Courses
New York State employment services providers at all stages of their professional careers have the chance to meet their professional development objectives by taking courses from our five certificate tiers. Each tier contains core courses that are required, and a variety of electives you can take to meet your personalized learning needs. Completion of a post-training evaluation is required to obtain certification.
In addition, individuals completing their required courses of study are required annually to obtain at least 6 hours of continuing education in employment services by taking elective coursework offered by the ACCES-VR training contractor (CASE) or another training source (e.g. APSE).
Courses
Trainings are delivered through New York State by our staff of experienced professional employment service provider instructors.
Certificates
Trainings are delivered through New York State by our staff of experienced professional employment service provider instructors.
TIER 1 - Employment Services Delivery
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Core |
Foundations of Job Placement (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Assessment and Employment Planning 1 (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Business Engagement (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Facilitating Job Coaching & Employment Supports (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Facilitating Job Coaching & Employment Supports (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Facilitating Job Coaching & Employment Supports |
| Core |
Assessment and Employment Planning 1 (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Orientation to Employment Services (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Business Engagement (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Assessment and Employment Planning 1 |
| Core |
Assessment and Employment Planning Online |
| Core |
Foundations of Job Placement (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Orientation to Employment Services (3 Part Distance Learning Version) |
| Core |
Orientation to Employment Services (Single Course) |
| Core |
Business Engagement |
| Core |
Foundations of Job Placement |
| Elective |
Tools to Support Enhanced Work Outcomes of Individuals who Receive Disability Benefits (4 Part Distance Learning Version) |
TIER 2 - Advanced Employment Services Practice
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Core |
Facilitating Job Coaching & Employment Supports |
| Core |
Fundamentals of Documentation & Reporting |
| Core |
Organizational Culture and Integration (2 Part Series) |
| Core |
Business Engagement (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Business Engagement (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Business Engagement |
| Core |
Facilitating Job Coaching & Employment Supports (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Supporting Long Term Success (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Fundamentals of Documentation & Reporting (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Organizational Culture and Integration (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Fundamentals of Documentation & Reporting (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Facilitating Job Coaching & Employment Supports (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Supporting Long Term Success (3 Part Distance Learning Version) |
| Core |
Supporting Long Term Success (Single Course) |
| Core |
Organizational Culture and Integration |
| Core |
Organizational Culture and Integration (Virtual Full Day) |
| Elective |
Assessment and Employment Planning 2 (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Assessment and Employment Planning 2 (Virtual Full Day) |
| Elective |
Understanding Challenging Behaviors in the Workplace (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Understanding Challenging Behaviors in the Workplace |
| Elective |
Assessment and Employment Planning 2 |
| Elective |
Understanding Challenging Behaviors in the Workplace (Virtual Full Day) |
TIER 3 - Employment Services Administration
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Core |
Program Evaluation and Using Improvement Science and Data to Influence Performance (4 part series) |
| Core |
Program Management |
| Core |
Staff Supervision Skills |
| Core |
Program Management (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Staff Supervision Skills (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Program Evaluation and Using Improvement Science and Data to Influence Performance (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Program Management (Full Day Virtual) |
| Core |
Staff Supervision Skills (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Program Evaluation and Using Improvement Science and Data to Influence Performance (Virtual Full Day) |
| Elective |
Providing Leadership in Complex Systems (3 Part Distance Learning Version) |
| Elective |
Advanced Management Practice (4 part series) |
| Elective |
Advanced Management Practice (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Advanced Management Practices (2 Part Series) |
TIER 4 - Student & Youth Transition Services
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Core |
Student and Youth Transition Services in NYS (4 part series) |
| Core |
Student and Youth Transition Services in NYS (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Student and Youth Transition Services in NYS (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Creating a Framework of Services (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Creating a Framework of Services for Students and Youth |
| Core |
Working with Students and Youth: Authentic Engagement (Virtual Full Day) |
| Core |
Creating a Framework of Services for Students and Youth (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Working with Students and Youth: Authentic Engagement (3 Part Series) |
| Core |
Working with Students and Youth: Authentic Engagement |
| Core |
Student and Youth Transition Services in NYS (Archived Version – 4 Part Webinar) |
| Elective |
Developing and Delivering Youth Transition Services (2 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Self-Advocacy Skills for Employment and Post-Secondary Education (Virtual Full Day) |
| Elective |
Coaching and Communications Supports for Post-Secondary and Employment Settings (Archived Version – 4 Part Webinar with Homework Assignment) |
| Elective |
Self-Advocacy Skills for Employment and Post-Secondary Education (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Developing and Delivering Pre-Employment Transition Services (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Developing and Delivering Youth Transition Services (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Developing and Delivering Pre-Employment Transition Services |
| Elective |
Developing and Delivering Youth Transition Services |
| Elective |
Coaching and Communication Supports for Post-Secondary and Employment Settings |
| Elective |
Self-Advocacy Skills for Employment and Post-Secondary Education |
| Elective |
Developing and Delivering Youth Transition Services (Virtual Full Day) |
TIER 5 - Employer Engagement
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Core |
Effective Practices for Employer Engagement |
| Core |
Career Development in the 21st Century |
| Core |
Partnerships and Sustainability |
| Core |
Career Development in the 21st Century (3 Part Series) |
Cross Tier Offerings
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Elective |
Advanced Issues in Social Security (4 part series) |
| Elective |
Disability 101: An Orientation to the Lived Experience of Disability (Archived Version – 4 Part Webinar with Homework Assignment) |
| Elective |
Contemporary Ethics for Employment Support Professionals (2 Part Series) |
| Elective |
NYS CASE 2021 Community of Practice Webinar - The Framework for Employment: Law, Policies, and Practice - What Employment Services Professionals Need to Know About the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) |
| Elective |
NYS CASE 2021 Community of Practice Webinar - The Framework for Employment: Law, Policies, and Practice - What Employment Services Professionals Need to Know About the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) |
| Elective |
NYS CASE 2021 Community of Practice Webinar - The Framework for Employment: Law, Policies, and Practice - What Employment Service Professionals Need to Know about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
| Elective |
NYS CASE 2021 Community of Practice Webinar Series - The Framework for Employment: Law, Policies, and Practice |
| Elective |
Contemporary Ethics for Employment Support Professionals (Virtual Full Day) |
| Elective |
Disability 101: An Orientation to the Lived Experience of Disability (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
Contemporary Ethics for Employment Support Professionals (3 Part Series) |
| Elective |
CRS 2.0: New Regulations, New Priorities, New Opportunities (Archived Version – 4 Part Webinar) |
| Elective |
Managing Youth Transition Services Projects (4 part series) |
| Elective |
Advanced Issues in Social Security (Archived Version – 4 Part Webinar) |
| Elective |
NYS APSE Employment First Training Institute 2020 |
| Elective |
NYS CASE 2020 Community of Practice Webinar Series - The Changing Needs of the Workforce: Generation Next |
| Elective |
NYS APSE Employment First Training Institute 2019 |
| Elective |
CRS 2.0: New Regulations, New Priorities, New Opportunities (4 Part Distance Learning Version) |
| Elective |
CRS 2.0: New Regulations, New Priorities, New Opportunities (Single Course Edition) |
| Elective |
Contemporary Ethics for Employment Support Professionals |
| Elective |
Disability 101: An Orientation to the Lived Experience of Disability (4 part series) |
| Elective |
NYS CASE 2021 Community of Practice Webinar - The Framework for Employment: Law, Policies, and Practice - What Employment Service Professionals Need to Know about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Archived version with homework assignment |