It's About a Journey

80% of adults with autism are unemployed *. Our program is designed to train clients in the digital arts while developing the interpersonal skills necessary to find employment and engage as citizens in the 21st century.

Matching Learning To Strengths

The CLU Training Program finds its success in our client's capabilities. The learning experience is tailored to cultivate the unique talents of each student.

Matching Strengths To Employment

Beyond training, CLU Employment Services provides assistance in finding entry-level employment that realizes those talents.

It's About Learning

CLU allows clients to realize their academic, social, and emotional potential. In addition to a comprehensive technical program, clients develop the interpersonal skills necessary in gaining and maintaining employment.

Digital Arts

  • Traditional Drawing Techniques
  • 2-D & 3-D Animation
  • Character Design
  • Storyboarding
  • Industry Software Certification

Young Adult Living

  • Time Management
  • Money Management
  • Day to Day Living
  • Adult Challenges
  • Self Management
  • Mobility Training

Workplace Skills

  • Communication
  • Self Advocacy
  • Teamwork
  • Workplace Problem Solving
  • Emotional Control

It's About Support

Our Staff Are:

  • CalArts Graduates
  • Maya Certified Professionals
  • Credentialed Special Educators
  • Behavioral Specialists
  • Experienced Job Coaches

Collectively Offering:

  • 40+ Years Digital Arts Experience
  • 30+ Years Job Coaching Experience
  • 40+ Years Neurodiverse Educational Experience

Providing:

  • Industry Standard Curriculums
  • Small Cohorts
  • Client-Centered Programs
  • One-To-One Job Coaching
  • Customized Employment Plans
Virginia Erxleben Ed. D., BCET
Director
Above all challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what strengths you have, what you can accomplish. – Cecile Springer
Sylvia Owens, CTE
Program Coordinator
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. – A. Lincoln
Rosie Chavez
Operations Assistant
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.
– Henry Ford
Andrew Haldeman
Instructor
...
– ...
Beth Maki
Instructor
...
– ...
Jennifer Stillwell, BFA, MFA
Instructor
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
– Viktor E. Franki
Christine Andrade
Instructor
...
– ...

It's About Careers

Throughout our program, each CLU client is supported by a job coach. This trained professional assists in the realization of employer expectations and, beyond initial employment, assists in the continued practice of "soft-side" skills required for continued employment. As a result, our clients graduate our program:

Trained In:

  • Resume Building
  • Professionalism
  • Job Seeking
  • Career Planning
  • Interviewing
  • Self Determination

Equipped With:

  • Demo Reel
  • Resume
  • Website
  • Portfolio
  • Career Pathway

For Work As:

  • Assistant Animator
  • Storyboard Assistant
  • Post Production Assistant
  • Researcher
  • Voice Actor
  • Video Game Tester
  • Rotoscoper
  • Clean Up Artist
  • Storyboard Artist
  • Video Game Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Environmental Artist
  • Photo Restoration
  • Photo Enhancement
  • Junior Motion Graphics Designer
  • Special Effects

It's About Art

A Blueprint For The Future

Our digital arts studio will offer:

  • Competitive Integrated Employment
  • Job Development
  • Highly Trained Job Coaches
  • Work-Based Learning / O.J.T.
  • Customized Employment Options
  • Tailored Schedules
  • Industry Partnerships

Contact

Tours and inquiries for program enrollment are available year round.

Captcha Image