A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment Youth and Families Training

The?Colorado?Office of Employment First (COEF) is excited to announce the release of "A Brighter Future:?Navigating the World of Disability and Employment."?This is a new curriculum and training for youth and families and is being funded by the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council.

Training participants will engage in an interactive learning experience that includes six one-hour virtual training sessions with additional one-on-one mentoring opportunities. Participants will complete a pre and post-course survey to assess knowledge gained from this training opportunity. Our experienced and engaging instructors will be available throughout the course to support participants in navigating the training and achieving course objectives.

Training Purpose: To deliver a statewide training curriculum that educates youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families/care providers about Employment First, about the possibilities, processes, potential services, systems navigation, and strategies for securing work.

Training Topics:

• What Employment First is.
• What skills are needed to get employment.
• How employment fits into the education process.
• How managing health impacts employment.
• The services and agencies that can help in obtaining employment.
• How employment may impact Social Security benefits.

There are separate tracks for youth and families that cover all six modules.

Our Target Audience:
Youth with I/DD between the ages of 14 and 21 and their family members inclusive of both urban and rural areas. 

Cost of Training: Free

Please reach out to Dr. Tiffany Cron at [email protected] if you have questions or need support to submit your registration.

YOUTH Track Training Schedule: (Mountain Time)
Listed below are the dates/times for each day of training.

• Day 1: Tuesday, 1/17 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 2: Wednesday, 1/18 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 3: Thursday, 1/19 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 4: Tuesday, 1/24 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 5: Wednesday, 1/25 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 6: Thursday, 1/26 from 5:30-6:30pm

Register Here for A Brighter Future YOUTH Training

FAMILY Track Training Schedule: (Mountain Time)
Listed below are the dates/times for each day of training.

• Day 1: Tuesday, 1/17 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 2: Wednesday, 1/18 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 3: Thursday, 1/19 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 4: Tuesday, 1/24 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 5: Wednesday, 1/25 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 6: Thursday, 1/26 from 6:30-7:30pm

Register Here for A Brighter Future FAMILY Training

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