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