The Gawad Maestro Awards
The Philippine Society for Talent Development is the foremost authority in the field of Learning and Development in the country. The organization, which is composed of key leaders and top trainers in the field of HRD and L&D, aims to actively develop the L&D profession in the Philippines to be globally competitive. The PSTD’s vision is to make the Philippines the training hub of Asia.
Launched in March 2011, the PSTD Gawad Maestro is an undertaking that seeks to honor and recognize outstanding individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and creativity in improving organizational performance through learning and development.
By recognizing exemplary L&D Professionals, we help elevate the standards of workplace learning and performance as a discipline and as a profession.
By recognizing exemplary individuals and organizations, PSTD can help create role models for the younger set of TD practitioners to emulate, and promote best practices from the winning entries in the different categories.
4th Gawad Maestro Awardees 2018
They are the trainers, facilitators, coaches, orchestra conductors, mentors, teachers.
They are the masters of their craft.
They are the maestros!
Previous Award Winners
GM1
Leader Extraordinaire
SEC Sonny Coloma
USEC Rizalino Rivera
CSI Executive Director Arthur Florentin
Tita Puangco
Organizational Champion
Wyeth Philippines
Integra Business Process
Program Of The Year
Learning Expo – Globe Telecoms
Manager of the Year
Benedict Salvador
Innovation Award
Maria Jennylin Santos – Accenture
L&D Professional of the Year
Cherry Crisostomo – Concentrix
GM2
Leader Extraordinaire
Former Sec Nieves Confesor
Roger Collanter
Organizational Champion
SGS Philippines
Program Of The Year
TRACK – Holcim Philippines
Manager of the Year
Nicole Garcia, LBC
L&D Professional of the Year
No Winner
GM3
Leader Extraordinaire
Victor Magdaraog
Organizational Champion
PJ Lhuillier
Program Of The Year
8 Key Steps to Service Excellence – Maynilad
BBX – Better Banking Xperience
Security Bank Academy
Manager of the Year
Eileen Reyes
L&D Professional of the Year
Rowell Mariano
Nomination Process
STAGE 1: APPLICATION / NOMINATION**
STAGE 2: PRE-ASSESSMENT
Completeness of documents
STAGE 3: PAPER SCREENING AND SHORTLISTING
STAGE 4: ANNOUNCEMENT
Shortlisted Individuals and Orgs
STAGE 5: INITIAL JUDGING
Panel Interview
STAGE 6: FINAL JUDGING
STAGE 7: ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDING
STAGE 1: APPLICATION / NOMINATION**
STAGE 2: PRE-ASSESSMENT
Completeness of documents
STAGE 3: PAPER SCREENING AND SHORTLISTING
STAGE 4: ANNOUNCEMENT
Shortlisted Individuals and Orgs
STAGE 5: INITIAL JUDGING
Panel Interview
STAGE 6: FINAL JUDGING
STAGE 7: ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDING
**Nominations shall come from the Search Committee and the PSTD
1) The various members of the Search Committee and the PSTD, representing its own members, nominate individuals and organizations to the different award categories
2) The Gawad Maestro Nominations Committee informs the nominees of their nomination through a formal letter. The nominees are then to submit the necessary supporting documents to the Committee.
