This program provides job readiness and job placement for students eligible for the Department of Rehabilitation Services. The program responds to the needs of local employers by matching interests, skills and abilities to specific jobs. After an initial interview, individual diagnostic testing is conducted to determine the student's strengths and weaknesses. Specialized instruction is available to any student needing special help. This program is designed to provide training in social development and vocational skills through various activities.
Students progress through classes at their individual rates of achievement.
In addition to vocational goals, the program seeks to promote in each student self-reliance in the activities of daily living so that he or she may assume a more independent role in or out of the parental home. Classes are offered at the HOPE Rehabilitation facility in Gilroy and in Hollister in conjunction with a work activity program. Impaired Gavilan College provides sign language interpreters for students who are deaf or severely hearing impaired. Readers, and note takers are also available. Gavilan College provides a variety of services in an effort to equalize educational opportunities for students with disabilities as they move toward their educational or vocational goals.