Adapted Career Academy
The Adapted Career Academy (ACA) is a three-week, 45-hour training program designed for individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. An ACA class is held every month. Successful completion of the Adapted Career Academy makes a student eligible for Blue Jacket Staffing. A variety of employment options are available depending on needs and preferences.
Objectives of the Adapted Career Academy include:
- Self-Awareness – Explore key characteristics of personality, special interests, skills and obstacles
- Research – Discover what types of jobs fit an individual’s personality, interests and skills
- Getting the Job – Complete applications, build a resume, cover letter, include references and learn key skills to interviewing
- Succeeding on the Job – How to overcome barriers, self-advocate for needs, discuss disability and accommodations, and an overview of available community resources
Program Requirements:
- 18 years or older
- No longer in school
- Functional form of communication
Helpful Skills:
- Time skills
- Money skills
- Calculation skills (addition and subtraction)
The Blue Jacket organization as a whole is phenomenal. This is the first group of people who really care about my well-being and who are willing to take the time to offer me the tools to better my life. I not only learned things about how to market myself as an employee, but I also learned about me as a person…I am so thankful that I was given the opportunity to attend Blue Jacket on a scholarship. Without the contributions of those who believe in the core of this program, I would not have been able to understand just how valuable the Career Academy really is. I cannot express enough of what this experience means to me.
Kevin | 2012 Career Academy Graduate