THE IMPACT OF TRANSITION PROGRAM FROM SCHOOL TO WORK

Being able to be independent and employed after leaving school is every parent’s dreams of
their special needs children. To assist these special needs children to function in work
environment, a transition program was designed individually for the students’ specific
abilities. This transition program from school to work is aimed to train special needs children
the skills that are needed for them to work in a specific work environment. This program
assists the special needs students to acquire certain skills and gain work experiences in the
real workplace. This case study focused on a 16 year-old male student with learning
disabilities who was selected were designed to train the students the skills needed in his
future work environment. This study found that the student was able to acquire the work
skills taught and was placed in the work after he finished the training at school. The findings
also indicated that the student had faced several challenges at the beginning of the internship
such as adapting to the new surrounding and communicating with co-workers and supervisor.
But at the end of the transition program he successfully completed the internship and
overcome his social and behavior issues. The program also raised his self-confidence that he
is looking forward to work and earns a living in the future.