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From secondary school to competitive employment
Apprenticeship, CTE, and pre-apprenticeship pathways to competitive integrated employment for young people with disabilities. Live via our O*NET Career Pathways platform.
Every learner, a pathway
Transition-age youth
4.6M
14 – 22 with IEP
Competitive integrated employment
37%
RSA-911 outcome rate
Apprenticeship access
2.1%
Youth w/ disability
Post-secondary enrollment
58%
CTE + college
Live via the O*NET Career Pathways platform
Our O*NET Career Pathways platform connects live U.S. labor-market job postings to 800+ O*NET occupations and the training and credentials that close each skill gap. State partners integrate the platform into VR caseloads and secondary-transition IEP planning.
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Myth or Fact?
"CTE and apprenticeships lead to competitive-wage jobs at higher rates than college-only pathways for students with disabilities."
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FACT. RSA-911 data shows CTE-completed students achieve competitive integrated employment at 58% vs 42% for college-only.Source: RSA-911 fiscal year 2023.
Myth or Fact?
"Registered apprenticeships require students to give up SSI."
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MYTH. SSI Work Incentives (Impairment-Related Work Expenses, Plan to Achieve Self-Support) let apprentices keep SSI while earning.Source: SSA POMS SI 00820.535.