From http://www.ncwd-youth.info/jump-start/school-based-preparatory-experiences School-based preparatory experiences are those core activities that help youth become prepared for a successful future in careers or postsecondary education institutions. They include the core activities of career assessments (formal and informal), introduces the concept of opportunity awareness (guest speakers, informational interviews, research-based activities, community mapping, exposures to post secondary education) […]
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Advancing Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Advancing Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities Cecilia Muñoz February 03, 2015 04:11 PM EST http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/03/advancing-employment-opportunities-people-disabilities – from the White House blog Today, the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Curb Cuts to the Middle Class Initiative hosted the White House Summit on Disability and Employment. The Summit provided businesses, philanthropies, and disability advocates […]
Disability employemt awareness
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FCiFederal Hiring Fair!!!
12/16/2014 9:00-3:00 186 Lake St, St Albans VT
JOB SKILLS WORKSHOP 11/21/14
This tuition-free workshop will get you ready to interview for and succeed in your next new job. The day will include drop-in focus sessions and two larger presentations on landing jobs in the NEK.Drop-In Workshops (ongoing): Resume Writing and Revision First Impressions: Professional Habits and Dress for Success Career Inventory and Exploration Speed Interviewing: Practice […]
Spirit Of The American’s With Disabilities Awards Given Out
SPRINGFIELD, VT -On October 24, the Vermont Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) gave out “Spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act” Awards to area employers who hire people with disabilities. Two local employers were selected to receive awards because of their efforts to hire and retain people with disabilities, a press […]
Forget Me Not Shop Recognized by VABIR, Morrisville
Morrisville, October 24th, 2014 Barbara Burmeister and the Forget Me Not Shop were presented with a Creative Workforce Solutions 2014 Employer Award. Forget Me Not successfully partnered with the Morrisville VABIR & VocRehab Vermont office, providing consultation and assistance to participants as part of the 2014 Career Exploration Workshop and “Dress For Success” portion of […]
Bennington Home Depot earns GCEPD employer award
BENNINGTON — The Vermont Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities announced its 2014 awards to Vermont employers that embody the “spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act” this month. The GCEPD presented one of the employer awards to the Bennington Home Depot at the Bennington Rotary Club meeting at Mount Anthony Country Club […]
October is National Disability Awareness Month
Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The theme for 2014 is “Expect. Employ. Empower.” NDEAM’s roots go back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week […]
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
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