From: Tom Linker Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:18 PM To: undisclosed recipients: Subject: Fw: Resp: An idea for on going training
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Willie Shoemaker <[email protected]> To: Michael Hatch <[email protected]>; Tom Linker <[email protected]> Cc: Larry Brecht (E-mail) <[email protected]>; Barbara Moore <[email protected]>; Max Duarte <[email protected]>; Harry Begian <[email protected]>; Ruben Torres <[email protected]>; Joe Murphy <[email protected]>; Ron Long <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:52 AM Subject: Re: Resp: An idea for on going training Michael I found this information that came from another vendor. This might help you with additional support in your investigation on how BEP looks at this matter with the ongoing education for vendors. The following is an excerpt from the federal code of regulations. Sec. 395.3 (VI) (vi) "Furnish each vendor a copy of its rules and regulations and a description of the arrangements for providing services..." Sec. 395.11 Training program for blind individuals. The State licensing agency shall ensure that effective programs of vocational and other training services, including personal and vocational adjustment, books, tools, and other training materials, shall be provided to blind individuals as vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-112), as amended by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-516). Such programs shall include on-the-job training in all aspects of vending facility operation for blind persons with the capacity to operate a vending facility, and upward mobility training (including further education and additional training or retraining for improved work opportunities) for all blind licensees. The State licensing agency shall further ensure that post-employment services shall be provided to blind vendors as vocational rehabilitation services as necessary to assure that the maximum vocational potential of such vendors is achieved and suitable employment is maintained within the State's vending facility program. attempts in reversing our BEP's continued decline, for our licensed blind vendors. As we can understand from reviewing these two sections of the CFR, it may be interpreted that BEP not only is to provide these services as the training resources required in the attempt of being self-sufficient. I believe it is a mute point that our State Welfare and Institutions Code also requires these services by the State. Willie --- On Tue, 3/20/12, Tom Linker <[email protected]> wrote: From: Tom Linker <[email protected]> Subject: Resp: An idea for on going training To: "Michael Hatch" <[email protected]> Cc: "Larry Brecht (E-mail)" <[email protected]>, "Barbara Moore" <[email protected]>, "Willie Shoemaker" <[email protected]>, "Max Duarte" <[email protected]>, "Harry Begian" <[email protected]>, "Ruben Torres" <[email protected]>, "Joe Murphy" <[email protected]>, "Ron Long" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:44 PM Michael, I agree with Willie. Upward mobility is retraining, not necessarily just another facility. It would be good for you as the CVPC Training Subcommittee to research this possibility. An on-line BEP catalog could have a list of the available courses for BEP, not just the computer training. Vendors requiring some brush-up could seek out what segments they wish in refreshing themselves with. Staff could also use the reference materials for objectively performing their evaluations. This would give a vendor an argument that "I am complying with BEP's procedures." I believe when Joe Smith left BEP, one of his DOR assignments was just such a technology position. I thought Joe Smith was suppose to seek out new equipment and the newest blind techniques. Even if I'm wrong, I'm sure Deputy Xavier could give you the current status if there is such a person or division within DOR. It never hurts to try! Tom CVPC, Chair ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Willie Shoemaker <[email protected]> To: Mike Hatch <[email protected]> Cc: Tom Linker <[email protected]>; Larry Breck <[email protected]>; Barbara Moore <[email protected]>; Max Duarte <[email protected]>; Ruben Torres <[email protected]>; Harry Begian <[email protected]>; Joe Murphy <[email protected]>; Ron Long <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:14 AM Subject: An idea for on going training Mike I was thinking. Do you want to know what I was thinking? Well I’ll tell you. According to the regulations 7212 .4 in the upward mobility section it states BEP is responsible for any education for new technologies that would help a vendor to keep up with today’s business environment.. If it is important for BEP to provide the vendors the most up to date information to help their business, I think it would be important if BEP either bought some computer education classes , CD’s or DVD’s on courses like Excel, Microsoft Office and some beginning accounting or book keeping programs. If new students were receiving this information shouldn’t the rest of the vendors have that same opportunity? Is the only avenue for this education only given by a Rehab Counselor or can BEP itself provide this information and opportunity? I wouldn’t think it would be very expensive. Even if BEP through the training category could buy the CD or DVD and copy it for the vendors, then BEP could issue them out to the vendors who would use them. I was sending this to the Training Subcommittee because I would think this committee would be the one that could discuss it and if they feel there is value in the idea then they could forward this matter on. I believe this is something larger than what a training conference could provide. This would take time for vendors to go through the coerce at their convenience. Willie Shoemaker I If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
