The Vietnam Excellence® Certification Program is organized by Anphabe in coordination with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). The program features a distinguished and experienced Board of Advisors from various sectors.
The program honors leaders & organizations with excellent success in transforming business through talent & workplace development. In return, they will also serve as the role models for our business community.
This category honors Leaders or Leadership Teams with a strategic vision, capable of anticipating critical shifts and shaping new directions for the organization.
Nominated leaders should demonstrate how they connect people, technology, innovation and sustainability into clear strategic choices, while inspiring confidence, building trust and mobilizing the organization to move forward into the future.
This category recognizes Leaders or Leadership teams that place people development and organizational capability at the heart of business strategy.
Nominees should demonstrate how they empower people, build future skills and succession pipelines, foster learning, diversity and inclusion, and create an environment where people are trusted, can thrive, and make their best contributions.
This category recognizes Leaders or Leadership teams that have successfully catalyzed significant transformations in strategy, technology, AI, business models, organizational structure, culture or green transformation.
Nominees should demonstrate measurable business results while strengthening organizational capability and ensuring that transformation is carried out responsibly, balancing speed, people, trust and long-term value.
* Recognizing as a Team: only apply to companies with 100+ employees and at least 5 years of operation in Vietnam
* It is allowable to join the category as an individual (CEO, MD, GM, Chairman) or as a Team (Leadership Team/ BOM/ BOD)
* Recognizing as an Individual: only applied to companies with CEO has been at the current role for at least 1 year
This category recognizes organizations with outstanding strategies for workforce planning, recruiting talent, and building an appealing employer brand aligned with their business direction.
Organizations should showcase their ability to identify fast-growing skills, access the right talent pools, and innovate recruitment by using data, applying technology, AI, and skill-based hiring. Priority will be given to practices that relate to green talent, digital talent, and broader talent pools.
This category recognizes organizations that build a holistic and consistent employee experience which can be measured.
Strategies and activities should strengthen connection, motivation, trust, discretionary effort and long-term commitment, particularly during periods of significant change. Priority will be given to practices that leverage data, technology, experience personalization and organizational vitality.
This category honors organizations with fair and flexible Reward & Recognition strategies that adapt to employee expectations and modern value-creation models.
Participating businesses should show that their total rewards not only offer competitive pay and benefits, but also effectively drive key competencies, behaviors, and impact. These systems should inspire high performance, build trust, and strengthen company culture. We especially value practices that emphasize personalization, smart tech adoption, and recognition of future-forward contributions.
This category recognizes organizations that build cultures fostering innovation, adaptability, collaboration and sustainable growth.
Organizations should demonstrate that culture goes beyond stated values or communication campaigns and is embedded in leadership behaviors, decision-making practices, collaboration and everyday ways of working. Practices involving digital mindset, experimentation, rapid learning, responsible innovation and green transformation will receive special consideration.
This category recognizes organizations with outstanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies that create an environment where employees are respected, able to be themselves, provided with equitable access to opportunities and empowered to contribute their best.
Organizations should demonstrate how DEI is embedded in policies, leadership behaviors, talent practices and employee experience, while contributing to better decision-making, greater innovation and stronger business performance.
This category honors pioneering organizations that leverage AI, data, and technology to transform HR management, employee experience, and ways of working.
Organizations should demonstrate that technology adoption goes beyond digitizing existing processes to improve decision quality, operational effectiveness and productivity, or build new organizational capabilities. Practices involving Human–AI Teaming, Responsible AI, work redesign and responsible data governance will receive special consideration.
This category recognizes organizations with outstanding strategies for developing the skills, capabilities and mindsets required for a future-ready workforce and organization.
Organizations should demonstrate the impact of reskilling, upskilling, continuous learning, leadership development, internal talent mobility or skills-based workforce practices. Initiatives involving AI fluency, green skills, Human–AI Teaming and learning in the flow of work will receive special consideration.
This category recognizes organizations that create working environments supporting employees’ physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing while enabling high performance that can be sustained over time.
Organizations should demonstrate that their wellbeing policies and initiatives go beyond merely addressing the consequences of stress or burnout, to actively improve work design, management capabilities, employee resilience, and overall quality of life. Flexible working models, burnout prevention practices, and sustainable performance management will receive special consideration.
* Only applied to companies with 100+ employees and at least 5 years of operation in Vietnam
Recognising organisations or leadership teams that have driven a meaningful transformation in the future of their business by bringing together people transformation, technology and innovation and sustainable business value.
Submissions must demonstrate that the initiative goes beyond a standalone solution or isolated result. It should have transformed how the organisation operates, builds capabilities and creates value, with the potential to scale, sustain and evolve over time.
Jun 2026
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Dec 2026
Application & screening
Jan 2027
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Mar 2027
Validation & BOA review
Apr 2027
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May 2027
Certification & celebration
Receive prestigious recognition as a stand-out front runner, hence strongly strengthen employee pride and talent attraction.
Gain essential employee insights for continuous improvement in talent & workplace management, hence reinforce your bottom-line.
Multiply your success & reputation through contributing to the learning & development of Vietnam business community.
Depend on company’s number of employees, a representative sample of employees is required to participate in validation process for detail evaluation & reviews.
With insights from extensive and dedicated market data, Anphabe analysis module encompasses a panoramic view of important factors that distinguish the truly shines.
For short-listed endorsements, all qualitative & quantitative information will be combined to ensure supporting materials are unique & authentic while also being inline with employees voting.
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