Pre-Employment Transition Services & Transition Services

One of the primary roles of Vocational Rehabilitation is to empower individuals with disabilities, including students and youth with disabilities, to make informed choices about their careers by providing a continuum of services to achieve employment outcomes in competitive integrated employment. VR offers a continuum of services for students and youth with disabilities, to include pre-employment transition services (Pre-ETS), transition services, and employment related services. In providing transition services to students and youth with disabilities, it is important to note that the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by WIOA, created distinct definitions for the terms “student with a disability” and “youth with a disability.” This is important to remember when providing transition services to individuals who fall within these two distinct populations because the continuum and delivery of VR services may look quite different for a student with a disability and a youth with a disability. For example, only individuals who meet the definition of a student with a disability and fall within the state’s minimum and maximum age range may receive pre-employment transition services.