Check out What's Happening at ORS! Ponaganset High School Students celebrate their successful completion of the Pre-Ets Tri-Employment Program. https://ors.ri.gov/press-releases
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Needed Do you have your master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and enjoy helping others? If yes, have you applied at ORS?If you would like to work here, go to https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rhodeisland and "Search" for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor positions that are currently available.
Overview of ORS Pre-employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Fee-for-Service The 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) affords ORS the opportunity to provide students with disabilities who have IEPs or 504 plans, regardless of application status, with Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS). These Pre-ETS Services are authorized on a fee-for-service basis, with ORS-approved vendors, to students with disabilities. The Pre-ETS services are quite prescriptive and limited to these five focus areas: (1) Job Exploration Counseling, (2) Work-Based Learning, (3) Counseling on Opportunities for Enrollment in Comprehensive Transition or Post-Secondary Educational Programs, (4) Workplace Readiness Training, and (5) Self-Advocacy. PRE-ETS Job Exploration Counseling ORS has the following Pre-ETS Services in this focus area: Pre-ETS Job Exploration Counseling Pre-ETS Connect 2 Careers ORS has a fact sheet for each of these services. Policy and procedural guidance on Pre-ETS and Transition is available. PRE-ETS Work-Based Learning Experiences ORS has the following PRE-ETS Services in this focus area: Pre-ETS Transition Academy Pre-ETS Community-Based Work Experience Pre-ETS SBVI Real World of Work Pre-ETS Summer Work Pre-ETS College Summer Work Pre-ETS Summer Employment Alliance ORS has a fact sheet for each of these services. Policy and procedural guidance on Pre-ETS and Transition is available. Counseling on Opportunities for Enrollment in Comprehensive Transition or Post-Secondary Educational Programs at Institutions of Higher Education ORS has the following Pre-ETS Services in this focus area: Pre-ETS College Planning Forum ORS has a fact sheet for each of these services. Policy and procedural guidance on Pre-ETS and Transition is available. Workplace Readiness Training to Develop Social Skills and Independent Living Skills ORS has the following Pre-ETS Services in this focus area: Pre-ETS Tri-Employment Program Pre-ETS Project Search ORS has a fact sheet for each of these services. Policy and procedural guidance on Pre-ETS and Transition is available. Instruction in Self-Advocacy ORS has the following Pre-ETS Services in this focus area: Pre-ETS Dare to Dream Pre-ETS SBVI Youth in Transition Services ORS has a fact sheet for each of these services. Policy and procedural guidance on Pre-ETS and Transition is available. For more information, please contact Administrator, Karen Davis, at 401.486.5300 or by email at karen.davis@ors.ri.gov or Assistant Administrator - Transition, Barbara Mulligan at 401.787.2498 or by email at barbara.mulligan@ors.ri.gov.