Bridging Employment Gaps by Providing Apprenticeship Opportunities with Students with Disabilities
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This presentation will highlight how our team designs and implements apprenticeship programs for students enrolled in special education and our ability to work with federal, state, county, municipal governments and the school district to develop a successful high school apprenticeship program. We will highlight the process, improvements, and successes made during the development of these programs. This high school apprenticeship program model uses the U. S. Department Of Labor registered apprenticeship program standards which are developed in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship. Students who successfully complete the standards for their U. S. Department Of Labor approved occupation will receive certification from the Department of Labor for the approved occupation. Upon completion of their certificate, students become permanent employees where they received their certificate.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the process of how to establish an apprenticeship model specific to students with disabilities in their organization.
- Effectively communicate the needs of each party, roles and responsibilities of team members, program criteria, execution of the plan, the importance of analysis, revision, collaboration of all parties and the willingness to adjust the model for greater success in the future.
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Payton Drury
Payton Drury is the Human Resources Director with the City of Collinsville and has been with the City for over 6 years. Payton oversees all areas of human resources, including employee retention, employee engagement, employee recognition, employment policies, recruitment, training, and benefits. She holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a focus in HR and Marketing and a Master’s in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Tony Fuhrmann
Tony Fuhrmann has served as Director of Employment and Training for Madison County since August of 2017. Prior to joining Madison County he served as Chief Financial Officer for the Bureau of Property Management, Central Management Services, state of Illinois for 2 years. Previously he was employed with the Department of Human Services at the state level for 17 years. He worked for Anheuser Busch in the Logistics Department for 10 years. He holds a Master of Marketing Research Degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Currently he is serving as a City Councilperson for the city of Collinsville, IL.
Darlene Ladd
Darlene Ladd, Assistant Director at Madison County Employment and Training has 8 years of experience in workforce development, assisting job seekers and businesses meeting the changing demands of the labor market. Prior to working with Madison County, she worked for over 16 years with a non-profit agency assisting individuals with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining employment. Providing recruitment, job placement, coaching, retention services, and case management services through partnerships with Vocational Rehabilitation and Ability One Programs. Darlene is currently on the board of directors for a small non-profit organization that provides educational and employment training opportunities to adults with disabilities.
Paula Bradford
Paula Bradford serves as the Director for Madison County Transition Programs and the Special Education Administrator for Madison County ROE #41. She came to the position with 14 years’ experience as a Transition Specialist. She is a Youth Services Coordinator for Secondary Transitional Experience Program with Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). As a Youth Services Coordinator, she is a liaison between school districts and DRS. She serves as the Chairperson of the Madison County Transition Planning Committee which brings together representatives from Madison County school districts and local agencies to discuss and coordinate transition services.