Eighteen students of the Open Doors Centre, a vocational training institution for persons with disabilities, graduated yesterday with skills in information technology, carpentry and joinery, garment construction and electrical installation.
Among the 18 graduates who attended the graduation ceremony, at the Pegasus Hotel, was one who has already landed employment with the Ministry of Public Health.
The 2014-2016 class was comprised of individuals with a range of physical and learning disabilities, with the youngest being in their teens and the eldest being above 40. The students, it was related, were initially part of a batch of 40 students that had started the programme, ten each being enrolled in the four skills areas.