June 18 - 19, 2007:
Individual Training
Training Report - Vocational Rehabilitation Course 2007
In these two days, the participants took their individual training. They visited different organizations individually or in small groups as the table below. Each participant could explore more on the specific fields of their own interests, deepen their knowledge, and get many more ideas which help their activities on their return home.
| Participants | Individual Training June 18 (Mon) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan |
10:00 - 15:00 Visit: SAORI Tokyo - Experience how to weave SAORI - Lecture on SAORI's history, products and marketing. - Participate in a workshop of making a bag with SAORI |
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| Cambodia, Philippines & Laos |
10:00 - 15:00 Visit: Tokyo Vocational Ability Development School for Persons with Disabilities - Learn about training curriculum, training method - Network and collaboration with Special Schools, private companies, Public Employment Security Offices |
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| Indonesia & Maldives |
10:00 - 16:00 Visit: National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation, Maihama City, Chiba Prefecture - Vocational Evaluation and Planning |
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| Pakistan & Sri Lanka |
10:00 - 17:00
Visit: Nanasawa First and Second Rehabilitation Home, Kanagawa General Rehabilitation Center - Vocational Rehabilitation - Social Rehabilitation |
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| Kazakhstan & Nepal |
10:00 - 12:00
Visit: Challenger, Social Juridical Person Musashino Senkawa Welfare Group - Employment of persons with intellectual disabilities - Organization management and organizational development |
13:30 - 15:30 Visit: Center for Independent Living Tachikawa - Activities of CIL Tachikawa - Women with disabilities |
| Participants | Individual Training June 19 (Tue) |
|---|---|
| Bhutan, Cambodia & Philippines |
10:00 - 16:00 Visit: Koyu-kai (Light Friend Association) - Visit Kanagawa Workshop and Life Shonan Observe various work activities for persons with physical and/or intellectual disabilities - Lecture on keys to success of Light Friend Association and on relationship with the local community |
| Laos, Indonesia, Maldives & Pakistan |
10:00 - 19:00 Visit: "Dreamer Matsubara", Welfare Center for Persons with Disabilities, Warabi City General Social Welfare Center, Saitama Prefecture - Job coach system (Difference with On-the-Job Training or Trial Employment) |
| Sri Lanka |
9:30 - 17:00 Visit: OZEC - Transitional employment - Observation of actual working site Visit: Club House "Habataki (Fly away)" - Employment of persons with mental disabilities and activities of Habataki - Exchange opinions |
| Kazakhstan & Nepal |
10:30 - 16:00 Visit: Japan National Assembly of Disabled People's International (DPI-Japan) - "Activities of DPI-Japan and Building Disabled People's Organization" by Mr. Ryo MISAWA, Chairperson - "Policies for persons with disabilities in Japan from the perspectives of Persons with Disabilities" Mr. Koji ONOUE, Secretary General |
「At the Tokyo Vocational Ability Development School for Persons with Disabilities,
the participant from Philippines got fascionated by a simple but very practical design of an apron
produced as a part of training at the school and she was very happy to get its paper pattern.」
「Taking a photo with Mr. Suzuki, ablity development manager of the Tokyo Vocational Ability
Development School for Persons with Disabilities. Thank you for attending us a whole day and providing
us a very informative program.」
「Meeting with Mr. Igarashi, the board director of Koyu-kai or Light Friend Association」
「Building of Nanasawa First and Second Rehabilitation Home, Kanagawa General Rehabilitation Center」
「Participants from Pakistan and Sri Lanka learning from Ms. Kannondo at Nanasawa Rehabilitation Home」
「IT assistive devices for persons with spinal cord injury」
