Developing Ethical Leaders Who Transform Organizations and Strengthen Communities.
Building Skills. Creating Opportunities. Changing Lives.
The Rubell Institute™ Workforce & Transition Initiative is dedicated to helping students, young adults, and individuals with disabilities develop the skills, confidence, experiences, and independence necessary to successfully transition from school to adulthood and from preparation to meaningful employment.
Through practical curriculum, work-based learning resources, professional training, community partnerships, and transition-focused publications, we help bridge the gap between what individuals learn and what they need to succeed in the real world.
Transition to Employment
From Potential to Purpose.
The transition from school to employment can be one of the most important periods in a young adult's life. Our resources help individuals understand the employment process from beginning to end:
Career Exploration → Job Preparation → Application → Interview → Employment → Workplace Success → Advancement
Preparation may include résumé development, applications, interviewing, workplace expectations, communication, accommodations, transportation, professional behavior, evaluations, networking, and career advancement.
Employment is not the finish line. It is the beginning of a career journey.
Career Exploration
Discover Strengths. Explore Possibilities.
Build a Plan.
Career planning should begin with understanding the individual. Effective career exploration helps people identify their:
Strengths • Interests • Preferences • Abilities • Support Needs • Employment Goals
From there, individuals can explore occupations, workplace environments, education and training requirements, and career pathways that align with their goals.
The objective is not simply to ask:
“What job do you want?”
We help individuals explore a more important question:
“What kind of future do you want to build?”
Professional Development
Equip the People Who Prepare Others for Employment
Successful transition programs require knowledgeable professionals.
The Rubell Institute™ provides professional learning opportunities for:
Educators • Transition Specialists • Job Coaches • Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals • Administrators • Counselors • Community Partners
Training can address work-based learning, employability, community-based instruction, transition planning, workplace readiness, student independence, employer partnerships, and program development.
Employer & Community Partnerships
Opportunity Requires Partnership.
Schools cannot prepare individuals for the workplace without connections to the workplace.
The Rubell Institute™ encourages partnerships among educators, employers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, community organizations, families, and workforce-development professionals.
Partners can help create opportunities through:
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Internships
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Job shadowing
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Workplace tours
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Career presentations
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Mentoring
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Community-based learning
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Volunteer experiences
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Employment opportunities
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Skills training
We Partner. We Prepare. We Change Lives.™
EMPLOYABILITY
Developing the Skills Employers Value
Getting a job requires technical ability. Keeping and advancing in a job requires employability skills. Individuals learn how to strengthen:
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Attendance and punctuality
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Workplace communication
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Professional appearance
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Cooperation
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Initiative
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Dependability
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Adaptability
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Accuracy
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Workplace behavior
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Acceptance of feedback
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Problem-solving
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Professional responsibility
