Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh
<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a vocational training programme in enabling 261 persons with disabilities to find employment in Bangladesh.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A qualitative method, which em...
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| author | Samuel Matthew Waldron Md. Mustafa Kamal Akand Md. Tohidul Hoque Mst. Reshma Parvin Nuri |
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| description | <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a vocational training programme in enabling 261 persons with disabilities to find employment in Bangladesh.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A qualitative method, which employed interviews and focus group discussions, assessed the effect of the training programme on key individual, societal and physical factors set out by the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (2001).</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> 157 persons with disabilities (60%) secured employment after training. Of these, 74% reported that they were able to provide a better livelihood for their families, 92% reported increased social acceptance, and 83% reported improvement in overall quality of life. Of those who did not find employment, 15% cited issues related to the training course, 6% mentioned discriminatory attitudes of potential employers and 12% had problems related to physical access. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Conclusions and Implications:</strong> These results suggest that the vocational training programme improved the (re)entry of persons with disabilities into employment, which in turn aided their rehabilitation. However, discriminatory attitudes towards them at the workplace were reported.</p><p>doi: 10.5463/dcid.v23i3.81</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7cced25bea9d4583a2a587d0b2f830892025-08-20T01:57:44ZengUniversity of GondarDisability, CBR and Inclusive Development2211-52422012-12-01233768910.5463/dcid.v23i3.81Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in BangladeshSamuel Matthew WaldronMd. Mustafa Kamal AkandMd. Tohidul HoqueMst. Reshma Parvin Nuri<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a vocational training programme in enabling 261 persons with disabilities to find employment in Bangladesh.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A qualitative method, which employed interviews and focus group discussions, assessed the effect of the training programme on key individual, societal and physical factors set out by the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (2001).</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> 157 persons with disabilities (60%) secured employment after training. Of these, 74% reported that they were able to provide a better livelihood for their families, 92% reported increased social acceptance, and 83% reported improvement in overall quality of life. Of those who did not find employment, 15% cited issues related to the training course, 6% mentioned discriminatory attitudes of potential employers and 12% had problems related to physical access. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Conclusions and Implications:</strong> These results suggest that the vocational training programme improved the (re)entry of persons with disabilities into employment, which in turn aided their rehabilitation. However, discriminatory attitudes towards them at the workplace were reported.</p><p>doi: 10.5463/dcid.v23i3.81</p>http://dcidj.org/article/view/81Disabilityvocational trainingemployment |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Matthew Waldron Md. Mustafa Kamal Akand Md. Tohidul Hoque Mst. Reshma Parvin Nuri Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development Disability vocational training employment |
| title | Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | impact assessment of a vocational training program for persons with disabilities in bangladesh |
| topic | Disability vocational training employment |
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