In this Career Connections video, you’ll meet Christy Pruett, a community training supervisor who helps find and maintain employment for individuals with developmental disabilities. Join Christy for a busy day of on-site visits and meetings, and see why she finds this work so rewarding. You’ll also learn about the educational requirements of the field, which for some positions does not require a college degree.
Career Connections is a joint initiative among the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, the Ohio Department of Higher Education, and the Ohio Department of Education. Senate Bill 316 requires career connections learning strategies be embedded in the Department’s model curricula. The goal is to give K-12 students opportunities to become more aware of career opportunities; learn of their interests, talents and abilities; explore careers; and make academic and career plans for their future. For more information regarding Career Connections Initiative, follow this link:
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Provided by BEMC, the Multimedia Production Project Grant funds are provided to Ohio's Public Television Stations to assist in creating video modules for in-demand jobs and careers in Ohio.
To see more videos created by the Ohio Public Television stations for Career Connections, please follow the link to BEMC's YouTube page: [ Ссылка ]
Educator materials for use in the classroom are available at Career Connections on PBS LearningMedia:
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Funding to make this educational production accessible was provided by the U.S. Department of Education: PH: 1-800-USA-LEARN (V) or WEB: www.ed.gov. Accessibility features provided by Described and Captioned Media Program www.dcmp.org or info@dcmp.org.
