Take Advantage of Training Opportunities! VA Announces Online Courses in Labor-Management Relations
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the launch of important web-based curriculum on Executive Order 13522. The "Introduction to Creating Labor-Management Forums: A Strategy for Improving Labor-Management Relations and Productivity at VA" describes how labor-management relations will be conducted at VA and defines expectations for collaboration between the VA and its labor partners under the new Executive Order 13522.
Courses are free and available to all NAGE VA members.
the curriculum includes six courses that focus on:
Course One (ID: 1374581): How Labor Relations in the Federal Sector Affects the VA
Course Two (ID: 1374582): A Paradigm Shift? A New Strategy for Labor Relations at the VA
Course Three (ID: 1374583): What Executive Order 13522 Means for the VA
Course Four (ID: 1374584): Labor-Management Forums
Course Five (ID: 1374585): Implementing Pre-Decisional Involvement
Course Six (ID: 1374586): What Type of Labor Relations Climate Do You Want At Your Facility?
Designed with your busy schedule in mind, you can take as many courses as you like when you have time to complete them. We estimate that it will take about two hours to complete all six courses.
To access the courses, log on to the VA TMS: https://www.tms.va.gov/plateau/user/login.jsp, search for the curriculum title: Intro to Creating Labor-Management Forums: A Strategy for Improving Labor-Management Relations, and assign the curriculum to your plan. You can also search for the individual courses using the course IDs listed above.
If you experience any problems with completing the courses, please contact the TMS Help Desk at: 1-866-496-0463.