Vocationary
If you’re a Veteran or service member with a service-connected disability that impacts your ability to work, the Veteran Readiness and Employment program (formerly called Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) may be able to help. We offer 5 support-and-services tracks to help you find and keep a job, and live as independently as possible. Explore the different tracks—and find out how to apply for benefits and services.
Vocational Nurse
Reemployment track
You may have the right to return to the civilian job you held before you deployed. Find out how we can help with this process.
Rapid Access to Employment track
If you want a job that matches your existing skills, find out if you can get employment counseling and job-search support.
Self-Employment track
If you’re a service member or Veteran with a service-connected disability, find out how we can help you start your own business.
Employment Through Long-Term Services track
Find out if you may be eligible for professional or vocational training to help you develop new job skills.
Independent Living track
Learn about services that can help you live as independently as possible if you can't return to work right away.
The first Vocational Village site opened in 2016 at Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility, a level II, medium security prison in Ionia. A second site was launched in 2017 at Parnall Correctional Facility, a level I prison in Jackson.
Vocational definition, of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
- Maine Medical Center's Department of Vocational Services is a leader in the field of employment for people with disabilities. The department, CARF-accredited in Community Employment Services.
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- Before making the solid decision that this is the path you want to follow. The duties of a vocational nurse, sometimes known as a licensed vocational nurse (LVN), can vary depending on the institution at which they work.
When operating at full capacity, the Vocational Village at Handlon Correctional Facility has 165 vocational trade students, 27 vocational trade tutors and 12 building trade workers. The Vocational Village site at Parnall Correctional Facility has the capacity for 240 vocational trade students and 32 trade tutors.
Prisoners participating in Vocational Village programming are housed together one unit that acts as a therapeutic learning environment that supports their success.
By housing prisoners together who share a common goal of improving their lives through education, a positive and productive environment has been created. Housing the prisoners together offers many advantages such as the opportunity to discuss educational topics during non-class time, eating together and attending other programs and leisure time activities.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Prisoners have full days of training and classroom instruction intended to mimic a typical workday outside prison walls, and will receive state and nationally-recognized certifications in their trade.