YOUTH SERVICES

Traditional Vocational Rehabilitation customers are eligible for the full range of pre-employment services including Vocational Evaluations. To apply as a traditional customer, use the VR Office Directory to locate the VR office nearest you. Inform the VR representative that you are interested in receiving VR services and they will help you determine what to do next.

Students may receive services by having school personnel submit a referral through the Pre-ETS portal. Many Florida schools have been provided a Pre-ETS web portal to facilitate the delivery of student services. Once the information has been entered into the portal, the student will be contacted by the Vocational Rehabilitation Youth tech within a few days. Although not eligible for all of the Vocational Rehabilitation services through the Pre-ETS program, students will be immediately available for services employU offers such as Pre-Employment Training Program, Self-Advocacy Training Program and the On The Job Training Paid Work Experience.

If a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor determines the student eligible for additional services, they will explain the details at the initial meeting. For more information, contact us a (407) 598-0202 and we can walk you through the steps.

For our traditional transition clients, employU conducts interviews with the client and their parent or guardian to gain insight into their disabilities and how it impacts their daily lives. Interest inventory testing is administered to determine the client’s areas of vocational interest. The information gathered is then analyzed to:

• Determine if an On-the-Job-Training (OJT) opportunity would be a good fit for the client
• Discover which types of vocational settings and job duties would likely promote a positive outcome
• Identify reasonable accommodations, specific to the client’s unique needs

Academic testing is offered upon request to students who are rising seniors or currently enrolled in their senior year of high school to gain insight into the feasibility of future academic opportunities such as vocational/apprenticeship programs or a traditional college track. Click here for more on our Evaluations

Preparing students to enter the workforce, courses and career camps give participants the tools they need to navigate transitioning into the workplace.  Click here for more on our Youth Training and Courses

Students can learn transferable and industry workplace skills while getting paid! These on-the-job trainings are a perfect way to discover and explore new career paths while preparing for the future ahead. For more on our Paid Work-Based Learning Experiences click here.

Career Camps are a week-long experience of exploration into different career fields for students to discover there are more opportunities available to them than they ever imagined!

Learn more here.

We offer services to prepare students for the workforce from the comfort of their own home. These services resemble our in-person services but in an interactive, virtual format.

Click here for more on our Transition Youth Virtual Services.

Through a grant from Orange County, we can offer enhanced services such as travel assistance like travel vouchers, industry certifications like OSHA 10, and vocational interest career assessments to students who reside in Orange County.

Learn more here.