British Council announced as the headline sponsor of the 2025 International e-Assessment Awards

The International e-Assessment Awards celebrate innovation, excellence, and the transformative impact of digital assessment on learning and assessment. As the only awards program of its kind, these prestigious accolades honour individuals, teams, and organizations driving progress across all sectors of education, workplace training, and professional certification.

Winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards Gala Dinner on 10 June in London, held during the International e-Assessment Conference.

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.”

Graham Hudson, Chair of the eAA said, “These Awards celebrate the achievements of teams and individuals who demonstrate how technology is transforming the way assessment is approached across the world. The British Council have worked with the eAA for many years, as members, keynote speakers, award winners and sponsors, and we are delighted that the British Council have continued their sponsorship of the e-Assessment Awards.”

2025 Award Categories

• 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.

Award entry deadline

Award entries close on Sunday 2 March at 11.55pm (GMT).

Entry fees

Entries for the following categories remain free until the final deadline of 2 March:

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

The entry fee can also be waived for:

• 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.

If any of these criteria apply to you please email [email protected] to request a discount code before submitting your entry.

Find out more about the British Council here.

Find out more about the 2025 International e-Assessment Awards here.