Building the future

2017 Corporate Responsibility Report

Building the future
Strategy

Building
abilities
Humanability

Building security
Product Responsibility

Building sustainability
Environment

Building together
V Team

Building
partnerships
Supply Chain

Building accountability
Governance

Employee growth & development

Investing in V Team success

Our culture of learning helps V Teamers grow, advance and reach their full professional and career potential.

Learning & development

In 2017, we invested
$239.8 million
in learning and
development initiatives
for our employees

V Teamers completed
5.5 million
hours of training in 2017

Employees have access
to more than
18.1 thousand
learning experiences.

Tuition assistance

V Team members/Verizon funding

22,585
members and
$94.1 million
in 2015

19,803
members and
$82.1 million
in 2016

19,388
members and
$77.0 million
in 2017

Team members are provided up to
$8,000
annually through our Global Tuition Assistance Program to fund
higher-education studies for enhancing their careers at Verizon.

V Team training

Average annual hours of training per team member

50.7
2015

40.3
2016

35.3
2017