Chapter 13 - Pre-Employment Transition Services

Pre-employment transition services help students with disabilities learn about job and education options, develop general work skills, and learn how to speak up for themselves. These services prepare students to leave high school and either start working or join other programs after school. 

Pre-employment transition services include:

• Job Exploration Counseling

• Work-Based Learning Experiences

• Counseling on Comprehensive Transition or Post-secondary Education Opportunities

• Workplace Readiness Training

• Instruction in Self-Advocacy

• Pre-ETS Support Services (in combination with provision of a Pre-ETS service)

A student with a disability is defined as an individual with a disability in a secondary, post-secondary, or other recognized education program who is:

• Between 15-21 years old

• Eligible for, and receiving, special education or related services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

• An individual with a disability, for purposes of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act

Pre-Employment Transition Services are provided to students with disabilities in individual and/or group settings in the most integrated setting possible. Students may receive individual Pre-Employment Transition Services through a tiered level of support based on the student’s individualized support needs. The Rehabilitation Counselor determines and authorizes for the appropriate level of tiered support based on information contained in the individual’s service record to include potential barriers to employment, educational, medical and/or psychological records and input from the individual’s support system (i.e., family, case managers, teachers, etc.)