Transitional Employment Consultants

Transitional Employment Consultant’s mission is to assist individuals with disabilities to become independent, productive members of the community by providing job readiness training and job placement into competitive employment.

Transitional Employment Consultants (TEC) is a private, nonprofit agency that has been providing supported employment services to individuals with disabilities since 1984. In addition, the agency has been providing high school transition services since 2000. The agency serves 300-400 individuals on an annual basis. In FY 2023-2024, TEC served 396 people agency-wide in Washington and Fayette counties.

TEC’s Supported Employment programs assist Individuals with securing and retaining competitive employment. During the 2023/2024 fiscal year, TEC’s supported employment programs served 307 clients. TEC worked with 101 different employers to assist clients in securing a total of 162 jobs.

The Transition from School to Work Program has been preparing students with disabilities for the world of tomorrow since 2000. TEC Education Center, a Pennsylvania-licensed private academic school, and the Community-Based Vocation Instruction program provides relevant and authentic transition-based learning experiences to high school students with disabilities. The program’s primary purpose is to provide vocational and educational opportunities for students to gain the skills that will give them the ability and desire to become productive and contributing members of the community after graduation.

TEC currently employs seven full-time and twenty-six part-time staff members. The TEC main office is located at 330 Central Avenue in Washington, Pennsylvania. The agency also operates satellite offices in Donora and Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

TEC's greatest need at this time is building improvements. The main office building located in Washington is in need of a new roof, fascia, and gutters.