Vocational training for the blind
Minister of Youth Affairs, Dullas Alahapperuma is taking steps to
facilitate vocational training for the blind and visually impaired. This
was decided at a discussion held between the Minister and Senior
President, Disability Organisations Joint Front W.M.D. Rathnasekara.
To realise this mission, the Ministry of Vocational and Technical
Training has already nominated two lecturers for further training to
teach the visually impaired.
The Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka offers courses in
fashion and beauty, computer literacy, computer programming, mechanical
engineering and self-employment such as curd production for differently
abled persons at the National Vocational Training Institute at
Narahenpita.
In the future, the Ministry hopes to introduce more vocational
training programs to benefit the blind and visually impaired, under the
umbrella of the National Vocational Training Institute and its branches
islandwide.
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