California Code of Regulations defines Vocational Education for Special Education students as follows:
Specifically designed Vocational Education and Career Development for individuals with disabilities, which may include:
- Providing prevocational programs and assessing work-related skills, interests, aptitudes, and attitudes;
- Coordinating and modifying the regular vocational education program;
- Assisting individuals in developing attitudes, self-confidence, and vocational competencies to locate, secure, and retain employment in the community or sheltered environment, and to enable such individuals to become participating members of the community;
- Establishing work training programs within the school and community;
- Assisting in job placement;
- Instructing job trainers and employers as to the unique needs of the individuals;
- Maintaining regularly scheduled contact with all workstations and job- site trainers;
- Coordinating services with the Department of Rehabilitation and other agencies as designated in the individual education program. [5 C.C.R. Sec. 3051.14.]