Employment Opportunities For Youth (EMPLOY) provides special education students with skills that will facilitate their entry into suitable occupations in accordance with their individual educational needs, aptitudes, and interests.
EMPLOY 3 is a two-period class with periods scheduled back-to-back. The focus for EMPLOY 3 is to reinforce and enrich the goals of EMPLOY 1 and EMPLOY 2, as well as vocational exploration and the development of marketable job skills through the completion of an unpaid internship.
Any student who is receiving special education services and whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) and transition goals indicate the appropriateness of the EMPLOY curriculum.
It is recommended that a student complete EMPLOY 1 and/or EMPLOY 2 before enrolling in EMPLOY 3.
EMPLOY courses can fulfill Sequential Elective requirement and Career and Technical Education (CTE) completer sequence elective.