
NEP Director Napha Sethrapkorn presides over the
occupational-training program.
Jetsada Homklin
About 40 disabled people from around Thailand learned how to obtain jobs in
public agencies during a training seminar organized by the National Office of
Empowerment for People with Disabilities.
NEP Director Napha Sethrapkorn presided over the March 31 occupational-training
program where attendees were taught the processes by which disabled applicants
are screened by government agencies, local government offices and state
enterprises. They also learned the rules and regulations in selecting
individuals for a job.
Napha said a 2012 survey showed that more than a million disabled Thais older
than 15 are unemployed. The primary reasons for the unemployment are lack of
access to jobs and unpreparedness, the survey found.
The blind, deaf and physically handicapped people who attended came from around
the country as the NEP works to inspire private and public organizations to hire
more disabled Thais.