Next we identify the NTA Transition Practices Framework categories each program addresses. We then include detailed descriptions of the programs and a summary of their evidence of success. Finally, we provide success stories that describe students' experiences from some of the programs and, if applicable, available products. The NTA Transition Practices Framework includes five broad categories of practices. Each of these categories features a number of primary elements.
Practices are the activities and conditions that ensure successful outcomes.
As part of our efforts to identify effective practices, we sought nominations of effective strategies for implementing practices in the NTA Transition Practices Framework. A description of the transition practices categories follows. Student-Focused Planning and Development Practices in this category focus on planning and developing educational programs for individual students. Students and parents should be at the center of the planning process and should drive planning decisions. Integrated vocational and academic curricula address employment skills instruction and occupation-specific vocational development.