Smith, a global distributor of electronic components and semiconductors, announces that its e-learning program has earned a Bronze Award in Chief Learning Officer magazine’s prestigious LearningElite awards. Judges critiqued Smith’s e-learning platform, Smith University, based on its ability to efficiently deploy business strategies that produce significant results.

Smith University is used internally to train employees and help them to further develop their careers. All courses are offered online and designed to strengthen employees’ industry knowledge and skillsets. Smith managers and industry experts lead various courses across the platform in video lessons that teach Smith’s leading approach to delivering global supply chain solutions. Bringing in these subject-matter experts (SMEs) from within Smith not only spotlights their knowledge but also encourages more collaboration across the company and empowers employees to see Smith University as being truly their own platform.