July 22, 1991
VA HANDBOOK 7610( 825)
CHAPTER 825. VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION - REGIONAL OFFICE -
PERSONNEL DIVISION
1. APPROVAL OF CRITERIA
Criteria approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on June 15, 1988.
2. DEFINITION
Personnel Division:
a. Provides leadership in planning, organizing and conducting a comprehensive personnel management program
involving position management and classification, recruitment and placement, labor management relations, performance
appraisals, employee benefits, incentive awards, employee relations, training and related activities.
b. Interprets and administers controlling regulations and policies relating to hours of work, flextime, leave, recruitment,
benefits, merit pay, and equal employment opportunity.
3. PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED
a. Staffing projections by category (e.g., chief, clerical, technicians, etc.) and percentages of males and females.
b. Projected number of file cabinets (specify existing legal and specify letter sizes)
c. Projected number of joint use workstations (specify personal computers, word processors, microfiche/film facsimile,
etc.). Specify which workstations are designed as joint use.
d. Is the regional office to be a separate/detached building?
(1) If yes, apply training room criteria
(2) If no, survey existing training/conference rooms for utilization.
e. Project the maximum number of trainees to be accommodated in the training room.
f. Projected number of daily visitors and percentages of males and females.
4. SPACE DETERMINATIONS
Conventional
Modular System
a. Office, Division Chief ........................................................................... 13.9 NSM (150 NSF)
13.9 NSM (150 NSF)
(This is a private office and should be accessed through the
secretary.)
b. Office, Assistant Division Chief ......................................................... 9.3 NSM (100 NSF)
9.3 NSM (100 NSF)
(This is a private office and provides space for managerial
functions and should be contiguous to the Division Chief.)
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