Prosthetics/Orthotics Training Course to be held in India

Announcing the deadline (this week) for applications to the one year training courses in Prosthetics, Orthotics and Community Therapy at MIRRTC, Bangalore, India starting on 5th July 2004.

The Jaipur Limb Campaign is delighted to announce that our partners Mobility India in Bangalore are inviting applicants for their third annual  training programme, which has been developed with support from JLC.

These courses are ideal for building the skills and capacities of staff and volunteers at partner organisations in developing countries. The courses are affordable and cover appropriate technologies and skills for use in real situations. Aimed at people who have a broad basic education ( to 12th grade) and a real interest and aptitude for work in rehabilitation workshops and community based rehabilitation programmes, the year long programmes cover:

• primary health care,
• self-development and communication skills,
• counselling,
• bio-mechanics,
• documentation and organisation,
• computer applications,
• human anatomy,
• workshop management,
• materials and applied rehabilitation in prosthetics, orthotics or community therapy.

Training in classrooms and Mobility India's purpose -built workshops is complemented by practical placements in the field with MI's local partners in Bangalore and further afield in India.

The programme  offers an excellent opportunity for trainees from many different countries to encounter up to date technologies for prosthetics and orthotics and it gives them a unique chance to learn and work together in an enthusiastic community.

Jaipur Limb Campaign has sponsored trainees from our partner organisations from  Angola, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal and Sri Lanka as well as elsewhere in India. All have found the courses of great benefit.

Costs
Training fees and accommodation for the whole year are 60,000 Indian Rupees for local organisations and 120,000 Rupees  for candidates from overseas. In  addition there are  local insurance, food, subsistence and training materials costs  totalling approximately 42,000 R plus the cost of visa and travel to Bangalore.

Language
The language of instruction is English. Some language assistance may be provided on site, but candidates are advised to have intensive language coaching in advance if necessary.

Further details are available from Ritu Ghosh, Assistant Technical Director, at Mobility India: email Ritu@mobility-india.org

Postal address: 1st and 1st'A' Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar, Bangalore, 560 079, India tel +91 80 2649222

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