Explore how cross-agency collaboration, data-informed decision-making, and Communities of Practice can strengthen sustainable state systems of professional development through the NTACT:C framework.
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Professional Development for Transition
Professional development (PD) and training is often the vehicle that provides information to professionals and others who support students and youth with disabilities. And high quality, research-based PD can best prepare training participants to use effective practices when working with students and youth. But what makes the most effective PD? While there is very little information about high quality PD …
Supporting Systems-Involved Youth in Transition
Explore collaborative strategies to support youth with disabilities involved in mental health, juvenile justice, and foster care systems. Learn how cross-agency partnerships improve transition outcomes in education, employment, and independent living.
Opening Doors: College & Careers for Students with Disabilities
Helping students with disabilities succeed after high school requires strong collaboration. In this webinar, panelists from community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities discuss how schools, vocational rehabilitation, and higher education partners can prepare students for college pathways, credentials, and careers.
Sustainable Collaborations: Connecting State Vision, Local Practice, and Youth & Family Leadership in Secondary Transition
This interactive session brings together youth leaders, family representatives, and state and local partners to explore how Communities of Practice, peer networks, YETI, and PTIs strengthen cross-agency alignment and close gaps between policy and lived experience.
Pathways Forward, Outcomes Together: A Kickoff Overview of the Newly Funded NTACT:C
Learn about the funded NTACT:C’s expanded mission to strengthen state capacity, improve youth engagement, and enhance career pathways through technical assistance for State Education Agencies, Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, and workforce partners nationwide.
The Role of Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are disability-led organizations that provide a constellation of services, including youth transition services, to people with disabilities. The resources below offer insight into the role of CILs in transition services, and were developed by the Center for Transition and Career Innovation, with support from NTACT:C. CIL Exemplar Brief CILs and Transition Service Delivery Brief CILs …
PreETS as a Predictor of Wages – Research Study
This research study by Hartman and her colleagues (2024) analyzed RSA 911 data from states to determine there is evidence that pre-employment transition services, credential attainment and participation in employment programs are associated with increased wages of student/youth with disabilities. These findings emphasize the user of data to inform service delivery for supporting students and youth with disabilities and varying …
Reference Guide for Pre-ETS Case File Reviews
This helpful reference guide provides and MTAG and Pre-ETS QA case file sample questions to use to review case files for pre-employment transition services. It includes the MTAG from October 2023, Pre-ETS QA case file sample questions, evidence of documentation, and link to agency policies and procedures as well as any related staff training. Reference Guide for Pre-ETS Case File …
Fostering Success: Supporting Secondary Transition for Students in Foster Care
Students in foster care face unique challenges as they prepare to transition from high school to adulthood. In this session, we will explore strategies to better support the educational, career, and independent living goals of youth with foster care experience.