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Featured Programs and Highlights

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CMP Program

The Commonwealth Mentorship Program (CMP) is geared to help state employees who are looking to advance their careers in state government. The CMP is currently recruiting mentors and mentees for the 2025-2026 Cohort, which starts on September 3, 2025. Applications are OPEN until July 31, don’t miss your chance to embark on this exciting journey.
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Financial Wellness

The Employee Financial Wellness Program provides resources to help state employees achieve financial independence. Make sure your financial wellness is a priority. Check out the financial education offerings and resources for May!

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Employee Assistance Program

The stressors of life and work can be overwhelming, and finding support for coping with these challenges can be difficult. For assistance, as an enrolled health plan member under the State Health Benefits program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides the necessary resources needed to help with reducing stress and living with a mental health issue. Learn more about EAP...

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Upcoming Events and Activities

  • May 2025 Financial Wellness Program

  • Health Benefits Open Enrollment has changed to May 16- May 30, 2025

    The Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Office of Health Benefits (OHB) 2025-2026 Open Enrollment for health benefits and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) will be May 16 – May 30, 2025.

  • Conducting Hazard Assessments

    OSHA/VOSH requires hazard assessments for all job positions to determine if personal protective equipment should be used and to determine what type of protective equipment employees need. This class will provide in-depth training on hazard assessments for determining the need for and the proper selection of personal protective equipment.

  • What To Look For During A Safety Inspection

    Safety inspections and observations are a cornerstone of a good safety program. They help to identify potential hazards and help the person doing the inspections to gain the trust of management and other employees. The class covers the types of safety inspections and the information that is required by regulatory agencies. Course handouts will include templates that may be used to design a site-specific inspection checklist.

  • Identifying and Correcting Workplace Hazards

    This course is designed to help participants identify hazards in the workplace and take necessary steps to correct the hazards through the use of tools such as Job Safety Analysis and accident investigation.

  • Seven Steps To Effective Training

    One of the most important and required core principles of a safety system is training. Unfortunately, many agencies either do not conduct or cannot conduct this training. If training is conducted it is often given by someone with minimum experience in teaching. This presentation is designed to help agency safety instructor’s present courses that employees will have fun and engage in. Appropriate handouts will be given for use after the course to help participants design state of the art training sessions.