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O'Learys Academy Wins Two Swedish Learning Awards

Shortlisted for Learning Initiative of the Year and Learning Strategy of the Year, O'Learys Academy, built with Attensi, took home both titles at this year's Swedish Learning Awards, part of Learning Conference in Stockholm.

Swedish Learning Awards 2026

Two categories, two wins

Anna Nordlund Rönnelöw and Astrid Brändström of O'Learys Group.

The Swedish Learning Awards, held as part of Learning Conference 2026, represent one of Sweden's highest honors in learning and capability development. Competing against finalists from IKEA, Volvo, Saab, and Swedbank, O'Learys Academy was shortlisted for both Learning Initiative of the Year and Learning Strategy of the Year, ultimately taking home the top prize in both categories.

Two awards in one evening point at two different things. One recognizes the training itself. The other recognizes the strategy behind it, and the choice to treat learning as part of how the business runs.

O'Learys Academy was built under Anna Nordlund Rönnelöw, who led learning and development at the group and shaped the strategy the jury recognized. She was in Stockholm to receive both awards, together with Astrid Brändström from O'Learys' HR team. Anna has since moved on to new challenges, and the Academy she built lives on across O'Learys' restaurants.

Building the restaurant industry's best training

A few years ago, O'Learys set out with one clear goal to build the best training in the restaurant industry. That meant moving training out of the "something you have to do" column and into something frontline teams actually wanted to do, shift after shift. It meant treating learning as a lever for the business, not a compliance checkbox.

Since then, O'Learys Academy has grown into the group's core learning platform, reaching franchise owners, restaurant leaders, and frontline staff across the organization. The training doesn't stop at the individual employee: it is built to move the whole business toward the same standard of service, shift by shift.

Gamified practice, not another module

Working with Attensi, O'Learys Academy replaced static onboarding material with gamified practice: real service and sales scenarios that franchise staff run through and repeat until the skill holds up on a busy Friday night. Employees train on the situations that actually come up on shift, upselling a round, handling a complaint, reading a busy room, rather than sitting through generic modules built for any industry.

For O'Learys, the recognition reaches beyond the Academy team that built it. It's a result driven by every franchisee, restaurant leader, and employee who puts the training into practice daily, and it shows up in the numbers: stronger sales conversion, better service scores, and a workplace people want to grow in.

O'Learys results with Attensi

27% → 74%
Completion rate
88%
Employees who started training
8% → 27%
Sales conversion rate
+118%
Total sales
92–96%
Positive feedback on training relevance and usefulness
3.91 → 4.72
Google rating

“So proud to be part of O'Learys and to work with O'Learys Academy. The best part of it is seeing the impact it has had on our employees, in how they grow and how confident they are in their roles.”

Astrid BrändströmHR Generalist, O'Learys Group

On the main stage

The awards were not the only reason O'Learys and Attensi were in the room. Linus and Thomas from Attensi took the stage with the story of how O'Learys moved from mandatory training to a learning culture: one where employees are motivated to grow, and where better learning shows up in guest experience, results, and profitability.

The session also covered the practice loop behind the numbers: play the scenario, see what you missed, repeat until it sticks, and give the manager visibility into the progress. Or, as one slide put it: the first attempt is a measurement, the last one is the standard.

For O'Learys, the recognition is proof the strategy works, both for the people delivering it and the business behind it. It also strengthens the employer brand: proof, in a competitive hiring market, that O'Learys invests in the people who wear its uniform.

Congratulations to the entire O'Learys Academy team, and to every franchisee, leader, and employee who helped earn it.

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About Attensi

Attensi is a global leader in gamified simulation training, combining behavioral science, AI, and immersive technology to help organizations build workforce performance. Trusted by enterprises in more than 150 countries, Attensi's training lets employees practice critical skills in realistic scenarios, building measurable gains in confidence and on-the-job performance.

About O'Learys

O'Learys is a Scandinavian restaurant and bar chain built on franchising. O'Learys Academy is the group's in-house learning program, created to give every franchisee, leader, and employee the training to deliver consistently great guest experiences.

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