Career Planning

All available courses for VA employees to learn practical and functional skills. Updated quarterly, this training focuses on:

• Career and Technical Training (for all employees)
• Manager & Supervisor Training
• Transformational Leadership Training

All VA employees are required to take the following two courses. There is other mandatory training for each Administration. Contact your local TMS administrator for more information. 

VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness Course: This course fulfills the mandatory annual awareness training required by law for all VA employees. It contains annual security information and general privacy training. Certificates of completion apply to the Information Security and Privacy Awareness requirements and the Rules of Behavior. 

Prevention of Workplace Harassment Course: The Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation (NO FEAR) Act of 2002 requires that all Federal employees receive training on their rights and responsibilities in the areas of equal employment opportunity, non-discrimination and whistleblower protections. In our effort to cultivate a fair, diverse, harassment-free work environment, we have combined previously separate mandatory training courses into one single course.

Supervisors & Managers: For those with no TMS access (e.g., contractors), you can print a PDF version of this course. This PDF is located under Related Documents on TMS. 

As part of VA’s Succession Planning Model, ADVANCE is offering this mentor certification program for those who wish to serve as mentors in VA leadership development programs and/or enhance their overall leadership effectiveness in developing others. As a learning organization, mentoring is one way that VA employees demonstrate their commitment to the growth of individuals and sustaining a high-performance workforce dedicated to serving Veterans and their families.

Innovative tools help you match your career interests and goals to a rewarding long-term future at VA.

• Career Planning – Align your goals and experiences to VA career options in four steps
• My Career Mapping Tool – Map a career path using your knowledge and skills
• My Career Fit Tool – Discover your career “fit” at VA through a questionnaire that helps you define your work preferences
• VA Career Guides – Find the skills and education required for VA jobs

VALU’s Dean Alice Muellerweiss talks about how to develop your career. She discusses how MyCareer@VA can help you reach your full potential.

TMS: learning just got faster, easier and friendlier at VA.

• Sign up for courses
• Plan your career development
• Track your goals, objectives & Individual Development Plans
• Quickly access catalog search and calendar

VESO oversees all VA veteran employment initiatives such as VA for Vets. VA for Vets offers career support for VA staff, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members.