Please visit https://disabilitystudies.utexas.edu/e4texas for updated E4 application information.
E4Texas provides a college experience at the University of Texas Austin. The 2018 Employment Certification focuses on Personal Care Attendant training.
E4Texas is for people with or without disabilities, who have graduated from high school (or have a GED), and who want to be a Personal Care Attendant.
The E4Texas experience combines classroom instruction with practical career building experiences in addition to independent living and self-determination skills. See our website for a full list of courses included.
E4Texas has three goals.
1. Educate Texans to gain employment skills, as well as professional and independent living skills.
2. Empower Texans to become self-determined & independent.
3. Employ Texans in the area of Personal Care Attendants and related fields, and who will Excel in life!
How do I apply for E4Texas?
Go to our website to link to the application!
www.DisabilityStudies.utexas.edu/E4Texas
E4Texas includes three semesters starting in Summer 2018.
1. 4-week Summer Semester - Bridge to Career (B2C)
• Students live on campus at University of Texas at Austin and learn independent living and self-determination skills. Students must pass B2C to move forward in E4Texas.
2. Fall Semester – E4Texas: Educate. Empower. Employ. Excel.
• Students go to classes on the University of Texas campus and at community partner organizations. The Fall semester builds on the skills learned in the summer and adds the Personal Care Attendant classes. E4Texas Fall semester combines classroom instruction with practical career building experiences.
3. Spring Semester - Internship
• Students participate in internships in the community as well as maintaining community involvement and some classes.
After successful completion of all three semesters, E4Texas students receive a Certificate of Completion from the Texas Center for Disability Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Questions?
E4Texas@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-2772