Open Your Workplace to Opportunity
Creative job exploration and training strategies provide “real world setting” learning environments for people, including youth, with disabilities.
Open Your Workplace to Opportunity
Creative job exploration and training strategies provide “real world setting” learning environments for people, including youth, with disabilities.
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Initial training costs may be offset when you offer an opportunity to learn occupational skills at the jobsite.
Paid Work Experience (PWE)
Labor costs may be covered while allowing a person with a disability to assume a short-term employment assignment at your workplace.
Mentoring and Shadowing
People with disabilities, including youth, can gain exposure and better narrow their career paths with real work setting experiences.
A Closer Look at OJTs and PWEs
Employers have long collaborated with Colorado’s Workforce Centers (WFC) and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to provide alternative options for new hire training (OJT) or hard/soft skill and resume development (PWE). Cultivate a relationship with your local WFC or DVR office to understand the financial details and consider offering up a one to three-month experience for a youth or adult with a disability. What may result is the perfect hire for your business.
Apprenticeships and Internships
Apprenticeships and internships are additional ways to connect your business to career seekers through work-based learning. Registered apprenticeships are coordinated through Colorado’s Workforce Center system, and CareerWise is a resource for youth apprenticeships. Internships often serve as a bridge between school and permanent employment. Local colleges and universities are great places to begin a conversation as is the Colorado Workforce Center system.