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Program
The Project SEARCH Transition-to-Work Program is a unique, business-led, one-year employment preparation program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations. The program culminates in individualized job development.
Outcome Summary
Our outcome measures are based on a rigorous definition of competitive employment that includes the following criteria:
-Employment in an integrated setting (i.e. among co-workers with and without disabilities)
-Year-round, non-seasonal work
-16 hours/week or more
- Prevailing wage
2013-2016 Project SEARCH Outcome Summary:
|
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
|
|
# Enrolled |
1412 |
2034 |
2370 |
2876 |
|
# Completed |
1285 |
1876 |
2205 |
2643 |
|
% Completed |
91% |
92.2% |
92.7% |
92% |
|
# Employed |
881 |
1370 |
1697 |
2016 |
|
% Employed (Enrolled) |
62% |
67.4% |
71.6% |
70.1% |
|
% Employed* (Completed) |
68.6%* |
73%* |
75.5%* |
75.5%* |
|
Avg. Hourly Pay |
ND |
$9.13 |
$9.61 |
$9.79 |
|
Avg. Hours/Week |
ND |
25.39 |
25.40 |
24.20 |
*Based on outcome reporting by 98% of Project SEARCH program sites and adjusted for missing data using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo Multiple Imputation.
James W. Varnum National Quality Award
