10 Support Staff from all Elangeni TVET campuses were selected to attend a 2-Day Workshop on Counselling Skills and Skills to Deal with Learners with Special Education Needs (SNEs)

The purpose of the workshop was for participants to:-

Understand counselling, Qualities of a good counsellor; values and attitudes of a counsellor.

Explore basic counselling skills and counselling process, barriers to effective counselling;

Understand the disability rights agenda and its relationship to education.

Explore and understand the social model of disability and how it relates to inclusive education

To examine what actually works in inclusive education around the world and apply it to their particular country

Understand the barriers which currently exist to prevent inclusive education and understand the solutions, the political actions necessary at national and regional level

Understand the dynamics of developing inclusive education within a school/classroom

Facilitator: Mr T.W. Makhanya

Client: Elangeni College

Venue: Liberty House, 178/180 Josiah Gumede Rd, Pinetown,