1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Training Responsible And Informed National VA Employees Act or the TRAIN VA Employees Act . 2. Training program for certain senior executives and supervisors (a) Program required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a training program for all covered employees. Such training shall be mandatory for all such covered employees and for any individual who is hired to be such an covered employee. (b) Consultation In developing the training required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the heads of at least three other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, to gather information about how such departments and agencies approach management training. (c) Current employees Any individual who as of the date of the enactment of this Act is an covered employee shall be required, as a condition of continued employment at the Department of Veterans Affairs, to complete the training program developed under subsection (a) by not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Refresher training The Secretary shall develop a refresher training program for the program required under subsection (a), and each covered employee shall be required, as a condition of continued employment at the Department of Veterans Affairs, to complete such refresher training once every two years. (e) Design of training The training program required under subsection (a) shall be designed using principles of adult learning and industry standard instructional design. To the extent practicable, the training shall— (1) be instructor-based and provided in-person; and (2) focus on— (A) developing and discussing relevant performance goals and objectives with the employees they supervise; (B) communicating and discussing employees’ progress relative to performance goals and objectives, and conducting performance appraisals