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CAREER TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT
FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT
Nhat Hong Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
VIETNAM
Situation
Ø About500,000peoplewithvisionimpairment
Ø Only6.3%PwVIareemployed
Ø Othersdonothaveenoughworkorareunemployed.
.Confidence
Social skills
Personal skills
Work skills
Mobility –Living skills
VocationalEducation
Frompre-schoolageandthroughschool
years
INDIVIDUALCAREER
PLAN
2014-2016: 142 students with VI attended Vocational Training, 81 are obtaining jobs, 42 are still in training, 19 unemployed.
CAREERTRAINING&JOBPLACEMENTTraditionalmedicine,Agriculture,Crafts
Music,food&drinkservice,domesticeconomy
ICT&Officework,teaching,caring,counselling&advising,translation,business
TRANSITIONTOWORK
•Careercounselling• Befamiliarwiththeworkenvironmentandindependenttravel•Mentorship
Networking
ORGANIZATIONsEMPLOYERS
PARENTSVOLUNTEERS
BUDGET: US$ 75,000 per year
Self income: US$ 30,000 (40%)(Services & products)Donors and Alumni: US$ 45,000 (60%)
LIFESTORIES
Khanh NguyenA deaf-blind lady is working in a craft workshop
Nam LeA blind young men who has transform from an orphan lived in the streets to a best physician in a Traditional Medical Clinic
CONCLUSION
Challenges
Positive thinking
Networking
Together we can do so much
Brighter future : Better Employment
for the Blind & Visually Impaired