Diversity at Department of Veterans' Affairs

Needs work in regards to providing ongoing opportunities to women who are out of the workforce parenting

Wide and diverse workforce.

The grad cohort for 2016 is exactly 50% men and 50% women. The department has special recruitment programs for indigenous graduates. I believe there is good child care/maternity leave services but unsure. Retention is high.

Good culture that is accepting of LGBT and ethnic diversities. I have seen and experienced this first hand. They previously ran an indigenous cadetship program and employ indigenous graduates. I believe the Cadetship program has been replaced with an indigenous apprenticeship program.

Indigenous streams diploma, traineeship and grad programs

Indigenous cadet and graduate programs

There is a cadetship program for indigenous students (university I think) and a good transition pathway for those cadets to try out for the graduate program.

A personal belief of mine is that programs should be targeted to provide opportunities for people with lower socio-economic backgrounds. I have not been made aware of initiatives in any department that are targeted towards this particular demographic.