TAI - PAES Program

Training in : Basic Generalizable Vocational and Life skills that relate to almost every type of career. Skills needed for vocational training, placement and independent living.	Assessment of : Basic Generalizable Skills. Determining: Interest, Aptitudes, Competitiveness, Work Behavior Barriers, and Best Teaching Methods.
*Exploration* PAES provides exploration through HANDS-ON experience providing real and meaningful career information and knowledge of what they can do!	*Work Behavior Development* PAES assesses and trains proper work behaviors, eliminating many barriers to successful job placement.

Each area has a comprehensive array of tasks for the students to perform. The instructor monitors the tasks and provides feedback and assistance where needed.

Students are encouraged to become as independent as possible and are awarded for their progress. Students completing PAES have a thorough knowledge of many job skills and have a better understanding of the real working world.


PAES operates in a simulated work environment. Students become employees; teachers become supervisors. Strict procedures are followed so students get the feel of real work, at the same time learn and explore new career vocational areas.	A comprehensive report is developed once a student has finished PAES. This report can easily be used to develop Career Development Plans, School-To-Work Plans, IEPs and Transition Plans.

PAES is used in Middle School to prepare students for career placement in High School programs. Students can gain experience and knowledge in a wide array of job opportunities.

PAES is used in High School for those students that are not in regular mainstream classes.

PAES develops basic skills needed and used in C.B.T. programs and teaches proper behaviors on the job.

PAES provides students with Real Knowledge that is relevant to their lives. Students are encouraged to become independent problem solvers and develop higher order thinking skills.

PAES provides the foundation basics for School-To-Work Transition Plans

STUDENT OUTCOMES	EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
Students who have successfully completed PAES	When Students finish with PAES teachers know:
Know what they are good at doing Know where their strengths are Know work-related problem solving skills Know proper work behavior needed on the job Know where they are going Know what careers interest them	What skills a student can actually perform If students are competitive with the real world What type of special assistance will be needed for slow learners, and the physically challenged What work behaviors students have and which ones they need to develop How to write better transition plans, because vital information is now available