including 70 women, have also been enrolled, a 45% – 60% pass rate having
been recorded;
Professional and TechnicalTraining – As part of the Pupils with Special
Educational Needs (NEE) Integration Project, 29 ETP (Professional and
Technical Training) teachers have been capacitated in strategies and skills
relating to the integration of pupils with special educational requirements. A
monitoring plan has been designed and follow-up visits have been undertaken
at various schools.
Higher Education – About 10 students with visual impairments, including 4
women, have been enrolled at various establishments.
242.As a means of addressing challenges posed by all-inclusive education, the
Ministry of Education has developed capacity-building program for experts,
school principals, teachers, parents and guardians, and colleagues of pupils with
special education requirements to equip them with the necessary skills. Strategies
and suitable education materials have been developed for use in all-inclusive
class rooms. The program covered the following:
3,250 teachers, including 1,110 women from regular and special learning
institutions;
57 teachers from ETP establishments;
44 teachers from special schools;
340 school headmasters;
38 experts from different grades (central and provincial levels);
57 sign language teachers, including 32 women;
40 Braille teachers, including 15 women;
120 coordinators from Zones of Pedagogical Influence;
46 headmasters and teachers from CREI;
Special attention has been given to disabled students in accordance with the
Literacy and Adult Education program; and
Sensitizing parents, guardians and communities about the importance of
education and vocational and professional training of children, youths and
adults with special educational requirements, and the need for a joint effort.
243.Three All-Inclusive Education Resource Centres catering for primary, secondary
education and professional training, Diagnosis and Guidance Services, teacher
training and production of learning materials have been built in three provinces in
different regions of the country. Equipmment is currently being installed at these
centres.
244.The intake of students with special educational needs into primary and secondary
schools has increased every year. This has led to far-reaching changes in teacher
training curricula with a view to developing all-inclusive education for students
with special educational needs. Eight visually impaired students have been
enrolled for a Future Teacher training course at Lamego’s ADPP (People to
People Development Aid).
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