The Comprehensive Customized Employment Course

MG&A’s Comprehensive Customized Employment Course is an in-depth, interactive, and engaging class, based on MG&A’s forty-plus years of organizational expertise. This class offers learners all the foundational information and basic competencies of Discovery and Customized Job Development.

This 40-hour virtual class is offered over 9 half-days (4.5 hours/day), presented over 3 consecutive weeks. Read more about the course below, or…

Topics Covered Include…

  • Customized Employment Overview

    Understanding the Role of Systematic Instruction in Relation to Customized Employment Services

    Essential Elements of Customized Employment

  • Discovery Values and Principles

    Facilitation of Discovery – Collecting, Organizing, Translating Information

    The Ideal Characteristics of Work for an Employment Seeker

    The (Person-Centered!) Customized Employment Planning Meeting

    Developing a Compelling Visual Resume

  • Foundations of Customized Job Development

    Building Individualized Job Development on the Foundation of Discovery

    Developing a Concept Portfolio

    The Employer Needs and Benefits Analysis (ENBA) – What It Is and How to Partner with Employers Using the ENBA

    Researching, Networking, Contacting, and Presenting to Employers

    Negotiating with Employers to Customize the Ideal Job

  • Understanding the Role of Systematic Instruction in Relation to Customized Employment Services

    Employment related Federal and State Policy and Programs

    Benefits Planning, Work Incentives and Financial Literacy Resources

    Maintaining Quality Customized Employment Services

The Comprehensive Customized Employment Course is geared toward…

  • Provider staff who want to increase their capacity for helping persons with disabilities obtain employment – including individuals in day habilitation or day programs, students moving from high school to employment, and those who are supported though not yet successfully engaged in community employment. 

  • Occupational Therapists who are interested in helping clients successfully move into employment.

  • Special education teachers, transition coordinators, and professionals who are working with students who can benefit from the additional support that Discovery and Customized Employment provide. 

  • Parents who want to deepen their understanding of Discovery and Customized Employment principles and practices so that they can advocate for and support their adult children.

  • VR Counselors and Medicaid Waiver Support Coordinators who want to deepen their understanding of Discovery and Customized Employment, understand how it varies from traditional Supported Employment, and how they can facilitate quality services for customers.

Additional Benefits

Those who successfully complete the course (by maintaining class participation and completing homework) will receive an ACRE Certificate with an Emphasis on Customized Employment.

This class is also the starting point for those who are interested in working alongside an expert mentor to deepen their Customized Employment skills through MG&A’s Performance-Based Certification—and those who may consider working with MG&A to become a mentor in the future.

Course Fees

  • The Individual rate is $850.00 per person.

  • Training will be hosted on MG&A’s training platform. Registrants will receive further instructions once confirmed.

  • Have you taken MG&A’s Discovery or Customized Job Development Gateway Training sometime after November 2021? Let us know to discuss additional potential discounts.

Upcoming Comprehensive Customized Employment Course Sessions

No sessions are scheduled at this time. Please provide your email address to be informed of future available sessions by visiting our contact page.

DISCOVERY AND CJD GATEWAY TRAINING

This course combines the content of two of our Gateway trainings, which provide hands-on teaching opportunities with instructor feedback, and is our most popular training option for agencies and organizations seeking to enroll 15 or more students. Click here to visit our Training page or request a quote using the button below.

PERFORMANCE-BASED CERTIFICATION

While the ACRE Certificate is earned through attendance and participation in training, Performance-Based Certification is a separate “deeper dive,” hands-on approach to learning these strategies with support from a mentor with expertise in each specific area. Use the button below to learn more.