Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- g. Coordination with Employers
Describe how the designated State unit will work with employers to identify competitive integrated employment and career exploration opportunities in order to facilitate the provision of:
- g. Coordination with Employers
g. 2. Transition services, including pre-employment transition services, for students and youth with disabilities.
Current Narrative:
DVR maintains membership on the Colorado State Youth Council (SYC), which is a subcommittee of the Colorado Workforce Development Council and helps to ensure DVR’s efforts are aligned with other partners of the Workforce Development System in Colorado, while highlighting promising practices in meeting the transition needs of youth.
Rehabilitation Counselors and Business Outreach Specialists, along with SWAP and various service providers, work closely with business partners to provide work based learning experiences, job shadows, informational interviews, and work site tours for students with disabilities. However, results from DVR’s recent comprehensive statewide needs assessment survey show continued need to ensure these opportunities are consistently available across the state. DVR will examine those areas that have demonstrated success in creating work experiences to determine if there are common themes that other areas of the state can learn and use or if practices can be replicated.
In addition to work based learning experiences, job exploration counseling and work place readiness training regularly involve partnership with business to ensure students and youth have access to necessary information to make decisions about their career path. DVR continues to explore additional opportunities to partner with employers to support the provision of transition services, including pre-employment transition services, for students and youth with disabilities.