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Considerable gains have been made in recent years in effective vocational education and employment preparation of students with special needs. Two specific service delivery systems have contributed significantly to this progress: vocational assessment and vocational support. Special needs students can achieve optimal success when these two service systems operate collaboratively. This article presents a vocational assessment design tied directly to the provision of vocational support in that support activities are based on assessment outcomes. The roles of assessment and support personnel are delineated within this collaborative approach with the intention that they be replicated in settings where they do not currently exist.

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Vocational Education for Special Needs Students: Linking Vocational Assessment and Support

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