by Keri Goff | Nov 6, 2019 | Employment Programs, Habilitiation Programs, Success Stories
When Patrick moved to Brevard with his family seven years ago, he was almost entirely non-verbal and had trouble making eye contact with his peers. Patrick is on the Autism spectrum and is challenged by significant developmental disabilities. Patrick participated in...
by Keri Goff | Jul 29, 2019 | Careers, Industry Readiness Training
Luis Govantes, the Director of Sales for Solutions Manufacturing, gave the BAC Industry Readiness Training program (IRT) participants and staff an in-depth look into their company. Solutions Manufacturing provides quality contract manufacturing services to its...
by Keri Goff | Jan 7, 2019 | Employment Programs, School Transition Services
When Nadia entered Eastern Florida State College in September, she knew exactly what she wanted to study – Library Science. But the freshman had no clue as to how to get a job. That all changed when she discovered Brevard Achievement Center’s (BAC)...
by Keri Goff | Oct 25, 2018 | Contracts, Employment Programs, Fiftieth Anniversary, Habilitiation Programs, Jobs, Success Stories
For students under the age of twenty-two, high school vocational programs prepare adolescent youth for what’s next. Unfortunately, on a student’s twenty-second birthday, the public school system no longer continues to allow these young adults into their...
by Keri Goff | Oct 18, 2018 | Employment Programs, Fiftieth Anniversary, Habilitiation Programs, Success Stories
Industry Readiness Training (IRT) is a structured, integrative training program designed to increase and/or improve a person’s social, behavioral and vocational skills and traits. Through a series of assessments and on-the-job trainings, IRT clients will be able to...
by Keri Goff | Oct 18, 2018 | Business Services, Careers, Contracts, Employment Programs, Jobs
Brevard Achievement Center (BAC) has more than a dozen contracts both in and outside of its home state of Florida. It is on these contract sites that BAC clients of all abilities are able to earn an income in exchange for work. Often times, employers are reluctant to...
