lifetime Contribution Award is presented to an individual who has made a significant and sustained contribution to e-assessment over the duration of their career.
• Best Workplace or Talent Assessment Project celebrating an assessment project that has brought substantial benefits to workplace training or talent assessment.
• Most Innovative Use of Technology in Assessment recognizing a project that has been highly innovative in terms of new technology, or how existing technology has been used in a new and different way.
• Best Transformational Project acknowledging projects that have genuinely transformed assessment practices through technology.
• Best Research honouring outstanding research and its impact within the e-assessment community.
• Best International Implementation celebrating innovative and effective assessment programmes implemented in one or more countries outside of your main country of operation.
• Best Formative Assessment Project acknowledging e-assessment projects that have made significant improvements to formative assessment practices.
• Best Summative Assessment Project recognizing e-assessment projects that have made significant improvements to summative assessment practices.

Headline Sponsor, the British Council

As a long-standing member of the eAA, the British Council is committed to recognising and advancing excellence in technology-enabled assessment.As a leader in delivering high-quality examinations worldwide, the British Council believes in the power of technology to transform education and assessment on a global scale and is committed to driving innovation in e-assessment. Dylan Jones, Director Education, Corporate & Government Partnerships, English & Exams at British Council says, “We are delighted to continue as the Headline Sponsor for the 2025 International e-Assessment Awards, reinforcing our purpose towards promoting education and raising global awareness of the benefits of e-assessment. These awards play a crucial role in recognising and celebrating outstanding achievements and sharing best practice across the global assessment community. As the industry continues to advance, we are proud to support these awards highlighting the positive role of technology in transforming learning and assessment worldwide."

Entry fee waivers

The following organisations can enter this year's awards for free:

• Education institutions and non-profits/ charities.
• AEA members entering the Best Research Award.
• ICoBC members entering the Most Innovative Use of Digital Badges in Assessment Award.
• CIEA members entering the Educational Assessment Outcomes Award.

Please email awards@e-assessment.com to request a discount code before submitting your entry.

In addition, entries for the following categories are free:

• Best Practitioner of the Year – Team and Individual Awards
• Lifetime Contribution Award.

Key Dates and Awards Information:

• Entries Close: Sunday 2nd March 23.55 (GMT).
• Finalists Announced: Early April.
• Awards Gala Dinner: Winners will be announced on 10th June at the Awards Gala Dinner in London as part of the 2025 International e-Assessment Conference.
• Award entries are reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges, nominated for their expertise and experience in the industry.

For more information and to submit entries, please visit https://conference2025.e-assessment.com/2025/en/page/home