"Our members regularly report that they are supervised by managers who have little or no experience performing the complex functions involved in processing disability claims, rendering their roles as mentors and trainers ineffective. Managers without sufficient expertise are also unable to carry out quality assurance duties, leading to greater errors, which in turn lead to more appeals, remands and other delays.
The requirement in the law that VBA consult with all stakeholders, including employee representatives, in order to improve the certification process will ensure the development of effective exams that test for appropriate skills.
AFGE understands that the design process for certification testing of first line supervisors, Assistant Service Center Managers, and Service Center Managers is imminent or has already begun. Unfortunately, employee representatives have not been given the opportunity for input into this effort. VBA must include employee representatives in the design process to ensure that management certification is sufficiently rigorous, and therefore, adequately prepares managers and employees who perform quality review of the work of VSRs, RVSRs and DROs. Workplace morale also suffers when front line employees work under intense pressure to adjudicate complex claims while supervised by managers who have not done and do not understand their jobs."
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This DRO's statement is here:
http://www.afge.org/Index.cfm?Page=CongressionalTestimony&Fuse=Document&DocumentID=2088
"Our members regularly report that they are supervised by managers who have little or no experience performing the complex functions involved in processing disability claims, rendering their roles as mentors and trainers ineffective. Managers without sufficient expertise are also unable to carry out quality assurance duties, leading to greater errors, which in turn lead to more appeals, remands and other delays.
The requirement in the law that VBA consult with all stakeholders, including employee representatives, in order to improve the certification process will ensure the development of effective exams that test for appropriate skills.
AFGE understands that the design process for certification testing of first line supervisors, Assistant Service Center Managers, and Service Center Managers is imminent or has already begun. Unfortunately, employee representatives have not been given the opportunity for input into this effort. VBA must include employee representatives in the design process to ensure that management certification is sufficiently rigorous, and therefore, adequately prepares managers and employees who perform quality review of the work of VSRs, RVSRs and DROs. Workplace morale also suffers when front line employees work under intense pressure to adjudicate complex claims while supervised by managers who have not done and do not understand their jobs."
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