Arkansas Rehabilitation Services invites high school juniors with disabilities to apply for the Transition Employment Project (TEP) by Friday, March 15, 2024.
The one-week comprehensive pre-employment transition service will take place from June 9-15 at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA), located at 200 Whittington Ave. in Hot Springs National Park.
The Transition Employment Project prepares high school students with disabilities for future employment.
TEP was developed by the Arkansas Transition Project and the Arkansas Career Development Center and is designed to help students with disabilities who have completed the 11th grade discover their skills, abilities, interests, strengths, and career goals.
TEP participants take an interest/need inventory, participate in work-based learning, receive Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) general certification training provided by the Arkansas Career Development Center, have opportunities to complete additional career certifications such as CPR, receive job exploration counseling and self-advocacy, participate in work-place readiness training as well as post-secondary education counseling.
To download the 2024 TEP Application, click here.
The items must be emailed to Judy.Smith@arkansas.gov and Mary.Wilborn@arkansas.gov by March 15.
As a last resort, applicants can mail their TEP Application by March 15 to:
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS)
Attention: Judy Smith
P.O. Box 3781
Little Rock, AR 72203
About Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS)
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services’ (ARS) mission is to prepare Arkansans with disabilities to work and lead productive and independent lives.
To achieve its mission, ARS provides a variety of training and career preparation programs. They have 19 field offices across the state serving all 75 counties where individuals can receive assistance with accessibility and training needs that can lead to successful employment.