Work Experience Coordinator
Program Details
Students must have completed a special education endorsement -- grades 7-12 to be eligible for the WEC endorsement.
Required Courses
SPED 274: Career & Vocational Assessment - (3 credit hours) This course provides participants with an awareness of the various types of student-level assessment instruments and processes in career/vocational education and their use in career decision making, program delivery and planning for transition into work, independent living, and post high school training. Participants learn to describe the purpose and benefits of career-vocational assessment and the use of assessment results in formulating career/vocational and transition goals for use in individualized planning.
SPED 275: Career, Vocation and Transition Plan - (1 credit hour) This course provides participants with a knowledge base to develop career education programs for children and adults with disabilities. Curriculum, training methods, community resources and supplemental information, instructional tools, and other resources will be reviewed. Participants learn to identify key concepts, objectives, and resources for use in developing elementary and secondary education programs for children and youth with disabilities.
SPED 276: Coordinator of Cooperative Programs - (2 credit hours) This course prepares students to implement cooperative education as a method of instruction in vocational education and special education. Primary area of study include how to implement training agreements and plans, develop liaison relationships with the community, evaluative work sites, provide relevant instructions, involve parents and guardians, counsel students for job application, and develop a personal plan to transition into work, training, and community living. Federal and state employment laws and other resources to assist in the coordination process will be identified and utilized.
Application Process
1.) Apply for admission as a certificate/endorsement-only student.
2.) Show proof of the secondary teaching license in Special Education.
3.) Complete a program of study form that show the required coursework for each person wanting the endorsement. The state requires this form to be submitted for the conditional WEC endorsement.
Program Contacts
Kathy Fejes
kathy.fejes@drake.edu
515-271-2168