STEP - Skills Training for Employment Preparation

S.T.E.P. UPDATE:

*Congratulations to Dina Martino, S.T.E.P.’s Research Director, on receiving another fellowship for her doctoral studies! This is the third graduate scholarship Dina has been granted toward her studies in measurement and evaluation.

*Congratulations to Beth Avery, Education Director, who has been awarded the Master's Certificate Vocational Professional (MCVP) designation - the highest level awarded by CVRP (the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals).

Skills Training for Employment Preparation (S.T.E.P.)
S.T.E.P. specializes in providing customized, vocationally directed, 1:1 educational and functional training programs, assessments and related services for adults with special needs: learning disabilities (diagnosed/suspected), general learning limitations, attention deficits, cognitive impairments, skill gaps, and/or pain and adjustment difficulties; and significant hand limitations. S.T.E.P.’s qualified and experienced teaching staff (B.Ed., M.Ed., TESL) and consultants are skilled in adult and special education, ESL instruction, psychology, occupational therapy and vocational rehabilitation. As importantly for our clients:
Real teaching. Sustainable learning. Each of our students receives 1:1 direct, interactive, lesson-based instruction with a designated teacher. "OUR HOUR HAS 60 MINUTES"		Building Essential Skills ... One S.T.E.P. at a Time Our name says it all! At Skills Training for Employment Preparation (S.T.E.P.), our customized programs have always integrated work on Essential Skills for identified occupational goals. We now offer focused, stand-alone Essential Skills programs as well.
	After building foundational skills in our specialized academic and functional training programs, we target job-specific Essential Skills for Reading Text, Writing, Document Use, Oral Communication, Numeracy and Computer use, as applicable. All of our programs also build Thinking Skills and other important work habits. Other comprehensive Essential Skills instruction is available for trainees who have achieved minimal functional literacy levels or Canadian Language Benchmarks 5/6 as ESL learners, but who would still benefit from personalized, 1:1 training in Essential Skills due to special learning needs. To evaluate key Essential Skills, S.T.E.P. is an authorized Third Party Test Administration site for the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES).

How are we doing?
Outcome Evaluations
Kudos! – Graduates and Case Managers Provide Feedback

S.T.E.P. PRESENTATIONS:

*S.T.E.P. continues to provide seminars on adults with special learning needs and ways to facilitate their successful educational experiences and vocational reintegration. Most recently, our Education Advisor, Dr. Berenice Mandelcorn, presented on S.T.E.P.’s behalf at an expert forum on “Learning Challenges and Employment,” which was attended by over 150 vocational rehabilitation professionals and other interested parties. Many thanks to Dr. Mandelcorn for your informative and enjoyable presentation!

S.T.E.P. is registered with the Ministry of Education as a
Private School (No. 669956) in the area of
Special Education/Needs.