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Training can help you gain the skills you need for work. Learn about how training can prepare you for a job or help you move up in your current job.
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Career Exploration
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Career exploration will help you research jobs you might like to do.
- O*Net is an interactive website for exploring and searching occupations. Learn about jobs, skills, wages, education, and growth.
- Career Index Plus is a career information system that collects Labor Market Information (LMI) and can help you explore careers.
- Career OneStop is a website that provides easy to understand workforce information to aid job seekers explore, find, and advance in careers.
- CareerOnestop Career Exploration Video Series is a series of career videos to help job seekers better understand job duties in many industries.
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Work Based Learning Experiences
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Work-Based Learning experiences help you gain knowledge and skills about certain jobs or work settings. You learn by being on the job. There are many types of work-based learning experiences including: volunteering, job shadowing, on-the-job training, and work place tours. Your local VR office can connect you with work based learning opportunities. Find your state VR agency.
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Career and Technical Education
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Career Technical Education (CTE) is a training program that is academic and technical such as jobs in health care, manufacturing, business, computers, and construction. CTE programs help you train for a specific job. Learn more about CTE programs.
- CTE in your state is a website to help you find CTE programs in your state.
- CTE 101 is a short video that explains how Career Technical Education prepares learners for their futures.
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Apprenticeships
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Apprenticeships are work-based learning experiences where apprentices are supervised on-the-job and do job-related education. Apprentices get paid while doing their training and education. Learn more about apprenticeships.
- Disability and Apprenticeship is a collection of resources from WorkforceGPS to provide information about apprenticeships for people with disabilities.
- Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship is a website that features resources for individuals with disabilities and businesses to learn about apprenticeship options.
- www.apprenticeship.gov is a one-stop web source to connect career seekers, employers, and education partners with apprenticeship resources. Discover apprenticeships across industries, how programs are started by employers, and how to become an apprentice.
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College
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A college degree can help you qualify for jobs, move up in your career, and get paid more money. Learn more about options for college.
- Preparing for College is a federal website that provides tips to consider when thinking about going to college.
- Types of Financial Aid (for funding your education) is a federal website to learn about options to pay for your college education.
- The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) is a website that provides information about disability and higher education.
- Opening Doors to College is a video that shows the college experiences of several college students with intellectual disabilities.
- Going to College: A Resource for Teens with Disabilities is a website for teens who are interested in learning more about going to college. Learn about your strengths, understand campus life, and plan for your college experience.
- Rethinking College Video is a 25-minute film produced by Think College. It explores the growing movement to include students with intellectual disabilities in higher education.
- Think College: Student Corner is a website to help students with disabilities learn more about college opportunities and options.
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Internships
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Internships are short-term work-based learning experiences where people get hands-on experience in their field. Internships can be either paid or unpaid. Learn more about internships.
- Understanding Internships is a website that introduces internships and describes their benefits.
- EARN Internship and Apprenticeship Resources is a collection of resources that feature information about internships and apprenticeships for people with disabilities.
- Project Search is an internship program for young people with disabilities and prepares individuals for work through internship experiences.
- AAPD Summer Internship Program is a summer internship program for college students with disabilities. Learn more about the AAPD Summer Internship Program