What you will learn:

▪ Essential information to establish effective relationships between Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Community Rehabilitation Programs

▪ Best practices in preparing job seekers to conduct a job search

▪ Best practices for finding job leads and establishing strong relationships with businesses

▪ How to prepare job seekers for the first few days on the job

▪ Follow-up strategies to ensure a good job match

▪ How to deal with challenging situations with job seekers / employers

▪ Tips for workload management and self-care

Who should attend:

Job Development/Placement staff who provide job placement services to persons with disabilities.

Please note:

1. Registration priority given to individuals most recently hired into a Placement role.

2. Participants must commit to completing the full program of (5) half-days virtually, or 3 full days in-person, to be eligible for course completion certificate.

3. Lunch is on your own for in-person trainings

Cost for the entire training and provided materials:

JPD recognizes the financially distressing environment our field is experiencing. In response, we are offering a scholarship of $150 off the training for the first 11 attendees to sign up per training session. Discount automatically applied in Eventbrite if still available.
MRA member: $200.00 (Normal Price)- With the scholarship $50.
General attendees: $240.00 (Normal Price) – With the scholarship $90.

Membership application can be found at http://www.nationalrehab.org

Register for Placement 101 on Eventbrite

To inquire about accommodations, please contact MNJPDSecretary@gmail.com
Sponsored by:
Job Placement and Development Division (a division of the Minnesota Rehabilitation Association), in collaboration with a network of Community Rehabilitation Programs

JPD 2025 Board Meeting Dates via Zoom: