["Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 39, Issue 4, July 2026. ", "\nABSTRACT\n\nBackground\nThe employment rates among people with intellectual disabilities are relatively low globally. Given that, the study aimed to determine why individuals with intellectual disabilities who received training at Polish Vocational Training Centres were willing or reluctant to take a job in the future and how their motivations for either were related to their socio‐demographic characteristics.\n\n\nMethods\nThe study sample consisted of 1000 adults with intellectual disability, 547 men and 453 women aged 19–67 years, enrolled in VTC socio‐occupational rehabilitation programmes. Their intentions regarding future employment were determined during one‐on‐one semi‐structured interviews utilising the Me and My Work questionnaires.\n\n\nResults\nThe quantitative analysis of the interview data showed equal numbers of study participants who wanted to work after training and those who did not consider this option, preferring to stay at a VTC. The qualitative analysis provided more knowledge of what specifically motivated each group's preferences.\n\n"]