Our Commitment
AFES Workforce, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is certified to provide job training and employment services to individuals with disabilities. We deliver in-person, virtual, and pre-placement training, including VR’s Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS).
AFES Workforce, Inc., Employment Specialist(s): We support the dreams of youths with disabilities by assisting them in finding work and saving for permanent housing. Below are the employment services provided by our nonprofit corporation.
Workforce Job Training: Action Steps 1 to 4
- Contact your VR Counselor in your area
- Connect to our Virtual Meet and Greet
- Sign up for our training programs
- Attend your workforce graduation event!
An Employment Specialist:
Employment Specialists (ES) assist individuals in finding suitable jobs, focusing on those with mental health issues, disabilities, or from underrepresented groups such as U.S. veterans and military families. Their primary responsibilities include building trusting relationships with clients, educating them on workplace rights, and connecting them with job development and vocational opportunities—online source.
Self-Advocacy Training:
The self-advocacy provider is committed to empowering and training students. Self-advocacy training prepares students to communicate their strengths, abilities, interests, and needs effectively at interviews with potential employers or when applying to trade schools, colleges, or universities.
Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS):
- Pre-Placement Training
- Work Readiness Training
- Self-Advocacy Training (SA)
- Counseling on Enrollment Opportunities
- On-The-Job-Training
On-The-Job-Training (OJT):
Service Definition: VR defines the OJT plan as an inventory of participants’ interests, resources, and accommodations for possible future paid work experience.
Supported Employment Services:
Supported employment is an approach to vocational rehabilitation that assists participants with a significant disability in finding and keeping a job that pays a competitive wage, is consistent with the unique strengths, abilities, interests, and informed choice of the individuals, provides the support necessary for the participants including youths with a significant disability to be successful in the workplace.
Workforce Graduation Event: You did it!
When you complete our job training programs, our graduates are invited to a workforce graduation event with their personal and professional support, such as families and friends.
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References: The Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programmatic Operations Resource Guide Handbook, Effective February 2024; Rule 6A-25.021, F.A.C.