Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Who Qualifies and What You Get
If an injury prevents you from returning to mining, this service provides career training and job placement assistance to help you find new work.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services helps workers who can no longer perform their original jobs due to an injury. This program focuses on helping you transition into a new career path.
Who it's for
This service is specifically for workers who are unable to return to mining work because of an injury.
What you get
You can access training designed to prepare you for a new career. Additionally, the service provides assistance to help you find and secure a new job.
What it costs you
There is no direct fee mentioned, but you will need to go through the application process via the welfare service office.
The catch to know
Before you can access these services, you must first receive a formal disability rating from the compensation board.
How to apply
- Obtain a formal disability rating from the compensation board.
- Contact the welfare service office to begin your application.
- Work with the service to identify training and job placement needs.