In vocational rehabilitation, which type of employment includes time-limited positions with on-site training and job coaching in mainstream workplaces?

• A. Supported employment
• B. Transitional employment
• C. Volunteer work
• D. Competitive wages

Answer: (B)

Transitional employment is the model described when a person works in a time-limited position within a mainstream workplace and receives on-site training plus job coaching. This setup is designed to build job skills and work experience in a real work environment while providing supports that help the person succeed, with a defined end goal of moving into permanent competitive employment.

This differs from other options in key ways. Supported employment generally involves ongoing supports to maintain a job over time, rather than a finite, structured period of training in a specific position. Volunteer work is unpaid and may lack formal job coaching or an intended transition plan to paid employment. Competitive wages refers to pay level in the open job market, not a model that includes structured time-limited training and coaching.

So the best fit is transitional employment because it explicitly combines a time-limited placement, on-site training, and job coaching in a mainstream workplace to bridge to lasting employment.