Education & TrainingCA Transition Alliance

CA Committee on Employment for People with Disabilities
(CCEPD) advances employment for people with disabilities by making policy recommendations to the Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency.

CA Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DOR)
Employment and independent living for Californians with disabilities since 1963.

Best Online Guide to Scholarships and Resources for Students With Disabilities
Find funding, advocacy organizations, networking opportunities, and other support that make paying for and getting through college easier.

California Career Resource Network (californiacareers.info)
Free career exploration and planning resources were developed using public funds and can easily be used in conjunction with California Career Resource Network tools.

CTE Model Curriculum Standards
Fifteen CTE Industry Sectors

CTE Model Curriculum Standards
Fifteen CTE Industry Sectors Descriptions

Education & Training (calcareercenter.org)
This guide helps you discover your preferred place in the world of work by exploring four career-related questions. Finding initial answers to these questions is the beginning of your journey toward finding an occupation or career direction that is a good match for your interests, skills, and lifestyle goals.

Industry Sectors and Pathways Alignment
The following list identifies the Career Technical Education (CTE) Industry Sectors and Pathways at the California Department of Education (CDE) with the California Community Colleges (CC) Industry Sectors. CTE courses align to the Career Clusters. Each cluster contains several career pathways that connect to educational programs, industries, and careers

Building A Youth Apprenticeship Data Ecosystem: A Starter Kit
Today, Advance CTE released Building A Youth Apprenticeship Data Ecosystem: A Starter Kit to help state and local intermediaries address the identified challenges and ultimately improve the quality of their youth apprenticeship data capacity. The toolkit is meant for youth apprenticeship agencies and organizations at various levels of implementation, from early design to statewide expansion, and includes templates, guides and links to external resources that can be adapted and modified to suit different program needs.

Project SEARCH Transition-to-Work Program FAQ
The Project SEARCH Transition-to-Work Program is a unique, business-led, one-year employment preparation program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations. The program culminates in individualized job development.

LEARN HOW DOR CAN HELP YOU GET A JOB OR GROW IN YOUR CAREER!
The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) works with Californians to help them get a job, live independently, and have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. We have added new features on our website that let you request information and apply for services easily.

Aligning My Career Path with My Earning Needs
The LEAD Center has developed this information sheet to support career path decision making. It posses questions and provides resoources to assist in hte decision making process.

Budgeting: How to create a budget and stick with it
Getting started can be the hardest part, especially if your finances feel out of control, but these easy-to-follow steps are designed to help you create a budget that really works for you.

Skills Matcher | Careers | CareerOneStop
Career One Stop is sponsired by the US Department of Labor… Ready to jumpstart, change, or advance on your career path? Tell us about your skills and we’ll show you career options that might be a good fit.

The Non-Degree Credential Quality Imperative
Postsecondary education and training have become essential to economic mobility, especially for adults of color. They are also critical to building an inclusive economy — one where workers and businesses who are most impacted by economic shifts, as well as workers who face structural barriers of discrimination or lack of opportunity, are empowered to equitably participate in — and benefit from — a growing economy.

Predictors of Post School Success
Research suggests youth with disabilities are less likely to experience positive outcomes compared to peers without disabilities. Identification of in-school predictors of postschool success can provide educators and vocational rehabilitation counselors with information to design, evaluate, and improve transition programs.

Think College – Institute for Community Inclusion
Dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving research and practice in inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disability.

​Best Online Guide to Scholarships and Resources for Students With Disabilities
Find funding, advocacy organizations, networking opportunities, and other support that make paying for and getting through college easier.

Do Something (Community Service Projects)
Fueling young people to change the world.

CA Chancellor’s Office for Community Colleges
Providing students with the knowledge and background necessary to compete in today’s economy.

Microcredentials are changing the Pandemic Job Hunt
Some universities are offering college credits as industry-recognized certificates instead, allowing students to use them in the job market long before they graduate.

Helping Students with Disbilities Understand Accommodations in College
High school educators can play an important role in preparing students to request accommodations in college.

Info Brief: Supporting Families of Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education:
Learning from the Voices of Families
This Info Brief is intended to create increased understanding of the important role that families can play in the postsecondary success of students with disabilities.

K-12 Special Education Vs Community College DSPS
Table of information outlining the differences of Special Education and DSPS between K-12 and College.

Model Accrediation Program Standards for Higher Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Providing technical assistance, coordination, and evaluation of model demonstration programs.

Opening Doors to Post Secondary Education:Planning for Life After High School Hand Book
This handbook is designed as a guide to help students take another step in preparing for “life after high school.”

A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (August 2020)
OSERS published updates to “A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities, August 2020” to advance the office’s efforts in ensuring that all students and youth with disabilities are equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve their post-school and career goals.

Postsecondary Education & Training Preparation Toolkit
The Toolkit resources developed by the National Technical Assistance Center on
Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) are intended to reflect the best knowledge
and comprehensive information the field has identified on a topic.

Making My Way Through College: A Guide for Students with Disabilities
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) is composed of
partners with expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development issues.

Student College Resource Guide
This Student Resource Guide was developed to be used in conjunction with the book, Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities.

Self-Advocacy & the Transition to College
Part of a series of resources for increasing work-based learning opportunities and transition skills for students with disabilities.

College & Career Competency Framework
The College and Career Competency Framework, developed by Drs. Gaumer Erickson and Noonan at the University of Kansas, supports educators and families in developing resilient learners who collaborate to expand skills, express their wants and needs respectfully, and apply strategies to self-regulate and persevere.

Quick Reference Guide: Student Loans
There are several steps a person can take to obtain an education that leads to employment. Whe a person changes college enrollment to part-time status, leaves early or graduates, they are usually expected to begin to repay their student loans within six months.

Adopting a Zero Trust Approach for K-12 & Higher Education to Protect Users, Applications & Infrastructure
Zero Trust is a strategic approach that helps K-12 and higher
education organizations prevent successful data breaches.

Guideposts for Success: Framework for the Future
The future is only as strong as our youth. Policymakers and administrators must ensure a robust framework exists to cultivate our future by recognizing these two guiding thoughts:

Think College Annual Report for Cohort 3 TPSID
Think College REPORTS present descriptive data in narrative and tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use.

The 15 Habits of Top College Students
In the hopes of separating the sheep from the goats, here are what we’ve found to be the 15 habits of the most successful college students.

What to know about bachelor’s degrees at California Community Colleges | Quick Guide
In California, students seeking a bachelor’s degree are no longer restricted to pursuing one at the University of California, California State University or any other four-year university.

What to know about bachelor’s degrees at California Community Colleges | Quick Guide | EdSource
Do you know that you can take your Emotional Support Animal (ESA) with you to college? The Fair Housing Act (FHA) says that “Housing providers cannot refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when such accommodations may be necessary to afford a person with a disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.”

¿Puedo llevar a mi animal de apoyo emocional a la universidad? (umassmed.edu)
Un animal de apoyo emocional (AAE) es aquel que brinda un beneficio terapéutico (p. ej., apoyo emocional, consuelo, compañía) a una persona con una discapacidad de salud mental o psiquiátrica (como una enfermedad de salud mental grave).

Free Guide to Securing ADHD Accommodations in College
ADHD accommodations in college require documentation, planning, & self advocay. Jumpstart the process using 6 steps.

Think College – Institute for Community Inclusion
Dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving research and practice in inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disability.

​Best Online Guide to Scholarships and Resources for Students With Disabilities
Find funding, advocacy organizations, networking opportunities, and other support that make paying for and getting through college easier.

California State University (CSU)
Find your future at the California State University.

Transition CA – Chapman University
Promoting and support successful transition to employment, independent living and quality life for individuals with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities.

Internship Programs: (find by location)
The resource for building your career brand.

Department of Labor
To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States.

CA Career Center
Your virtual counselor! Dream big, set goals, take action!

Employees’ Practical Guide to Requesting and Negotiating Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free service of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. JAN consultants have been providing job accommodation information since 1983 when JAN was founded.

Designing Inclusive Apprenticeships
Whether you’re ready to recruit people with disabilities to join your apprenticeship program, seeking information on best practices to launch an inclusive apprenticeship program, or simply searching for best practices to make your program more accessible, this guide provides tools to support your success.

Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
This fact sheet serves as a basic overview of reasonable accommodations in the workplace and includes some examples and a brief review of the reasonable accommodation process. This document has information that may be useful for employees, employers, human resources staff, and others. Because this is a very general, baseline document, more specific questions may be answered by the reader’s local ADA Center.

Talking about Disability Disclosure
If you need reasonable accommodations in the workplace or for the application or hiring process, disclosure is a very real and necessary step in the accommodation process. It is the first and sometimes most difficult step. So what exactly is involved?

Quality Incentive Program Employment Access
The Department of Developmental Services’ (Department) September 23, 2022 letter established the Quality Incentive Program (QIP) for service providers. This correspondence provides information regarding service providers’ participation in the Employment focus areas of the QIP and guidelines and requirements for the first phase within the QIP (Enclosure A), which is designed to increase placement and continued employment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in competitive integrated employment (CIE).