Vocational Program. 1. Teachers will receive $18.00 per student placed in a XXX or COOP position prior to the start of the school year. In the spring, if there is no coordinating period, the teacher will receive $36.00 per student who is in an approved ADE Priority Program for visitation and written evaluation.
Vocational Program. Autism Nova Scotia’s Pre-Vocational Workshop program provides on-site job coaches, training modules and supportive infrastructure for pre-vocational students with autism to succeed in the workplace. This program improves the level of basic and post-secondary education and work-related skills for persons with disabilities. It also enhances the knowledge base, which contributes to continuous improvement of labour market policies and programs for persons with disabilities. Target population is high school students with autism who are seeking successful employment or transition to a relevant post-secondary environment.
Vocational Program. Autism Nova Scotia’s Pre‐Vocational Workshop program provides on‐site job coaches, training modules and supportive infrastructure for pre‐vocational students with autism to succeed in the workplace. This program improves the level of basic and post‐secondary education and work‐related skills for persons with disabilities. It also enhances the knowledge base, which contributes to continuous improvement of labour market policies and programs for persons with disabilities. Target population is high school students with autism who are seeking successful employment or transition to a relevant post‐secondary environment. ‘Xxxxxxx’ (not her real name) was born and lives in rural Nova Scotia. At birth, it was discovered that Xxxxxxx had Cerebral Palsy and was going to have many challenges in her life. Throughout elementary school and junior high Xxxxxxx had mobility challenges which meant she had to use an electric wheelchair and had difficulties with her speech. However, she prevailed in the mainstream school system. It was discovered in her last year of high school that Xxxxxxx also had a learning disability which affected her reading and comprehension and her long and short‐term memory. In 2000, Xxxxxxx graduated from Eastern Shore District High School and in the following fall, attended St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Over the next six years Xxxxxxx was successful in completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in psychology and sociology. Xxxxxxx furthered her post‐secondary endeavors and spent the next four years completing her Bachelor of Social Work at the Maritime School of Social Work in Halifax. This was not the end of her education path as she continued on to do her Masters of Social Work also at the Maritime School of Social Work where she will graduate in October 2013. Because of Xxxxxxx's disabilities, she relied on many types of supports to overcome her learning and mobility challenges. During her time at St. Mary’s University as well as at Dalhousie University in the Maritime School of Social Work, Xxxxxxx has relied on an attendant to assist her in the classroom by taking notes and helping her with any mobility challenges that she faces. She also relies on tutorial support because of her learning challenges. This support has included assisting her with completing research papers and preparing for tests and exams. She was provided funding for the supports through Post‐Secondary Disability Services with the Department of ...
Vocational Program. Course/Instructional Assignments
