Community Work Transition Program

KY-Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, UCEDD/LEND
Program Type	UCEDD	Fiscal Year	2020
Contact	Kathy Sheppard-Jones, PhD
Email	[email protected]
Phone	859-257-8104
Project Description
The Community Work Transition Program (CWTP) is a statewide collaborative program with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Human Development Institute (HDI) and Local Education Agencies (LEA). The goal of the programs is for each student to have a variety of experiences and exposure to pre-employment transition services or individualized transition services in their school and community to obtain future competitive, integrated employment and/or post-secondary education and/or training. The CWTP is designed to provide Pre Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) and/ or Individualized Transition Services to students who are potentially eligible or eligible for services with OVR or OFB. Potentially eligible students are all students with disabilities, with Individual Learning Program (IEP) or 504 Plan or documented disability, including those who have not applied or been determined eligible for OVR services. Eligible students are students with disabilities, with an IEP or 504 Plan and documented disability, determined eligible for OVR services and meets the Order of Selection, Category 1, eligible individuals who have the most significant disabilities. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Acts (WIOA) five required Pre-ETS activities are: (1) Job Exploration Counseling; (2) Work Based Learning Experiences; (3) Post-Secondary Counseling; (4) Workplace Readiness Training; and (5) Self-Advocacy skills. The CWTP is jointly funded by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), and Local Education Authorities (LEA). The Kentucky Department of Education provides funds for CWTP personnel, all training opportunities and one third of the technical assistance provided through HDI at the University of Kentucky. Funds provided by the OVR are used to reimburse LEA for transition services provided to students through the program as well as personnel and for two thirds of the technical assistance provided through HDI at the University of Kentucky.