High School Students
VRS Student Career Services: Connecting Students to Work
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) has 2 staff members assigned to every high school. We help students with disabilities plan the journey from school to what comes next.
VRS Student Career Services help students discover:
- Their strengths and interests
- Career and postsecondary education possibilities
- How to gain work skills and experiences
- What they’ll need to make their plan happen!
Information for Students
VRS provides counseling on jobs and training, work-based learning experiences, workplace readiness training, instruction in self-advocacy skills, and much more.
Information for Schools
It is important for high school and Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) staff to work together to ensure that students with disabilities can prepare for employment success.
Information for Parents and Family Members
VRS values the role that parents and other family members play in supporting a young person on the road to employment.
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The VR program received 78.70% of federal fiscal year 2024 funding through grants from the U.S. Department of Education. The federal fiscal year 2024 grants totaled $52,850,455. The required state match for these funds is $14,299,999. The state of Minnesota appropriated $14.3 million to meet the match requirement.