Vocational Skill Development of Adult person with disabilities

Person with disabilities naturally have an aspirant to be part of the main stream society as equals. However, there are many challenges & road blocks. Occupation & employment plays a major role in person journey to be accepted as an equal in the society. Many of the disabled youth, on account of the situational barriers find it difficult to get the jobs and the occupation and thus the challenge of economic independence. Appropriate skill set to match the competitive job requirements is becomes an essential part to overcome this challenge.

NASEOH as one of its core activity runs a vocational training center where adult people with disabilities in the age group of 18 to 40 years are provided the vocational skill development inputs with the intention of preparing them to take up the employment and income generation activities. The beneficiaries are screened and assessed with the help of social worker, paramedical professionals, trade instructors etc. and training trade is decided. The current training trades of training at the vocational training center are bakery & confectionery, assembly(paper craft), tailoring & embroidery, nursery & gardening, welding & fabrication, pottery & ceramic, computer skills and data processing.

Through this training process the necessary job skill sets, work habits and work culture is developed in the beneficiary group and their employability. Opportunities and facilitation are provided to the trained persons with disabilities to access the job situations and income generation options are provided. The trained people with disabilities would have enhance confidence, required grooming and desire corporate etiquette to procure and sustain the gainful employment.