Specifications include, but are not limited to: In fulfillment of the purposes of this Agreement, the Contractor will provide the services to create and host comprehensive training events for MDRS clients. Services shall be provided in accordance with the terms set forth below: Contractor will work with the local school districts with the support of MDRS Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors to enroll an estimated amount of 80 - 120 participants in each event. The participants must be eligible for Pre-ETS services and will have completed the MDRS-TY-04A Potentially Eligible Student PreETS Referral Form before participating in the event. Contractor will provide these forms to the VR counselor(s) in their area. Contractor will work with the local school district(s) to arrange transportation for the clients to the five-hour training event site. Contractor will recruit businesses to set up hands-on mock workstations at the event that simulate the work environments and work tasks at the actual businesses. Businesses encompassing a wide variety of work environments representing and highlighting the local economy will be invited to participate and will recieve publicity for participation. Program participants will experience the workstations and job seminars in small groups. Each participant will be allowed to visit each workstation. The number of businesses recruited to each event will be in relation to the number of 5-7 person student groups signed up to attend the event. (Example: 120 students / 6 person groups = 20 student groups = 20 businesses). Contractor will provide at a minimum of 1 assigned person per student group. (peer mentor, staff, teacher, volunteer, etc.) Contractor will recruit and individual or business to provide Pre-ETS breakout sessions for each participant during the event. These sessions should focus on at a minimum of two the five pillars of Pre-ETS. The five pillars include: job exploration counseling, workplace readiness training, work-based learning experiences, counseling on comprehensive transition or PSED enrollment, and instruction in self-advocacy.
