The award-winning VPPPA Mentoring Program is a formal process to assist companies/facilities interested in the VPP or improving their safety and health management systems. The program matches interested sites with current VPP Star sites to help them achieve VPP recognition. The association utilizes a network of regional coordinators and agency officials in establishing a mentoring relationship. Depending on preferences indicated on the VPPPA Mentoring Application Form, coordinators consider similar experiences, industries, geographic location and union representation when choosing prospective mentors. Once a match has been made, the sites form a unique relationship based on the needs of the mentored site and the time and resources available to the mentor. The VPPPA Mentoring Program is a free resource provided by the association to sites regardless of membership status.

For more information, please contact VPPPA at Mentoring@vpppa.org, call (703) 761-1146 or visit http://www.vpppa.org/connect/mentoring