Partners for Employment

Partners for Employment (PFE) provides training, resources, and technical assistance to professionals, individuals, and families who are building their capacity to deliver high quality Supported Employment, Community Inclusion, and School-to-Work Transition services.

Events and Trainings

The Partners for Employment offers training and opportunities for networking and collaboration. Our events are free to community members across New Mexico. We aim to spread knowledge and awareness of supported employment best practices. For those with disabilities, we offer a safe space to learn more about finding work and getting support while working.

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Everyone

Individuals & Families

State Agency and Provider Agency Staff

Educators

Supported Employment Careers

Supported Employment involves a various range of services that assist individuals with disabilities in seeking and securing employment in their community. If you're interested in Job Coaching or Job Development careers, start here.

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PFE Programs, Resources & Trainings

We believe:

Every person has the right and ability to work given opportunity, access, and informed choice.
Access to competitive integrated employment enables a person to engage in community life, control their personal resources, and increase their self-sufficiency.
Employment expands equality, diversity, identity, and status.
All people should be paid at least minimum wage.

Our mission:

To improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
To raise opportunities for professionalism, creativity, and leadership in New Mexico’s supported employment and school-to-work transition fields.
To support projects that facilitate interagency coordination of school-to-work transition and supported employment services.

Partners for Employment is a collaborative partnership among the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NMDVR), the New Mexico Health Care Authority/Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD), and the University of New Mexico’s Center for Development and Disability (CDD).

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Email: CDD-PartnersForEmployment@salud.unm.edu

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