The Ministry of Social Development announces its preparaions to start the new academic year in academic and vocational rehabilitation centers

01-09-2024

The Ministry of Social Development, represented by the Rehabilitation Welfare Directorate, announced its preparations to receive students with disabilities in academic and vocational rehabilitation centers and homes during the new academic year 2024-2025, which is expected to start on September 8, in each of the Academic and Vocational Rehabilitation Center, the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Rehabilitation Center, the Sheikhan Al Farsi Center for Comprehensive Speech, the Child Day Care Center, the National Bank of Bahrain Rehabilitation Home, and the Matrook Center for Guidance Rehabilitation. In this context, the Ministry congratulated all students and parents on the occasion of the new academic year, stressing that it was keen to coordinate with all concerned parties to secure the logistical and human needs of the homes and centers, as follow-up teams were formed for maintenance, and to ensure the readiness of the facilities in terms of air conditioning, lighting, and equipping the classrooms in a manner that is commensurate with the capacity. The Administrative Body also conducted inspection visits to ensure the readiness of the homes and centers to start a successful and fruitful academic year. The Ministry of Social Development has also taken a series of important measures, including preparing academic and professional rehabilitation programs, conducting the necessary assessments for students, developing individual training plans, providing school bags, organizing transportation services and appointing student escorts on all buses, in addition to training workers on how to deal with students with disabilities by organizing workshops and educational rehabilitation courses, to provide services that suit their needs with the highest quality. Within the framework of community partnership with the private sector, this year, in cooperation with the Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioral and Communication Difficulties, the "On-the-Job Rehabilitation" program will be launched in coordination with a number of private institutions, and vocational and professional programs will be launched for students with mental disabilities who are able to join the labor market, which will contribute to their functional and social empowerment processes.