Search for Personnel Preparation ProgramsHow to Become a Special Educator, Early Intervention or Related Service Provider
There are several ways to work in the field of special education, early intervention and the related services.
If you don't have a bachelor's degree, you have these options:
- Persons who already hold an associates degree from a community college or junior college, may apply immediately to work in a variety of settings as a paraprofessional or related services assistant. Contact your local school district about positions that you may qualify for now ...
- Go to www.Teachers-Teachers.com and submit your resume under the paraprofessional category and search for job openings in the state in which you would like to work ...
- Search our Personnel Preparation Programs Database to find programs at community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, school districts, or regional resource centers that will prepare you to work with infants, young children and youth with disabilities, and their families.
- Search our Personnel Preparation Programs Database to find four-year colleges and universities, school districts, or regional resource centers that will prepare you to work with infants, young children and youth with disabilities, and their families. Many of these programs require minimal coursework and will lead to full state certification and allow you to work in a classroom full time while you are being trained ...
- Need financial aid resources? Search our list of financial aid resources or look for programs in the Personnel Preparation Programs Database that are supported through funding from the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). They often offer tuition assistance to those candidates who qualify for entry into that preparation program.
