About the Department

Establishment and Background

The Teacher Training Centre (TCTVH), Mohan Road, Lucknow was established in the year 2006 jointly by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of Uttar Pradesh and the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun.

Objectives

The objectives of establishing the Training Centre are:

• To train human resources in Uttar Pradesh in the field of special education related to visual impairment.
• To develop maximum skilled manpower in the field of rehabilitation of persons with visual disabilities.
• To provide employment opportunities after training to all sections of society at minimum training fees.
• To reduce the shortage of trained professionals in the field of Sign language, Visual Impairment(V.I.) and other educational rehabilitation at the state level.
• Promotion and dissemination of awareness through the organization of programs related to the types of disabilities and rehabilitation methods, in accordance with the RPWD Act, 2016.

Mode of Operation

The Training Centre conducts a two-year full-time D.Ed. (Special Education – Visual Impairment),two-year full-time(DISLI) course as per the standards prescribed by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), New Delhi.