More about College Students with Disabilities (WRP) Workforce Recruitment Progr

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The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP)

is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal sector employers

nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates

with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace

through summer or permanent jobs. Co-sponsored by the Department of Labor (ODEP)

and the Department of Defense with the participation of about 20 other federal

agencies, the WRP has provided employment opportunities for nearly 5,000

students since 1995.

In 2009, 75 recruiters from 17 federal agencies visited about 250 college

campuses nationwide, resulting in a database containing application information

on nearly 2000 students with disabilities. The students represent all majors,

and range from college freshmen to graduate students and law students. Over 450

students were reported as being hired, the majority in summer jobs, in 20

different agencies.

New User?

The WRP system is being built to support several different types of users. To

learn how you can gain access to the WRP system, click on the link that best

describes you or your organization:

Employer

School

Student

Employers

Employers in the federal government can request a password to gain access to the

WRP database.

Employers in the private and non-profit sectors can gain access to the WRP's

pool of job candidates through the Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network

(EARN), a free service of ODEP.

Schools

The WRP is run on an annual basis and requires student applicants to have an

interview with one of our recruiters during an on-campus recruitment visit. The

interviews take place during January and February of each year. To be eligible

for the WRP, students must be current, full-time undergraduate or graduate

students with a disability, or have graduated within one year of the release of

the database each March. For the 2010 WRP, a student who graduated the Spring

semester of 2009 or later would still be eligible. Students must also be US

citizens.

Schools that would like to participate in the WRP must be accredited by one of

the eight Regional Institutional Accrediting Agencies recognized by the US

Department of Education, and must provide a one-day schedule of at least eight

eligible students for our recruiter to interview. We do not work directly with

individual students, but rather work through points of contact at the schools.

If your school is interested in participating in the WRP please send an email

with your contact information to the WRP Coordinator at wrp@.... Information

is sent out each year in August to register for our recruitment schedule for the

following January and February.

Regional Institutional Accrediting Agencies recognized by the US Department of

Education

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher

Education

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of

Higher Education

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and

Career Institutions

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning

Commission

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for

Community and Junior Colleges

Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior

Colleges and Universities Students

To be eligible for the WRP, students must be current, full-time undergraduate or

graduate students with a disability, or have graduated within one year of the

release of the database each March. For the 2010 WRP, a student who graduated

the Spring semester of 2009 or later would still be eligible. Students must also

be U.S. citizens.

If you are an eligible student, share this information with your school's

disability services or career services coordinator, and ask him or her to

contact the WRP Coordinator at wrp@.... Please understand that we work

directly with college coordinators, and cannot respond to inquiries from

individual students.

You can contact us at wrp@....