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Training Opportunities

Way to Work! Expanding Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

We offer a series of trainings for service providers, such as staff of One-Stop Career Centers, and community or private rehabilitation programs.

The training will focus on effective practices that enable One-Stop Career Center staff to provide comprehensive employment services to persons with disabilities. Each of the basic and intermediate modules are presented in a narrative format with a variety of multimedia features designed to enhance the learning process. After successful completion of the training, users will be provided with a Certificate of Completion indicating competency in disability awareness as well knowledge of legal and community resources for the support of employment of people with disabilities.

These trainings are developed in partnership with the EmployABILITY program of the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department, created in collaboration with the Los Angeles City Workforce Investment Board, to create career empowerment for persons with disabilities.

Employability Partnership       Workforce Investment Board       Work Source California Building Business and Careers

Basic – Understanding Disability

Intermediate – Workplace Disability Law

New! 2nd Chance Training Series

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Legacy Disability Training–Understanding Disability

A primary goal of One-Stop Centers is to assist customers in finding jobs and advancing their careers. The Workforce Investment Act established the core concept of "universal access," meaning One-Stop services must be readily accessible to a wide range of customers, including persons with disabilities. The high unemployment rate for persons with disabilities is the highest of any segment of the population. Approximately 1 in 7 people in the United States have some type of disability, representing a significant portion of potential One-Stop customers. Registration is not required for this training.

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New Perspectives in Business: Self-Employment Training

This online training series is designed to support service providers and people with disabilities who are entering and reentering the work force or who are seeking relevant self-employment opportunities.

The motivational format of the training will help individuals with disabilities gain personal insight, realize readily available resources, and determine a plan of action toward achieving self-employment or employment goals quickly and effectively.

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Training for Job Seekers

Webinars

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The Disability Services Management Program Courses at Grossmont College

Courses for people working in the field of disability, whether it be in a day program, vocational support, group home, supported living, health professions, etc..., these courses are jam-packed with the latest information to facilitate person-centered, respectful support of people who experience disability, from instructors who are active in the field and passionate about empowering their students to stand out as the best in their profession.

Course work can lead to Residential Services Specialist Certificates from San Diego Regional Center, or Certificate of Achievement or Associate of Science Degree in Disability Services Managemen. The Disabilities Services Management (DSM) program at Grossmont College is the first stop on Interwork Institute’s Career Ramp, which leads to a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and then on to the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership.

If you have any questions about the Disability Services Management program or the courses in general, please contact Janice Goforth-Melroy by E-mail: janice.goforth@gcccd.edu or Voicemail: 619-644-7000 EXT: 3488