About Us
The Center for Employment and Inclusion (CEI) is committed to empowering professionals with high-quality training and support that fosters inclusive, successful outcomes. The CEI conducts and utilizes current research to develop training, guidance, and progress monitoring for disability service providers. Explore our selection of interactive courses, webinars, and support tools designed to build essential skills, share best practices, and promote inclusive employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Empowering Service Providers to Build Competent and Quality Teams
The CEI offers specialized staff training and competency monitoring for Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers. Administrators and trainees alike can assign courses, track progress, and assess skill levels to ensure that every team member is equipped to provide high-quality, inclusive support.
Competency Tracking: Easily monitor profiency through completion reports and competency assessments, ensuring skills are consistently up-to-date.
Customizable Techanical Assistance Plans: Develop personalized TA plans that align with data-driven competency assessments, ensuring skills are consistently up-to-date.
Train-the-Trainer Program: Empower job coaches with our Workplace Supports Training, creating in-house experts who can train others.
Resource Library: Access a collection of resources, best practices, and tools for ongoing professional develpment:
Upcoming Events
Webinar: The Importance and Ethics of Psychological Safety in the Workplace for People with Disabilities
Date: March 27, 2025 12 PM
Location: Virtual
This presentation will help participants define and understand not only what psychological safety in the workplace is and its importance for professionals and their clients, but it will also explore implications that arise when there is a lack of psychological safety in an employment setting.
1 hr Ethics CRC CEU, CESP Credit Available
March
ACRE Employment Specialist
In Person - Salt Lake
Date: March 25-27, 2025 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: USU Salt Lake Center, Salt Lake
The ACRE Employment Specialist Training is designed to provide individuals with the requisite skills for understanding and delivering employment supports to individuals with disabilities. The training is competency focused and individuals will obtain the knowledge and skills to develop validated strategies to meet the diverse integrated employment needs of individuals with disabilities.
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Workplace Supports Training
Salt Lake
Date: March 19, 2025 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: USU Salt Lake Center, Salt Lake
This one-day training is designed for job coaches who actively provide support to individuals with disabilities receiving authorized services from the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR). Participants must currently deliver job coaching services or have the capacity to provide authorized USOR Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services. If you are not a USU provider, please email cassandra.shaw@usu.edu for more information about training options.