Media Room

  • New [TMS]... ultimately results in cost and time savings to the federal government, VA and the Veterans it serves.
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs avoided $200 million in turnover costs this year by using its VA Learning University to train employees.
  • The [VA] needed a flexible, scalable solution capable of providing effective training to 320,000 employees operating in medical centers and facilities nationwide. The answer? The VA Learning University (VALU).
  • [VA has made an] investment in people, talent development, and training. It's a vision – realized in large part through the evolution of the VA Learning University (VALU). Almost 60 percent of VA’s leaders will soon become retirement eligible, and there is a sense of urgency to ensure the transference of knowledge and skills, resulting in a workforce of engaged employees providing world-class services to our nation’s veterans.
  • To transform into a 21st-century organization, VA is leveraging [social media] to connect the collective knowledge of its employees and foster a continuous learning environment.

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