VOSH Institute for Learning & Outreach
Virginia’s Center for Excellence in the Development of Injury and Illness Free Career Culture
The VOSH Institute for Learning & Outreach (VILO) was established in 2024 by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Division of Regulatory Programs Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) as Virginia’s Center for Excellence in the Development of an Injury and Illness Free Career Culture.
VILO has permanent dedicated state-of-the-art classroom space at the Virginia Public Safety Training Center (VPSTC) in Hanover, Virginia. Our presence at VPSTC establishes DOLI as a premier public safety state agency partner and enables us to share resources, ideas, expertise, and best practices in a collaborative and cost-effective way.
In addition to this location, VILO also delivers virtual and face to face training experiences in a variety of locations throughout the Commonwealth. VILO develops and delivers training opportunities in partnership with other agencies and organizations, as well.
VILO Values
Integrity
Learning experiences, trainings, courses and curriculum are credentialed where possible and mapped to VOSH career progression. Standards of best practice scaffold the development of Injury and Illness Free Career Culture in the Commonwealth.
Credibility
VOSH Staff are trained, mentored and learn through career progression via sequentially spaced learning experiences and occupational safety and health Industry recognized credentialing. Industry recognized credentialing signals leadership standards of excellence in Injury and Illness Free Career Culture.
Innovation
Research and experiential learning inform occupational safety practice. Occupational safety practice yields behavior change. Behavior change creates Injury and Illness Free Career Culture in Virginia.
Collaboration
Collaborative partnerships provide cross pollinated experiential learning opportunities. Collaborative partnerships amplify adoption and implementation of standards of excellence in occupational safety and health. Collaborative Partnerships contribute to Injury and Illness Free Career Culture across the Commonwealth.
VILO Mission
Internal Stakeholders
Inspiring Injury and Illness Free Culture in the Commonwealth through innovative education, training, and outreach
External Stakeholders
To create injury and illness free workplaces by serving as the pre-eminent leader in training, education, and outreach.
Contact Us
If you would like more information about collaborating with VILO around excellence in occupational safety and health, contact us:
Tamson L. Six, Ph.D
Dean, VOSH Institute for Learning and Outreach (VILO)
Jennifer Rose, CSP
Director, VOSH Cooperative Programs