Employment Support & Career Development Services

We help you prepare for the right career.

Whether you’re exploring careers, preparing for your first job, or working toward long-term success, Bobby Dodd Institute’s Employment Support & Career Development Services, prepares you for a future that match your goals. You’ll receive hands-on support focused on your strengths, goals, and pace.

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We are navigators

Explore strengths and career options

Personalized career profiles, hands-on work experiences, and practical evaluations help you understand the environments and tasks where you’ll thrive. 

Job and career programs

Build skills employers value

Through job readiness training and industry-aligned skill development, you’ll gain practical abilities that make day-to-day work easier and more rewarding. 

Partners

Get hired faster

We’ll help match you with jobs that fit your interests and abilities, guide you through interviews, and connect you with employers actively looking for people with your skills.

Evaluation and career planning. Career path

Succeed on the job and plan next step

Job coaching, workplace guidance, and help with accommodations give you the confidence to succeed and grow.

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Build lifelong workplace skills.

You won’t be pushed into a one-size-fits-all job. Instead, you’ll work through clear, manageable steps, building real workplace skills and securing a job that matches your interests and needs. Support doesn’t stop once you’re hired; it continues so you can stay confident and successful on the job.

Services are aligned with WIOA and CARF employment standards and focus on individualized outcomes and employer-driven workforce solutions.

Career Assessment & Evaluation Services
Training & Workplace Readiness Services
Job Development & Placement Services
On-the-Job Support & Retention Services

“The staff goes above and beyond helping the kids, and it’s a great program!​”

Parent

of a child in the G.R.O.W. program

Interested in bringing Pre-ETS services to your school or district? Contact us to learn how Bobby Dodd Institute can support your students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment empowers@bobbydodd.org.

Services are supported through GVRA funding, with private pay options also available.

How are we doing?

We’re always looking for ways to improve, and your honest feedback helps us get better at what we do.