2026 Valero Report on Guiding Principles - Report - Page 39
Introduction
Safety
Environment
Employees
Community
Governance
Developing Team Valero
Training Programs
Our global workforce is strengthened by opportunities
to connect, develop expertise and reinforce teamwork.
Valero prioritizes internally developed, role relevant
learning over third party content, allowing development
to directly support Valero’s operations, culture and
expectations.
ROLE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
Our learning model emphasizes relevance, shared
ownership and alignment with operational needs. By
leveraging internal expertise, Valero delivers practical,
credible training that re昀氀ects the realities of our
business. Leaders across the organization help de昀椀ne
learning objectives, identify skill gaps and contribute
functional expertise to support employee development.
Re昀椀nery Basic Operator Training (BOT) – This 10-week,
re昀椀nery-based program lays the foundation for a safe
and successful career in operations. By leveraging
internal subject matter experts
and experienced employees as
instructors, the program equips new
BOT graduate
operators with practical knowledge
typical starting
while reinforcing Valero's culture and
operational standards. In 2025, more
pay and total
than 7,800 applications were received
rewards exceed
for 118 re昀椀nery operator openings.
31
$100,000.
Successful applicants demonstrate
mechanical aptitude, a commitment
to safety and a willingness to
learn. BOT prepares these employees for their 昀椀rst
assignment and supports their long-term career
growth at Valero.
Renewables Operator Quali昀椀cations – This 12-week
program prepares newly hired ethanol plant operators
for success by teaching them to safely monitor, operate
and troubleshoot units in their assigned areas.
Engineering Technical
Excellence Program – Enhances
technical skills for engineers at
all levels of experience.
Appendix
More than 823,000
training hours, and
more than 5,300
training classes,
were completed
by employees in
2025.30
Subject Matter Instructor (SMI)
Development – Cultivates
internal experts across Valero
and prepares them to deliver
training sessions – virtually or in person – on a wide range
of department-speci昀椀c or professional topics.
Instructor Development – Individualized development and
coaching of experts to facilitate courses.
Additional Support – Engineering development virtual
program, commercial development program, and
operations quali昀椀cation and unit-speci昀椀c courses.
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Supervisor Toolkit – Designed to prepare new supervisors
for their role, including a 12-month road map to develop
essential skills, build strong teams, ensure an inclusive work
environment and understand their own leadership style.
Frontline and Beyond Frontline – Builds essential skills for
managing and leading others, including a year-long cohort
learning experience with an executive leader coach.
Re昀椀nery Supervisor Development – Customized
curriculum designed to reinforce expectations of 昀椀eld
leaders to build strong teams and drive operational
excellence.
Additional Support – Leadership transition guide,
extraordinary leaders program and performance
management resources.
Across the company, training and development are
rooted in continuous improvement. Beginning Day 1,
employees have access to onboarding programs and
learning resources that support knowledge building
and future leadership development. These include:
• New Hire Orientation
• New Employee Integration Program
• Informal Mentorship Program
• Frontline Leadership, which provides training and
development for new supervisors
• Performance Management Training
A shared commitment to continuous improvement
helps ensure learning remains aligned with evolving
business priorities. Customized development
opportunities allow employees to build skills speci昀椀c to
their site, department and geographic location.
Valero invests in educational
partnerships that help prepare the next
generation of skilled workers. Valero attracts
local talent enrolled in process technology
(PTECH) degrees and provides hands-on
training through the re昀椀nery basic operator
training (BOT) program. For many in the BOT
class, Valero is their 昀椀rst re昀椀nery job.
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