Projects - Community Employment
Community Integrated Employment Technical Assistance and Training (CIETAT)
Community Employment (CIETAT) provides services on community employment for people with disabilities to service providers, state vocational rehabilitation, mental retardation personnel, mental health personnel, teachers, employers, university staff and students, families and people with disabilities. This project is funded by the Tennessee Division of Rehabilitation Services.
Three consultants based in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis provide on-site consultation and training on community employment to service providers, businesses, students and faculty and the public. To over 100 providers of employment services in the State, the consultants are the link to disability employment issues and practices. The consultants are asked to provide current employment and disability information to the University system on a regular basis. Each year the consultants speak to rehabilitation and special education students, giving real world experiences and best practice trends. Through their daily activities, the consultants offer students in a variety of colleges a living laboratory to compliment their academic studies. In addition, the general public, disability advocacy groups and people with disabilities meet with the consultants to learn about the latest trends in employment.
Employment provider forums offer an opportunity for all stakeholders to meet and discuss issues, learn about best practices, and clarify policies. Partiipation in annual employment conferences gives all stakeholders and employers the opportunity to meet, hear and discuss the disability employment issues. The Employment Consultant Training System, Employment Service Certificate Program (ESCP), offers a comprehensive training from the new hire to the seasoned professional to management wanting to understand this critical support position for job seekers with disabilities.
CIETAT has a 18 year history in Tennessee for delivering cutting edge training and technical assistance in supported employment.
Connections for Disability and Employment
312 Conference Center Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4132
V: 865-974-4109
Fax: 865.974.9180
Email: cde@tennessee.edu