Prevocational Skills

Prevocational Skills
•Prevocational skills may be defined as the battery of
traits, qualities, and attitudes typically desired of
employees in working situations .
Prevocational Skills
•Sorting
•Assembly
•Packaging
•Sequencing
•Office skills
•Folding, stuffing envelopes, stamps, sealing envelopes,
address labels, collating, filing, alphabetizing, numerical
codes, using office tools, photocopying, paper shredding
Prevocational Skills Program
• involves the provision of learning and work experiences
• student can develop general, non-job-task-specific strengths and skills
that contribute to employability in paid employment in integrated,
community settings
• involve strategies that enhance a participant’s employability in
integrated, community settings
• competitive employment or supported employment
• should enable each member to attain the highest possible wage and
work which is in the most integrated setting
Prevocational Skills and Children with Special Needs
• Children with special needs can benefit
from learning pre-vocational skills.
• Prepare students for a job that is within
their abilities by helping them develop
skills related to safety, personal care,
time management and endurance.
• Occupational therapists can help
identify the ability level of special
needs children and set up a pre-
vocational program tailored for each
student's unique abilities.
 Math Skills
• Sorting and recognizing money, counting coins and making change can
be done in the classroom using play money and a cash register.
• Older students can learn how to make change and handle money by
working in a school store or coffee shop.
• Games that reinforce math concepts such as counting, addition and
subtraction help students practice these functions in preparation for
job opportunities where they may need to stock items, take inventory
or give a customer proper change.
• Counting out beads into cups or an egg carton can also help develop
counting and stocking skills.
Motor Skills
• GMS--- necessary to perform tasks such as pushing a vacuum, stacking items and
wiping down shelves
• Helps improve endurance and strength
• GMS can be built through activities such as:
• Simon Says, Red Light, Green Light and Follow the Leader
• Obstacle courses and relay races
• FMS--- necessary for sorting mail, filing papers, writing lists and assembling items
• FMS can be built using puzzles, stacking blocks, sorting small items, cutting with
scissors and using a hole punch
Social Skills
• Role playing situations
• greetings, asking for assistance, maintaining eye contact and
answering the phone will build proper social skills in students with
special needs.
• Provide students with opportunities to observe others interacting socially,
as well as real life opportunities to practice social skills.
• Bring students into the community and have them practice taking public
transportation, asking for directions, ordering a meal and greeting someone
at the store.
Organizational Skills
• Time management
• Can be taught using daily schedules
• Hold students accountable for staying on task until the period is
over.
• Teach students to tell time and to plan their tasks in order to use
their time accordingly.
• Follow directions to keep them organized and on task
• Break tasks down into simple steps.
• Create checklists to help them remember what they must do.
• Songs and games that help improve memory
Safety Skills
• Students should be taught to cross streets, read maps and use public
transportation.
• Supervised outings into the community can reinforce these skills.
• Students must also be trained in how to handle cleaning supplies.
• Opportunities to use a washing machine, clean dishes and operate a
vacuum with assistance from a teacher can help students learn to
complete tasks safely.
• Students can also be shown how to use tools and kitchen appliances
safely.
• Offer lessons in cooking, gardening and assembling simple shelving to
help students use tools and appliances safely.
AIMS OF PREVOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
•Self-sufficiency
•Access to community life and gain respect from their
communities
•Help people to have social status, improve self-image and
attain a sense of satisfaction
SOCIAL IMPLICATION

•Enhance social improvement and economy

•Enhance social harmony
•Promote self-worth of people with disabilities
Thank you! J