| Special School
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangatan
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangatan (NYKS) is an Autonomous Body under the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It is the largest grass-root level organization in Asia-Pacific region, catering to the needs of more than 8 million non-student rural youth in the age group of 15-35 years enrolled through 2 lakh village based youth clubs. Kiranam organized vocational training programme for disabled and women apart from providing coaching (in Xth class subjects) and sponsoring candidates for Technical examinations (Typing & Shorthand) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendrams.
Vocational Training Programme
The principle objective of this programme is to update and improve vocational skills of the rural youth so that they may supplement their income from existing occupation, improve productivity of existing skills and learn new skills for which there is increasing demand in their district. Skills such as repairing of electronic gadgets, automobile repairing, handicraft, consumer items, tailoring / knitting, embroidery, basket making, mat making, cane and bamboo work, book binding, candle making bakery, doll making, fabric painting, house hold goods repairing, pump set repairing, carpentry, Radio, TV repairing, nutrition food preservation methods, agricultural implements repairing etc. were imparted.
Courses offered
| Typewriting & Shorthand |
12 months |
| Screen Printing |
3 months |
| Printing and Dying |
3 months |
| Chalk piece making |
3 months |
| Candle making |
3 months |
| Toys making |
3 months |
| Tailoring Centre |
6 months |
| Alu Chips making |
45 days |
| Envelops making |
45 days |
Vocational Training
|
S.No. |
Year |
Candle Making
(From 1994) |
Printing & Dying
(From 1998) |
Chalk Making
(From 1994) |
Basket Weaving
(From 1995) |
Tailoring
(From 1993) |
Potato Chips
(From 1995) |
Envelopes Making
(From 1997) |
Total |
|
1 |
1993-94 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
2 |
1994-95 |
3 |
- |
4 |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
14 |
|
3 |
1995-96 |
3 |
- |
3 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
- |
19 |
|
4 |
1996-97 |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
38 |
|
5 |
1997-98 |
3 |
- |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
28 |
40 |
|
6 |
1998-99 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
50 |
|
7 |
1999-00 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
10 |
32 |
|
8 |
2000-01 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
7 |
|
Total |
|
24 |
16 |
22 |
12 |
27 |
8 |
93 |
202 |
|
