EMP 103: Endless Possibility – Preparing High School Students with Disabilities for Successful Transition to Employment

Guiding Questions: Answering the Questions for Success

  1. How do you prepare students for employment?
  2. What are the critical skills students need for successful transition into the workforce?
  3. What is the role OVR plays and how does the Workforce Innovation & Opportunities Act (WIOA) affect transition?
  4. What is the Community Work Transition Project and what is its role in successful transition?
  5. What needs to be done once the students are ready to start looking for a job?
  6. Is post-secondary education a possibility?
  7. What resources/employment programs are out there for people with disabilities? Whom do they serve? What services do they provide? Where do you find them?

Course developed by KentuckyWorks, funded by the US Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Community Living.

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Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Kentucky Employment Files, Kristi – J. Barrett’s Hair School Nicholasville, KY

Course Content

Lesson 1: How do you prepare students for employment?
5 Topics
2 Quizzes
Topic 1.1: Employment as Main Goal
Topic 1.2: Work Experiences
Quiz 1.3: What is the difference between job sampling and an internship
Topic 1.3: Job exploration
Topic 1.4: Being honest about interests
Topic 1.5: Identifying Community Needs
Lesson 1 Think Spot
Lesson 2: What are the critical skills students need for successful transition into the workforce?
7 Topics
1 Quiz
Topic 2.1: Academic Skills
Topic 2.2: Communication Skills
Topic 2.3: Social Skills and Interpersonal
Topic 2.4 Occupational and Vocational Skills
Topic 2.5: Independent living skills
Topic 2.6: Finding Employment
Topic 2.7: Youth Work Experience Training
Lesson 2 Think Spot
Lesson 3: Office for Vocational Rehabilitation
7 Topics
2 Quizzes
Topic 3.1: Pre-Employment Transition Services Definitions
Topic 3.2: How can a Counselor provide Pre-Employment Transition Services?
Topic 3.3: Pre-Employment Transition Services from OVR
Topic 3.4: Pre-ETS Required Activities
Quiz 3.4: Check your knowledge
Topic 3.5: Pre-ETS Services
Topic 3.6: When to move into OVR designated Transition Services?
Topic 3.7: Exploring Career Clusters
Lesson 3 Think Spot
Lesson 4: What is the Community Work Transition Project and What Is Its Role in Successful Transition?
4 Topics
1 Quiz
Topic 4.1: Community Work Transition Program
Quiz 4.1: Check your Knowledge
Topic 4.2: And at the age of 16…
Topic 4.2: When to Start Pre-Employment Transition Services?
Topic 4.3: OVR & Order of Selection (OOS)
Lesson 5: What needs to be done once the students are ready to start looking for a job?
4 Topics
2 Quizzes
Topic 5.1: Job Search Questions
Quiz 5.1: Check your Knowledge
Topic 5.2: Job Discovery
Topic 5.3: Identify already established relationships
Topic 5.4: Relationship with Vocational Rehabilitation
Think Spot: Jane
Lesson 6: Post-Secondary Education
2 Topics
Topic 6.1: Think College
Topic 6.2: Post-Secondary Education Opportunities
Lesson 7: Resources
2 Topics
1 Quiz
Topic 7.1: Kentucky Resources
Topic 7.2: Long Term Support
Check your Knowledge: Kentucky Resources
Course Evaluation
Final Quiz
EMP 103 Final Quiz