Best Practices in Transitioning from Post-Secondary to Employment

1. DRN 2015:
Best Practices in Transitioning
from Post-Secondary to Employment
The WorkBC Perspective

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• 1:15 – 1:20: Introductions
• 1:20 – 1:30: Overview of WorkBC Services
• 1:30 – 2:00: Interactive Panel Session Open Door Group, Downtown
Eastside ESC
• 2:00 – 2:30: Interactive Panel Session with AVIA
• 2:30 – 2:45: General Questions and Answer, Wrap up
Agenda for This Session

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• Persons with disabilities can access the program when they
are:
– Legally eligible to work in BC and are
– Unemployed, under employed with a disability, or working under 20 hours per week,
– In their last year of high school or post-secondary, or,
– Working full-time but require program support to maintain employment, if they are at
risk of job loss.
• These clients can:
– Participate in Employment Focused Self-Serve group workshops
– Receive Job Search and Job Start Program Financial Supports , when
determined essential by the EPBC Service Provider
– Access Case Management if assessed as needing more than Self-Serve
Services alone
Client Eligibility in the EPBC:

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• Streamlined and coordinated services through various points
of access, including:
– WorkBC ESC Storefront locations
– Satellite offices
– Itinerant services
– Outreach services
Service Delivery in the EPBC:

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The EPBC provides people with disabilities a range of services and supports including:
• Employment planning and case management
• Disability/employment focused workshops (may be provided one-on-one or on the
job)
• Placement Services including work experiences, customized employment, job
development and job coaching
• Access through customized employment to discovery, a strengths based approach
to discover an individuals’ ideal conditions of employment
• Extended on the job follow up support when needed, up to 48 weeks
• Access to skills training, including essential skills and short-term certificate courses
• Training in self-employment
• Access to program supports if employed but at risk of losing employment due to
their disability including access to individualized services and support to retain
employment
• Financial supports, such as bus tickets or childcare.
Client Services in the EPBC:

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Employment Related Disability Supports are available to support an individual
looking for work, as well as on the job. They include:
 Assistive Devices, Equipment and Technology
 Attendant Services
 Communication/Hearing Devices
 Interpreting or Captioning
 Ergonomic Supports
 Workplace Access & Modification
 Other (as needed)
Disability Supports in the EPBC:

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Specialized assessments allow further examination of an individual’s
employment-related abilities, strengths, and employment service needs.
They are administered by qualified professionals and include:
Specialized Assessments in the EPBC:
Neuropsychological Vocational Assessment Vocational Psychological Assessment
Physical/Functional Work Capacity
Assessment
Work Simulation Assessment
Learning Disability Assessment Assistive Technology Assessment
Foreign Credentialing Prior Learning Assessment
Medical Assessment Report Ergonomic Assessment
Audiological Assessment Speech and Language Assessment

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• Best Practices: Connecting Graduating VCC Students to WorkBC
• Best Practices: Connecting Potential Students to VCC
• Overview of Essential Skills Pilot with Vancouver Community
College (VCC) and WorkBC’s Vancouver Leads
• Overview of Community Engagement Group Committee with
VCC
Interactive Panel Session: Open Door Group

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIJEJN-riTs
• Avia website: http://www.aviaemployment.ca/disability-
employment-month/
Case Study: AVIA

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Questions?