He spent 7 days of pre-vocation assessment at our county's Career Center. (Sorry, this was in Sept 2012.) Their goal:
to help students achieve a safe, self-directed and independent future based
upon realistic life choices and training.
During the assessment,
students spend times at the different learning stations which represent the
offerings of the Career Center. Student's interests, abilities, and aptitudes
are identified for vocational direction.
Bumblebee really liked the bakery and culinary/food service. Bumblebee also said he liked building
skills, and "driving the forklift," which is part of materials handling. We think he felt pressure to name four areas. Considering his aptitudes, his choices were narrowed to bakery and
culinary/food service.
He is now in their Skills Discovery/Skills Training
program.
This program develops job readiness skills as well as life skills. He will be in
a supportive learning environment. In other words, they will help Bumblebee
get ready, both for a job and for life.
As he improves in skills, he can
move up to Mainstreaming, and then Assisted Employment.
Bottom line: we found a safe place for Bumblebee to learn job and life
skills.
Bumblebee enjoyed his year at the Career Center and will be going back there this year.
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