Why Competitive Integrated Employment Matters to Business: The Bottom Line_Training Innovation Project_Learn at Lunch

Presenter: Merry-Reid Sheffer, Director of Employment Services at Mattingly Edge 

Attendees will gain practical strategies to promote employment opportunities by learning:

1. Why “separate” employment harms both people with disabilities and employers
2. How Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) expands the workforce and fills labor gaps
3. What CIE is and how it creates stronger, more collaborative workplaces 

The Training Innovation Project, in partnership with the Kentucky Employment First Council, presents Learn at Lunch. These sessions are designed for rehabilitation professionals and employers to connect, learn, and share ideas in a relaxed space with others in the field.