THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has invited applications for its various courses conducted mainly for moulding teachers as part of its activities to rehabilitate differently-abled children.
The one-year Diploma course in Early Childhood Special Education (HI) is meant for training hearing impaired children up to six years and elevate them to the level of normal children of their age. Those who have 50 per cent marks in Plus-two can apply for this course.
Priority will be given to parents or close relatives of children who have difficulty in hearing, and graduates. On successful completion of the course, the candidates can work as language trainers of children with hearing disability in Early Intervention Centres and other educational institutions.
The two-year Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpreting (DISLI) course is for translating sign language into speech language and vice versa. Those who have passed Plus-two with 50 per cent marks can apply.
Admissions to the courses will be through the All India Online Aptitude examination conducted by RCI. The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH), Thiruvananthapuram is conducting these two courses. For more details, visit: www.nish.ac.in and http//www.rehabcouncil.nic.in/default.aspx
