The Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act, whose main objective is to promote training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, will be amended to ensure that employers’ strictly comply with the provisions of the act. This was announced by minister of Social Security, Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun on Monday. The minister was attending an [...]
The Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act, whose main objective is to promote training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, will be amended to ensure that employers’ strictly comply with the provisions of the act.
This was announced by minister of Social Security, Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun on Monday.
The minister was attending an award ceremony organised by the National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (NCRD), in collaboration with the ministry, in the context of the 2011 edition of the François Sockalingum Award.
Some 30 new beneficiaries received the award at the ceremony.
It aims at encouraging differently-abled students to follow secondary and tertiary studies. It also promotes the concept of self-reliance and independent living.
In her address, ministerDookun-Luchoomun stated that the Mauritius Institute of Education was introducing a new module that will focus on pedagogy for special educational needs to enhance teaching for disabled children. ]
Through the François Sockalingum Award, students with disabilities who pass the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations and pursue their secondary studies, receive a monthly stipend of Rs 500.
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