Rehabilitation Center

[tink555]

If you live in San Diego and you need to start a new career due to your injury there is a program at Grossmont College called the Office Professionals Training Program that offers free training in filing, insurance, and accounting. They let you borrow the books and they pay for your parking pass. You can take as many Microsoft programs as possible during the 20 week semester as long as you are meeting all your competency's. The hours you have to be available are from 8am to 4:30pm but if your on workers comp and your going to need a new career this is a good way to get it until your settlement comes through.
My rehabilitation Counselor from the EDD office told me about it so even if you don't live in San Diego you can contact the rehabilitation counselor in your area and see if they have any programs like this.

[Bummer Knees]

This sounds wonderful!

I will be having a total knee replacement soon and will not be able to return to my previous career.

My goal after surgery is to locate employment and this will mean re-training.

I live in Kansas and voc rehab is not something that is offered if you are on work comp.

[tink555]

Bummer Knees Wrote:This sounds wonderful!

I will be having a total knee replacement soon and will not be able to return to my previous career.

My goal after surgery is to locate employment and this will mean re-training.

I live in Kansas and voc rehab is not something that is offered if you are on work comp.

Have you called and asked your unemployment office about rehabilitation? I don't know about you but nobody told me anything and I have felt like I have been fumbling around in the dark. I would be very persistent with them and explain that you want to go back to school as soon as possible so that you can get back to work. If there is anything your unemployment office can do for you to get you back to work I'm sure they will.
Good Luck. I hope things go good for you with your knee.

[kate]

Bummer Knees Wrote:This sounds wonderful!

I will be having a total knee replacement soon and will not be able to return to my previous career.

My goal after surgery is to locate employment and this will mean re-training.

I live in Kansas and voc rehab is not something that is offered if you are on work comp.

Here's some info on Voc Rehab for Kansas. http://www.dol.ks.gov/WC/html/wcrehab_DEE.html