The 5 Employment Curriculum’s the Division has approved so far:
1) Virginia Commonwealth University Job Development and Job Coaching training
Course: Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series ACRE Certified
2) Wyoming Employment Specialist Training -
A network of trainers around the state provide a Wyoming Employment Specialist Certification to Wyoming providers. The curriculum is recognized by the Behavioral Health Division, Developmental Disabilities Section. It includes 20 hours of in-class instruction and 20 hours of field work and provides training on the structure of job development, GAP analysis, business & community partnerships, career planning, discovery, and finding the right job match. Classes are $300/person.
3) College of Direct Support - Employment track
4) Dale Dileo has the Training Resource Network that has an Employment First site with online modules:
**APSE is recommending each of these courses and has posted information on discounts for taking them:
5) Customized employment training by Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC which has been provided in Wyoming through a project with the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. Two providers have used them. The training is an ACRE (Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators) certified curriculum that consists of 40 hours of classroom training. In the case of the Wyoming training it was presented over 6.5 days in April and May of this year. In addition to attending all the training modules, participants completed a pre and post-test and needed to score a minimum of 80% on the post-test (which everyone who participated accomplished).
6) Another program recently approved covers career development theory, assessments, and practical resources and skills to aid people (not restricted to people with developmental disabilities) with career development. This course also comes with an option for credentialing which should meet and far exceed any requirements and expectations. The Career Development Facilitator from the NCDA website has in-depth training in the areas of career development in the form of up to 120+ class/instructional hours, provided by a nationally trained and qualified instructor. A Career Development Facilitator may serve as a career group facilitator, job search trainer, career resource center coordinator, career coach, career development case manager, intake interviewer, occupational and labor market information resource person, human resource career development coordinator, employment/placement specialist, or workforce development staff person.
Division Approved Employment Curriculum’s / April 10, 2015