Phase II: The Vocational Exploration Assessment Training Program (V.E.A.T.)

     Provides transition-aged students with transferable skills necessary for competitive employment within the community. Students receive training in the specific skill area for the job activity selected, as well as vocational and social skills related to the job.These activities are off-campus, non-paid, work based experiences. Student’s train with the assistance of a teacher’s aide and /or the worksite supervisor. The aide’s as well as the supervisor’s assistance fades as the student develops appropriate skills to work independently. The work transition coordinator regularly evaluates the student and the possibility of paid employment can result depending on the student’s job performance and the needs of the employer. Each student experiences from forty (40) to two hundred (200) hours at an assigned task.