LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing services company, today announced it received two awards from Corporate University Xchange (CorpU), the leading provider of corporate university research and benchmarking. Hewitt was recognized for Hewitt University, its centralized, intranet-based resource designed to help associates around the world grow their careers and participate in development opportunities.
 
The first award—Exemplary Practice in Launching Corporate U Initiative—honored Hewitt for its successful launch of Hewitt University in 2009. The second award—Best Practice in Aligning Corporate U to Business Goals—touted Hewitt for furthering corporate goals through its learning and development efforts. It also recognized Hewitt for taking a strategic, holistic and consistent approach to human capital.

"The CorpU awards are the most prestigious in the industry, and we're honored to receive two awards in our very first year of establishing Hewitt University," said Mark Bocianski, VP Talent Development and Chief Learning Officer. "Hewitt University has high goals—to be a best-in-class corporate university that advances Hewitt's business objectives and provides associates around the world with career development resources. We have big plans for the university in the years ahead and hope to see our future results recognized by CorpU."

The Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning salute corporate and government learning organizations that create exciting, impactful programs that result in measurable improvements in employee and business performance. Since 1999, the Awards, given by Corporate University Xchange (CorpU), the leading provider of corporate education research, benchmarking and advisory services for the enterprise-learning marketplace, have set the standard for corporate learning.

About Corporate University Xchange, Inc.
Corporate University Xchange is a private membership of senior learning and talent executives. Founded in 1997, members pay an annual fee in exchange for access to cutting-edge research, practitioner-tested tools and expertly facilitated peer-to-peer networking. For more information, please visit CorpU on the Web at www.corpu.com.

About Hewitt Associates
Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) provides leading organizations around the world with expert human resources consulting and outsourcing solutions to help them anticipate and solve their most complex benefits, talent, and related financial challenges. Hewitt works with companies to design, implement, communicate, and administer a wide range of human resources, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation, and talent management strategies. With a history of exceptional client service since 1940, Hewitt has offices in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 23,000 associates who are helping make the world a better place to work. For more information, please visit www.hewitt.com.