In this toolkit, you will find information, resources, and advice on various topics related to apprenticeship including:
- An overview of apprenticeships
- A detailed sequence or timeline for prospective apprentices
- Strategies to foster interagency collaboration
- Guidelines on disability disclosure during apprenticeships
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Who is this for?
A Practical Toolkit for Service Providers, Employers, and Vocational Rehabilitation Customers.
How was the toolkit created?
This Toolkit was developed through the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE) Apprenticeship Learning Community.
Author List & Apprenticeship Learning Community Members:
- Jessica Barnett, State Apprenticeship Director, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee
- Elizabeth Foster, Director of Program Innovation and Outreach, Melwood, State of Maryland
- Chanda Hermanson, Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services Director, Montana
- Monterry Luckey, Deputy Director, Delaware Workforce Development Board
- Amanda Muller, Apprenticeship Navigator, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Maine Department of Labor
- Jeff Newton, Transition Specialist, Oklahoma City Public Schools
- Christina Pean, Statewide Coordinator of the Deaf, Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Illinois
- Spero Pipakis, Business Services Representative, Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, Pennsylvania
- Annie Powell, CEO, One World Recovery Network, Texas
- Taya Tarr, Assistant Director, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Vermont
- Caleb Tibbetts, Pre-ETS Supervisor - Southwest Idaho, Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Authors, Editors, & Apprenticeship Learning Community Co-Facilitators:
- Stuart Rumrill, Ph.D., LPC, CRC, Research Evaluation Specialist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Bryan Austin, Ph.D., LPC, CRC, CVE, Director of Evaluation/Quality Employment Project Manager, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Jim Knauf, SWTCIE Project Manager, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
