**Utah State University is taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and issued a memorandum that all university campus events and community trainings with more than 10 people must be cancelled until further notice (https://dps.usu.edu/emergency/covid-19/events). As a result, the center is canceling in-person trainings and the center will move all or our trainings to an online format. Thank you for understanding and will resume live training when the university allows us to do so.**
Utah School to Work Initiative
The Utah School to Work Initiative aims to ensure transition age youth (ages 14-22) with intellectual or developmental disabilities (including those with the most significant disabilities) are engaged in competitive, integrated employment regardless of where they live in the state. In 2016, Utah was awarded the Partnership in Employment (PIE) grant that is sponsored through the Administration for Community Living. Through this grant, Utah will be able to expand the School to Work pilot project that was supported by the US Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). This grant allows for work with school districts, working directly with schools on implementing necessary changes in service delivery to improve employment outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Utah School to Work Vision
It is the fundamental belief that all individuals are employable. We are committed to the vision of emphasizing, promoting, and supporting competitive, integrated and community based employment for youth with disabilities. All students should have the opportunity to exit school employed and with a variety of meaningful, individualized work experiences leading to careers and other positive post school outcomes.
