VCA Inc. Named Winner of 2015 RAVE Award by Cornerstone OnDemand

The Advancement in Reinventing Work Award was presented to VCA for their innovation in training and developing employees

VCA Inc., a leading provider of pet health care services in the country, is among a distinguished group of organizations honored for their innovation and talent management excellence by Cornerstone OnDemand. At Cornerstone’s 13th annual client conference, VCA received the RAVE award in the category of Advancement in Reinventing Work for the development of the VCA Employee Success Center.

The center includes WOOF University, which provides career development and training for more than 17,000 VCA employees; VetFlix, a WOOF U feature that provides interactive virtual classrooms for medical and management topics; and PURRformance, that provides employee performance feedback tied to WOOF U development opportunities.

“Our VCA Knowledge and Learning Department and HR’s PURRformance Team are pleased to share this award with the many wonderful VCA employees who have embraced these learning and development opportunities with passion,” said Dr. Jill Clark, Vice President, Professional Relations and Knowledge Development at VCA. “This award is a testament to VCA’s commitment to its dedicated employees and their career development.”

The five winners were selected from among 2,200 Cornerstone clients that encompass multi-national corporations, large domestic enterprises, mid-market companies, public sector organizations, education institutions and non-profit entities. Winners were evaluated across a wide range of criteria and recognized based on their innovative approaches to using and adopting Cornerstone's software and services.

In addition to VCA, recipients of the 2015 Client RAVE Awards include Schneider Electric, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, American AgCredit, and Louis Vuitton.

"This year's RAVE Award winners represent the best and brightest talent strategies of the past year, and the teams driving their programs forward," said Kirsten Helvey, senior vice president of client success, Cornerstone OnDemand. "We are thrilled to honor each of our winners for their visionary initiatives, congratulate them on their success and look forward to continuing to support their efforts in helping employees realize their potential."

About VCA

VCA (WOOF on NASDAQ) is a leading provider of pet health care services in the country delivered through over 650 small animal veterinary hospitals in the US and Canada, a preeminent nationwide clinical laboratory system that services all 50 states and Canada (Antech Diagnostics), the leading animal diagnostic imaging company in the market (Sound), VetSTREET, a leading provider of veterinary practice marketing solutions, and Camp Bow Wow (CBW), the nation’s Premier Doggy Day and Overnight Camp® franchise, an Inc. 5000 company.

VCA Animal Hospitals are staffed by more than 3,500 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians to give pets the very best in medical care, of which over 400 are board-certified specialists who are experts in areas such as Oncology, Cardiology, Emergency & Critical Care, and Surgery for animals. VCA Animal Hospitals provides a full range of general practice services to keep pets well and specialized treatments when pets are ill. For more information, please visit www.VCAhospitals.com or follow on Twitter @vcapethealth.

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