Union Minister Dr Soe Win recently gave a speech that efforts will be made on teaching students to play musical instruments for Myanmar traditional bands and international bands.
During a visit to the Kyimyindine School for the Blind and the Shwegondine Nursery on February 29, the Union minister made a speech of training plans.
He also urged officials of schools to provide more types of vocational courses for students including playing musical instruments to operate Myanmar bands and international bands and contact the Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federations so as to emerge new generation blind athletes and.
A total of 111 blind students between aged 6 and 18 are under training at the school at primary education level with braille letters as in-school education, and secondary and university studies are continuing to teach at the relevant schools opened by the Ministry of Education through the Inclusive Education.
In addition, in cooperation with the Japan Heart group, a one-year physiotherapy course is being conducted for the students.—TWA/TKO
