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Pre-ETS Help Students with IEPs Prepare for a Job

Get ready for work! Charles River Center is a provider of pre-employment transition services (Pre-ETS) for high school youth with autism and other intellectual disabilities. In partnership with the Mass. Rehabilitation Commission, CRC provides pre-employment vocational training to students in ten MetroWest area high schools.

Pre-ETS helps students with IEPs get ready for a job before they transition out of school. Starting at age 14, our pre-ETS training focuses on employment awareness, exploration and preparation including internships. CRC has developed our own curriculum that matches the availability and interests of our students. Curriculum can be completed at home, afternoons, evenings or during free blocks at school. Students have unlimited access to our Virtual Job Shadow software, a premier career exploration and career planning platform where they can consider career choices by experiencing job shadowing visits across a broad range of careers.

Program Highlights

Work with a CRC Pre-ETS Coordinator to create a unique service plan to determine which “classes are a good fit” based on the students abilities and interests.
Create employment goals that can be included in the students’ IEP and transition planning form.
Training courses are offered online so they can done at home, after school.
Available to work on over the summer and vacations until the student turns 22.

Eligibility

High School students with disabilities ages 14-22 years old.
Apply through your high school Student Services department or contact CRC directly.
Prior application to MRC Vocational Rehabilitation services is not required.
Pre-ETS is funded through the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC).
There are no fees to participate in Pre-ETS programs.