ACRE-approved Basic Level in Employment Services Certificate Training
$400
We offer several cohorts throughout the year:
July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
July 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026
October 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
The program staff will follow up to ensure you are registered for your preferred cohort
This certificate training series consists of the following five courses:
- Course 1: Orientation to Employment Services
- Course 2: Assessment and Employment Planning
- Course 3: Foundations of Job Development
- Course 4: Foundations of Job Coaching
- Course 5: Contemporary Issues in Employment Services
These series are facilitated by our highly skilled and field-experienced vocational rehabilitation experts. Our courses offer relevant and timely knowledge with practical application recommendations that are key to ensuring a quality experience for participants. Our ACRE-approved training is fully online and asynchronous through the Canvas learning management system. The ACRE training requires the completion of five (5) courses that are facilitated by content experts with real-world experience as employment specialists. Each course is open 24/7 over one full quarter (the current cohort is July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025) and can be completed in one sitting in an 8-hour day or little by little as the learner has time. The total training (5 courses) will take approximately 40 hours total. The curriculum has been designed for new employment service specialists in the disability field and has full approval for the Basic Level for Achievement in Employment Services through ACRE. Any learner who completes each of the required courses and all the required skills-based activities will be reported to ACRE as such and receive their ACRE certificate.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Gina Oswald at gina.oswald@cornell.edu.