California Pathways to Success

“The Pathways to Success Project (PSP) is a Disability Innovation grant awarded to DOR by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. PSP will identify and demonstrate practices, which are supported by evidence, in improving Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) outcomes for eligible individuals with disabilities, including previously served VR participants to advance in high-demand, high-quality careers. PSP participants are served by sector-specific specialist teams that are experts in the industry and translate that knowledge to increased opportunities for consumers, served in-person or remotely, to enter career pathways for those occupations. The PSP sector-specific teams effectively engage with businesses, utilize work-based learning experiences, internships, apprenticeships, and career-level employment for DOR consumers.

PSP Career Pathways

PSP is a demonstration project which focuses on six high-wage, high-skill and high demand career pathways: Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Construction & Transportation, Green Energy, Health Care, and Information Technology & Communications. PSP includes a unique service delivery design by assigning, building, and serving statewide caseloads based on the consumer’s identified goal rather than geography.”