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Services Provided

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) are provided to students with disabilities (herein referred to as “students) who have been determined eligible or are potentially eligible (PE) for VR services. They are designed to help students identify career interests and improve the transition of students from school to postsecondary education and/or employment outcomes. An intake may not be authorized for the Pre-ETS subcategories. Pre-ETS can be provided on an individual basis or in groups (at a maximum ratio of one-to-four) and include the following five subcategories:

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Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

  • Summer Youth Programs 
  • Janitorial Training Class 
  • Soft Skills Training 
  • Leadership Program for Teens 
  • And MORE

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Job Exploration Counseling

Work place Readiness Training

Job Exploration Counseling

Job Exploration Counseling includes information regarding in-demand industry sectors and occupations, as well as non-traditional employment, labor market composition, administration of vocational interest inventories, and identification of career pathways of interest to the students.

Work-Based Learning

Work place Readiness Training

Job Exploration Counseling

Work-Based Learning is utilized for a students to experience and gain knowledge about the workplace. These services are those that would be most beneficial to a participant in the early stages of employment exploration during the transition process from school to postschool activities, including employment. 

Work place Readiness Training

Work place Readiness Training

Work place Readiness Training

Workplace Readiness Training is utilized to improve social and independent living skills. Workplace readiness training may include programming to develop social skills and independent living, such as communication and interpersonal skills, financial literacy, orientation and mobility skills, job-seeking skills, understanding employer expectations for punctuality and performance, as well as other "soft skills” necessary for employment.

Instruction in Self-Advocacy

Counseling on Post-secondary Opportunities

Work place Readiness Training

Instruction in Self-Advocacy is utilized to assist students to learn skills needed for greater independence. Services may include generalized classroom lessons in which students learn about their rights, responsibilities, and how to request accommodations or services and supports needed during the transition from secondary to post-secondary education and/or employment. During these lessons, students may share their thoughts, concerns, and needs, in order to prepare them for peer mentoring opportunities with individuals working in the area(s) of their interest.

Counseling on Post-secondary Opportunities

Counseling on Post-secondary Opportunities

Counseling on Post-secondary Opportunities

Counseling on Postsecondary Opportunities includes the exploration of training options available after graduation. Activities may include education on enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at institutions of higher education (e.g., course offerings, career options, types of academic and occupational training needed to succeed in the workplace, post- secondary opportunities associated with industry recognized credentials, career fields or pathways).


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