Training … providing up-to-date workshops on various vocational topics. Specialized trainings are conducted at strategic locations through out northern New Jersey or, upon, request at individual provider agencies.
	Technical Assistance …assisting agencies to implement vocational-based programs so that consumers can be guided through the process of being work-ready.
	Information and Referral …providing linkage to other services.
	Regional and Statewide Conference …coordinating a regional and a statewide conference for service providers to obtain up-to-date training from state and national leaders in the field of vocational rehabilitation.

CCERI Resources

See a preview of CCERI's Tool Kit, designed to help consumers explore various crucial areas that are important to secure employment. The toolkit covers the various components of choosing, getting, and keeping employment.

Online Resources

1. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides information about various work incentives.

2. New Jersey Work Incentive Network Support (NJWINS) is a free program that helps Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries make informed decisions about work by providing benefits planning service.

3. Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.

4. Integrated Employment Resource Institute is CCERI's equivalent that provides services to central and southern New Jersey. Counties served are Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland.

5. Employer Assistant Referral Network (EARN) is a free national employment referral service that assist employers with recruitment and informational resources that will connect them to EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS who have access to job-ready candidates in their community.

6. Small Business Association (SBA) provides information about start up assistance, financial assistance and other resources to people who are interested in establishing, maintaining or expanding a business.

7. First Government website provides information on whatever you want or need from the U.S. government.

8. New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (NJPRA) is a chapter of the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (IAPSRS), which promotes quality services in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation.
    

For information on any of these programs, please contact
The Career Connection Employment Resource Institute

By Telephone	(973) 571-9831
By E-mail	info@thecareerconnection.org
By Postal Mail	88 Pompton Avenue Suite 5 Verona, NJ 07044
By Fax	(973) 571-2222