Innovation Workshops
Engage in interactive sessions designed to stimulate creativity and problem - solving skills.
Consulting Services
Tap into our expertise to develop innovative strategies and solutions tailored to your needs.
Training Programs
Equip yourself and your team with the tools and techniques to think critically and innovate effectively.
Idea Incubation Labs
Collaborate with our experts in dedicated spaces to nurture and develop groundbreaking ideas.
Design Thinking Sessions
Harness the power of design thinking methodologies to tackle complex challenges and uncover unique opportunities.
Career Planning
Receive personalized guidance and assessments to align your career goals with your skills and interests.
Environmental Work Assessment
Explore opportunities in environmentally sustainable fields and assess your suitability for related roles.
Job Placement
Services
Gain access to our extensive network and resources for finding the right job opportunities.
Job Skills Training
Enhance your employability with targeted training programs focused on in -demand job skills.
Supportive Employment
Assistance
Receive assistance and support throughout your employment journey, including accommodations and advocacy.
Work Experience
Placement
Access internship and placement opportunities to gain valuable work experience in your desired field in real -world settings.
Financial Literacy Workshops
Learn about money management, budgeting, and financial planning to achieve your financial goals.
Vocational Adjustment Training (VAT)
Vocational Adjustment Training Program provides the client with an opportunity to acquire the personal and social adjustment skills essential to participate in job search activities with the ultimate goal of securing a job and keeping the job.
During our Training
Vocational Adjustment Training is provided on an individual basis or in a group setting. The training is outlined in a one week period, with different topics introduced each day, followed by group discussion/participation and practice exercise to strengthen the clients personal, social and work adjustment skills.
Topics Covered
Self-confidence: Learning to create a positive self-concept. Creating the proper image is the key to good impressions.
Character development: Learning to commit to becoming responsible, self-disciplined citizens even when faced with challenging situations.
Goal setting: Creating goals that are specific, realistic and achievable.
Time management: Learning to keep a good planning system and focusing on priorities.
Socially appropriate skills at work: Associating with new acquaintances and learning how to deal with difficult coworkers.
Problem solving, conflict resolution, work ethics and traits: Developing good work values while maintaining an honest, reliable and cooperative attitude.
Communication skills: Developing good listening, speaking, body language and non-verbal expressions as a means to communicate effectively.
Personal, financial, money management: Learning how to budget, spend and save money wisely. Opening a checking account, writing checks and using a debit card.
Daily living skills, hygiene and grooming: Developing proper grooming, dressing & good hygiene practices essential for continued success in the workplace.
Transportation: Developing good planning and organizing skills when utilizing personal or public transportation.
Disability awareness: Learning to make an informed decision on disclosing a disability. Dealing with improper disability etiquette. Being aware of our individual strengths, transferable skills as well as weaknesses.
Interviewing skills, application training, resume development: Developing successful interviewing techniques. Self-evaluation through a series of recorded mock interviews. Learn to complete an employment application efficiently.
Pre-Employment Transition Services
Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) are five specific services designed to help students with disabilities identify their career interests and enhance their awareness of the world of work.
The Five Pre-ETS Are:
Job Exploration Counseling – Explore a student’s skills and interests and career opportunities. This could be interest inventories, learning about the labor market or sessions about specific in-demand occupations.
Instruction in Self-Advocacy – Learn strategies for effective communication of one’s interests, needs or desires as well as their rights and responsibilities. This may include sessions with an instructor about knowing your rights, self-awareness, problem solving or effective communication. The Youth Leadership Forum is one example.
Counseling on Post-Secondary Education Opportunities – Gain awareness of career pathway options and the variety of opportunities for post-secondary skill development. You’ll learn what training options are available after high school, guidance on how to choose the right type for you, and how to access disability supports if needed.
Workplace Readiness Training – Learn the knowledge, skills and abilities that make employees valuable in the workforce. Including: how to interact with peers and supervisors, importance of timeliness, and building an understanding of how we are perceived by others. Like classes on how to interact with supervisors and coworkers, strategies to get to work on time, as well as appropriate dress and behavior on the job.
Work-Based Learning Experiences (WBLE) – Complete learning objectives through work opportunities and experiences outside of the traditional school setting.