EATHEN trainings
Competence development of the university and the support centers' staff in the EATHEN project.
Competence development of the university and the support centers' staff
Nepalese partner universities all established Support Centers for students with disabilities and students coming from marginalized groups into their campuses: Kathmandu University, Tribhuvan University to three campuses (Main campus, Dhankuta Multiple campus and Pokhara campus) and Nepal Open University.
During EATHEN project all Support Centers were equipped with aids and assistive devices to help students. The tendering process was going on in autumn 2021 and after that, and the equipment process will be completed by the end of 2021.
Part of the project was to add competences of university staff and staff of the Support centers. There were two kind of trainings.
Participants of the training
The participants of this training programme include personnel working in the Support Centers (administrative, technicians, University teachers); Academic referents for Support Centers; Department’s delegates (in our Universities each Department has a Delegate jointly working with Support Centers and mediating between vulnerable students and University teachers); University teachers directly involved or sensitive to this issue.
Training Contents
Module 1: inclusive education and right to education
- The inclusive education
- International and Nepalese law about inclusive education
- Social representation of disability in the Western world
- Student with disability and students from marginalized groups
Module 2: University Support Centres
- Structure, Operation and services provided by Support Centres within University Policies
- Ways of dealing with students with disabilities and from marginalized group
The mode and duration of the training
Duration of the training
10 sessions of 3 hours each.
Mode of training
Online and/or mixed.
The training will use Microsoft Teams to provide online environment. If possible, trainees will meet in presence.
Training procedures and schedule
The training will consist of lecturing, group work (working on assignments) and debriefing/reflection/discussion activities.
Training materials: The concerned facilitator/trainer will develop and distribute training materials to the participants/trainees.
Intensive training in November-December 2021 (module 1) and in January 2022 (module 2).
The 2nd training in 2022
During the training programme in the autumn 2021 the structure and services of Support Centers were established. After that, in spring 2022 started the second training. Led by Masaryk University (Czech Republik) there were 6 courses focusing on the use of equipment in supporting students with disabilities and from marginalized groups.
Nepali Sign Language Training in 2022
In June 2022 the 6-day Nepali Sign Language Training was successfully completed with the active facilitation of Nepali Sign Language expert from Central Higher Secondary School, Naxal, Kathmandu (Ms. Yasoda Gautam) and active participation of 25 participants from TU, KU and NOU.
On June 20th 2022 the participants were provided with Certificate of Nepali Sign Language Training.
Though it is a very short-term training, the sign language expert has tried to provide hands-on experiences on Nepali sign language as much as possible. The training helped to recognize Nepali and English alphabets, numbers, and signs for basic words and sentences. The participants - coordinators of Support Centres, teachers and admin staff - will be able to understand preliminary signs that the deaf students use during their visit to support centres that will help them to communicate with the students who use sign language.
