Title: School to Work Transition for Young People with Disability in Vietnam
Stream: Education, Sustainability & Society: Social Justice, Development & Political Movements
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Huong Nguyen, Curtin University, Australia
Abstract:
There is little research into school to work transition programs for young people with disability either in Vietnam or other developing countries. With around one million new entrants to the workforce each year, young Vietnamese people with a disability face particular and substantial challenges around obtaining a job. This paper draws attention to the intricacies and challenges for a Vietnamese school to work transition program aimed at providing suitable vocational pathways for young people with impairment to their hearing and vision. Information collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and a survey questionnaire ensured rich and authentic understandings of the complex barriers and facilitators to the program achieving success. Using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Model as a conceptual framework, findings indicated that key facilitators of successful school to work transition were (i) confidence and motivation to work, (ii) peer relationships/friendships and networks among young people with disability, (iii) hopes and aspirations, (iv) motivation and engagement, and (v) preparedness for work. Barriers included: stigma and discrimination related to disability (ii) limited social networking with peers (iii) fear to start working and (iv) concerns about jobs for those who are about to graduate, and (v) short term training leading to limited acquisition of the necessary communication and work skills prior to working.
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