Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- I. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development(Formerly known as Attachment 4.10)). Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- i. Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- II. Personnel DevelopmentDescribe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on personnel development with respect to:
- II. Personnel Development
- i. Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- I. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. I. i. II. a. A list of the institutions of higher education in the State that are preparing VR professionals, by type of program;
Current Narrative:
The University of Idaho (U of I) is the only institution of higher education in Idaho that prepares VR counselors. The U of I Rehabilitation Counseling and Human Services Program was awarded a 5-year $1,000,000 Rehabilitation Training grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). The grant includes a select number of student scholarships for tuition/fees, books and supplies, and travel to professional conferences. This grant runs through September 30, 2020 depending on the utilization of funds. Upon graduation, recipients of the scholarships will, in return, agree to work one year for every semester they receive a scholarship at a state vocational rehabilitation or related-rehabilitation agency.
The program is offered in two Idaho locations and will accommodate 25 students. They also offer a category “R” education program for individuals who have related Masters Degrees and need up to six additional courses to be eligible to sit for the CRC exam.