Indiana Vocational Internship Program Resources
Are you ready to start your internship? These resources can help students, families, educators, or hospital staff ensure it’s successful.
Job Exploration
Transitioning from school into your internship involves a lot of big decisions, including what type of future job you might be interested in.
These resources offer tips on job searching, requirements for careers, and details on different types of jobs and workplaces.
They also offer advice for Pre-ETS professionals on providing job exploration counseling. You can find curriculums, videos, and other resources to share with clients in Pre-ETS.
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This guide covers completing a job search as a person with a disability. It starts with the basics, then turns to the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), potential careers for people with disabilities, and the best job sites to use for your search.
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This website, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, offers career videos on 16 different types of work. Learn about the tasks involved, workplace settings, skills or education needed, and more.
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Indiana University created this website to help students, families, and education professionals with the transition to the workplace. It includes activities, webinars, podcasts, workshops, and comprehensive training resources.
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The NTACT created this comprehensive list of resources, activities, lesson plans, and curricula for education professionals helping students in Pre-ETS.
Work-Based Learning Opportunities
Work-based learning (WBL) uses experiences in real workplaces to help students connect their schoolwork to real-life work and career opportunities.
How to Develop Natural Supports
Natural supports are the relationships in your life that help you thrive. This guide offers tips and examples for building natural supports in your community.
Work-Based Learning Experiences
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition put together this guide to the many different types of workplace experiences for anyone in Pre-ETS.
Transition Tennessee
Transition Tennessee is an online hub for Pre-ETS training and resources. Here they offer guides for helping students prepare for workplace visits or interviews.
Instruction in Self-Advocacy
Post-Secondary Opportunities
Not ready to transition straight from your internship into the workforce? Think about continuing in school or training instead. These resources will teach you more about attending college or other postsecondary opportunities.
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The Indiana Career Explorer helps you search for industries and careers based on your interests. Then, it will help you create a career or graduation plan that will get you there.
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This guide from the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition explains how to counsel Pre-ETS clients on what training or education opportunities might be available to them after high school.
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This resource from Pacer's National Parent Center on Transition and Employment explains new opportunities for inclusive postsecondary education for people with intellectual disabilities. After the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), there are more choices than ever.
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This site collects resources, tools, and supports to help students with disabilities plan for the future. You can explore jobs and careers, education or training after high school, independent living skills, and available programs.
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The Institute for Community Inclusion at UMASS Boston created this center to expand and improve higher education choices for students with intellectual disabilities. It includes resources for students, families, and education staff.
Workplace Readiness Training
Get ready to start your internship off right! These resources cover essential soft skills you’ll need to thrive both in the workplace and living independently, like communication, time management, and handling money.
Assistive Technology
Easterseals Crossroads offers help with assistive technology and devices. You can try a device, get help with funding, or explore podcasts and articles with tips on how to use your device in daily life.
Personal Finance Skills
Next Gen Personal Finance helps people learn to manage their money easily and effectively. The site offers lessons, interactive resources, and assessments on topics like banking, budgeting, investing, or paying for college. Build skills through online games, or learn to read your new pay stub.
NTACT: Workplace Readiness
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition provides this guide for helping Pre-ETS clients develop the soft skills they need to thrive in any workplace. Explore their full curriculum and activities.
O*NET Interest Profiler
This interactive test can help you determine which careers fit your interests. Answer a series of questions to find out what jobs you might be best suited for, and how you can get one.
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills
Soft skills like teamwork, communication, or networking can be the key to getting and keeping a job or internship. But, they can be some of the hardest skills to learn or teach. The Office of Disability Employment Policy put together this curriculum to teach soft skills to youth, including youth with disabilities.