Transitional Employment Program (TEP)

Olds College of Agriculture & Technology

Gain the skills needed to enter and maintain employment.Offered since 1981, the Transitional Employment Program (TEP) is an 11 month program for adults with developmental disabilities. This program includes courses such as financial management, workplace communications, transition to the workplace, consumer skills and workplace relations allowing you to gain skills needed to enter and maintain employment. You will receive faculty support to establish goals, monitor progress and evaluate achievement.Seventy per cent of the program involves hands-on work experience training on-campus or in the town of Olds, Alberta business community.Program OutcomesUpon successful completion of this program, graduates will receive a Certificate of Achievement in Transitional Employment.Work-Integrated LearningStudents participate in an off-campus work practicum providing extended employment training that can lead to full-time employment.