Allied Vocational Rehabilitation
Welcome to Allied Vocational Rehabilitation School. We realize that every person has a unique situation. At Allied, we tailor your education to prepare you for a career that suits your needs. As a result, you are faced with new possibilities and the chance for a new future. As part of the Allied team you are welcome to post comments and newsworthy articles on this Vocational Rehabilitation Blog.
Monday, February 23, 2009
When we think of the current economic recession, we often think of those people who have been laid off. On television and on the Internet, these are the only people that we hear about; yet some struggling men and women have been injured on the job or have a disability. For those individuals, the recession is just as real and poses an even larger obstacle toward employment.
Yet disabled or injured people need not give up or settle for low-wage jobs, there is also the option of vocational rehabilitation training or "voc rehab" as it's also known. Many states provide re-training funds for those people who are currently on disability or worker's compensation; even disabled veterans may be eligible. The categories can include:
- Injured workers
- Someone who is disabled
- Disabled veteran due to service-related injury
- Individuals on unemployment (EDD), SSI
People who qualify may be eligible to enroll in a voc rehab training program and pay nothing out of pocket for the courses. This benefit gives a ray of hope to those men and women who are struggling with how to break into the job market.
Some might ask: "If I'm disabled or injured, how am I supposed to leave my house each day and commute to a school for retraining?" It's a good question and the answer is online vocational rehabilitation training.
Many online schools accept voc rehab training vouchers, allowing you to have access to a variety of online retraining programs.
What exactly is online training? How do you study with just a computer?
Online training means that with a computer and an Internet connection, you can log onto your school's website each day, open the current lesson and do the readings and assignments that are part of the day's lesson. The great news, of course, is that you can study wherever and whenever it is convenient for you. In many ways online training is simply the latest version of correspondence courses -- a kind of high-tech distance education.
And just as there are dozens of careers that students can purse, there are just as many training programs offered at online vocational rehabilitation schools. Voc rehab students can enroll in medical, business or real estate courses, for example, helping to prepare themselves for fast-growing careers.
Voc rehab students can train to be a medical coder or a pharmacy technician, taking advantage of the steady growth in the medical field. As more and more baby boomers retire, the demand for more health care services will continue to grow in the foreseeable future.
Then there is the real estate industry which is making gains with more affordable home prices across the nation. A career as a real estate agent, real estate broker or a home inspector will allow individuals to work front and center in this important industry.
Individuals who believe they may qualify for vocational rehabilitation benefits should contact their state for more information or contact a school directly to find out their policies about voc rehab benefits and retraining vouchers.
1 Comments:
Very encouraging, brief article for disabled job seekers. Thanks.
Russ Miles (MS victim in AZ)
Post a Comment
<< Home