Pre-Employment Transition Program (Pre-ETS)

This includes, but is not limited to, counseling, guidance, and training provided to students with disabilities designed to assist them in identifying and learning about job opportunities in particular occupations and industry sectors, including career assessment and planning. An example of this service would be career exploration or completing an interest inventory.

This includes, but is not limited to, services provided to students with disabilities to promote self-advocacy and leadership skills, including peer-mentoring, or to assist with successful transition from school to post-secondary education, employment, and independent living. An example of this service is an after-school program where students would meet with peer mentors for guidance and support.

This includes, but is not limited to, workplace readiness services provided to students with disabilities designed to assist them in preparing for employment through soft-skills training, job search training, resume writing classes, and other related training. For example, these services could be comprised of a workshop on workplace etiquette, web-based social media training modules, or a combination of classroom and web-based training services.

This includes, but is not limited to, assistance and support provided to students with disabilities regarding various opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or post-secondary educational programs at institutions of higher education or vocational training programs based on their goals, needs, and preferences. This also includes assistance with identifying educational opportunities and applying for programs and services. An example of this service could be assisting students with understanding the process of preparing applications for enrollment in post-secondary education or training.

Work-based learning is supporting a student’s employment-related skill development through an internship. This internship opportunity meets the student’s needs, interests, and ability level, in order for them to gain more experience and exposure. The goal is to have the student build skills for future competitive employment.