Summer Earn & Learn (SEAL) is a statewide initiative to offer students with disabilities, aged 14-22, work readiness training and paid work experience.
Throughout the program, students receive work readiness training and connect with local employers where they have the opportunity to do hands-on work for five weeks or more. The students learn about the employer’s industry and develop skills and work experience that will prepare them for successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment. Upon completion of the program, some students are presented with the opportunity to become employed full-time.
The SEAL program is a partnership between the Texas Workforce Commission, WSRCA and Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Benefit For Employers
As the demand for a high-skilled labor force grows, consider students with disabilities to meet those labor demands. When it comes to doing business, including workers with disabilities into your human capital strategies can offer you a competitive edge. Summer Earn and Learn offers you a risk-free pipeline to meet your recruitment needs and allows you an opportunity to mentor a pipeline of future talent.
Offered to employers at no additional cost:
- Employees for short-term summer projects (approximately 5-8 weeks)
- Wages and Workers Compensation paid directly to participants
- Reasonable accommodations provided
- Additional on-the-job training if needed
- Site visits to monitor participants and ensure your satisfaction.
If you are a student or business looking to take part, contact:
SEAL Special Projects Manager Josue Rodriguez
Office: (512) 392-1291 ext:13001
Mobile: (512) 431-6421
Email: josue.rodriguez@ruralcapital.net
Watch testimonials video from SEAL participants:
Ivan Hernandez
Hear more about the SEAL program directly from a past participant, Ivan Hernandez.
Throughout the program, students receive work readiness training and connect with local employers where they have the opportunity to do hands-on work for five weeks or more. The students learn about the employer’s industry and develop skills and work experience that will prepare them for successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment. Upon completion of the program, some students are presented with the opportunity to become employed full-time.
Dane Cunningham
Summer Earn & Learn (SEAL) is a statewide initiative to offer students with disabilities (age 14-22), work readiness training and paid work experience. Hear from Dane Cunningham as he talks about his SEAL experience.
