VMO adheres to the following training and education philosophy:

• The best educators can do what they teach
• Passionate people make better educators
• Learning progresses through stages.  Superior training and education can shorten the journey
• The quality of training should be judged by the difference it makes in the participant’ work place
• Learning involves an interaction between inquiry, discovery, application and reflection
• People’s potential to perform is often greater than current circumstances imply
• Training must address skills, knowledge and a supporting attitude for new capacities to develop