A Study on Pre-Vocational Training for the Hearing Impaired Students in Kolkata

Abstract

Study means a systemic critical and careful investigation of the said research problem endeavour to find out new ideas using scientific method.

Pre-Vocational Training means a systemic training by which a student with hearing impairment acquires such skills and behaviour which are necessary for a particular vocation in future. Importance of Pre-Vocational Training is whether the hearing Impaired students have some potentialities in different trades or areas of work, independent functioning, physical communication, social, economic activity, occupation and self-direction. They need to be trained and successfully completed the level of pre-vocational training course at least with maximum extent achievement improving the pre-vocational potentialities which help them to select future vocation.

Hearing impaired students means the special learners of special schools with residual hearing having communication problems due to loss of hearing. Special Schools mean educational institutions for the students with hearing impairment imparting instructions in special education which is declared as 'Sponsored Institution' by the state land or maintained by the Government of West Bengal.

Kolkata means the capital city of West Bengal under the country, India where schools for the students with hearing impairment are located.