Career and Transition Services

The IDEA 2004 defines transition services as follows:

A coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that-

Is designed to be within a results-oriented that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
Is based upon the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences and interests;
Includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation. [Part A, Section 602(34)].
Basically these services help students prepare for goals after graduation, including:
Post-secondary education
Vocational training
Independent employment
Supported employment
Continuing and adult education
Adult services
Independent living
Community participation
Transition services are based on student’s needs, preferences, and interests and include:
Instruction
Related services
Community experiences
Employment and adult living objectives
Daily living skills
Functional vocational evaluation when appropriate