Employment Assistance & Supported Employment Training Options From HHSC
December 10th, 2024
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is pleased to host a free in-person Employment First / Employment Services training on January 28, 2025, at the Starlight Event Center – Trans Mountain Room, 6650 Continental Drive, El Paso, Texas 79925.
Training will be one day in duration and is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, MST.
Training topics will cover:
- Overview of Employment First and the National movement with Employment First.
- Providing Employment Services
- Family Concerns and Disability Inclusive Communities
- Employment Readiness Skills
- Apprenticeship Programs
- Employer Relationships
This training is valuable to anyone who has a role either indirectly or directly in promoting employment services and helping individuals achieve their goal of competitive and integrated employment.
November 11th, 2024
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is pleased to host a free in-person Employment First / Employment Services training on December 2, 2024 at the HHSC North Austin Complex (NAC), 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751, Rooms 1.401–1.404.
Training will be one day in duration and is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, CST.
Training topics will cover:
- Overview of Employment First and the National movement with Employment First.
- Providing Employment Services
- Family Concerns and Disability Inclusive Communities
- Employment Readiness Skills
- Apprenticeship Programs
- Employer Relationships
This training is valuable to anyone who has a role either indirectly or directly in promoting employment services and helping individuals achieve their goal of competitive and integrated employment.
June 28th, 2021
There were 2 Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living trainings in this series:
The web-based trainings cover employment services provided through HCS and TxHmL, information about the payer of first resort for employment assistance, and the basics of providing these services. They are designed to enhance staff knowledge about providing quality employment services to people enrolled in the waivers.
Each training has a corresponding quiz.
The Direct Service Workers web-based training provides information about employment services and how direct service workers can support people achieve their employment goals. The training covers federal and state initiatives related to employment for people with disabilities and touches on issues related to people who work and receive SSI or SSDI benefits. The training has a corresponding quiz.
