Microsoft excel for persons with disabilities

 

The EFC Specialised Training & Disability Resource Centre  started a course of study in Microsoft Excel for a group of 15 persons with diverse disabilities (vision impaired, partially sighted, deaf and hard of hearing, physical disabilities, wheel chair users, multiple disabilities and persons with learning disabilities) in January 2020.

 

Since its inception in 1999, the Network on Disability of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) has taken strides, notably in the fields of ICT training, language and skills training and economic empowerment. The ICT Training Centre of the EFC which was launched in 2009 with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is the nucleus of the Network on Disability.  Embracing the vision of ‘productive employment through social harmony’, its objective is to develop the employability skills of persons with diverse disabilities in the country.

 

Under the guidance of Ms. Manique Gunaratne, it has benefited school leavers, job seekers, undergraduates and those employed from all corners of the Island.

 

The Training Centre fully equipped with devices specially designed for persons with disabilities and other software, also collaborates with Curtin University of Technology in Australia and SLIIT (Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology) Malabe. The programs are also recognized by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) and within the EFC membership.      

 

The Training Centre conducts 23 courses for persons with disabilities.

 

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Tel. – 0094117801801