Learnmore women in leadership programme wins top facilities management award

A programme delivered by training provider Learnmore to enable women at a leading facilities management company to progress into leadership roles has won a prestigious industry award.

At the IWFM Impact Awards 2026, held on Thursday night to celebrate excellence and innovation across the workplace and facilities management profession, Learnmore scooped the People Development and Talent Retention category for their Women in Leadership programme, delivered in partnership with global leader ISS.

The course was delivered to empower women across ISS’s UK operation with the skills, confidence and strategic insight to progress into senior leadership roles.

The winners were presented with their award at a ceremony at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.

Learnmore managing director Becky Newell said: “We are delighted to have won an IWFM Impact Award in recognition of the impact of the Women in Leadership programme we delivered with our valued partners at ISS.“This award win is testament to the hard work of everyone involved in shaping the courses, from the management teams on both sides to the lesson leaders and, of course, the learners who have learnt the skills for their future careers.

“At Learnmore we are proud to help people grow into leadership roles while enabling organisations like ISS to get the very best from their people.”

Based at The Lantern in central London Learnmore deliver high-quality apprenticeships and qualifications in leadership and management, marketing, facilities management, hospitality, women in leadership, and learning and development.
Celebrating their 15th anniversary, Learnmore help organisations of all sizes across the UK with clients including Mitie and Impact Food Group.

Learnmore employs learning and development consultants, equality, diversity and inclusion specialists, leadership coaches and apprenticeship and qualification experts, with a focus on empowering female colleagues.

Since 2011, more than 2,700 learners have been trained by Learnmore, with feedback showing 100 per cent feel more confident as a leader after completing a programme and 82 per cent receiving a promotion or new responsibilities as a result.

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is the pioneering body for workplace and facilities management professionals.

Nearly 1000 professionals from across the workplace and facilities management industry attended the 2026 IWFM Impact Awards, held by organisers to “recognise the people, partnerships and projects making a lasting difference across the profession” and hosted by broadcaster and comedian Patrick Kielty.