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Transition services

At the age of 16, students are required to be invited to IEP meetings to discuss transition services with the IEP team. Transition services can be started earlier if the IEP team deems it necessary, but the student must be invited to the meeting, or appropriate measures must be taken to account for student preference. Transition services coordinate the transition between school and post-school activities, such as secondary education, vocational training, employment, independent living, etc. These transitional decisions should be based on the student's strengths/weaknesses, preferences, and the skills possessed by the individual. Once a decision has been made on the transition service, a plan should be formed to allow the student to be able to fully reach this goal. In order for this to happen, objectives, instruction needed, and other skills should be assessed and taken into account to prepare the individual for this transition.