Training for Business
Idaho DVR has developed a Disability Awareness Training toolkit that contains presentations, activities, DVDs, and handouts covering a number of topics. They include Disability Etiquette, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Accommodations, the Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities, and DVR 101. The presentations and activities can be customized to meet your organization’s needs. Our staff can come to your place of business to conduct the training.
Whether you are an organization which desires to develop a culture recognizing the value of diversity and accessibility, or you are an organization which desires to strengthen this culture, our toolkit should have something for you. If it does not, we can prepare something for you.
If you are interested in learning more about disability awareness training, please contact MiKayla Monaghan, Business Relations Manager, by phone: (208) 334-3390 or by email: MiKayla.Monaghan@vr.idaho.gov.
2024 Disability, Recruiting, Employment, and Access Matters Business Training Series
Join us for this free 1.5 hour virtual training series. To learn how your business can capitalize by accessing untapped talent pools and fostering an inclusive workplace. This series will explore several relevant topics related to questions you may have about diversity and disability in the workplace and when working with the public.
For more information and to register, visit the Business Training Series page.
Training for your Workforce
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
OJT is an agreement between IDVR and an employer to hire and train a DVR job seeker. In return for hiring and training an IDVR job seeker, the employer receives a training reimbursement on paid wages to the trainee. This service helps the employer by reducing the expense of training a new employee. It also allows the employer to take the necessary time to train an employee in their own processes and procedures.
On-the-Job Training helps IDVR job seekers by allowing them to learn a new job on-the-job and then upon successfully completing the training, be hired by the employer. During the training period, the IDVR job seeker is covered under the employers’ (or State of Idaho) workers’ compensation. All an employer has to do is sign an OJT Agreement and complete some paperwork to become an IDVR vendor.
If you are interested in discussing this service, please contact your local VR office.
Registered Apprenticeships
Vocational Rehabilitation is a proud member of Apprenticeship Idaho and has a dedicated VR counselor to provide support to businesses to develop their own registered apprenticeship programs. Once your program is developed, our apprenticeship counselor will also support you with talent recruitment from a variety of talent pools. For more information on how to develop your own registered apprenticeship program, please contact MiKayla Monaghan, Business Relations Manager.