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Caregiving – Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical)
NCS Code: NA | V012
A Caregiver for Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical) provides support to people with disabilities such as children (between the age of 2 and 10 years), for adolescents (from 10 to 18 years), and adults in smooth functioning of their daily lives. If the caregiver is able to provide basic education to the children under their care this becomes an added advantage in their profession.
Personal Competencies
You have a compassionate and caring nature
You have good communication skills
You are empathetic towards people
You are careful and organised in your work
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completion of class 10 and minimum age required is 18 years old for enrolling in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 4 course for Caregiver – Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical) course
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of work: Day care centres, Disable support service agencies, Old age homes, placement agencies etc
Entrepreneurship: After gaining experience you can offer freelance services or start your own caregiving centres
Work Environment: You are expected to work for 10/12 hours per day and 6 days a week.
Expected Growth Path
Asst. caregiver→ Caregiver→ Supervisor
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Care giving – Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical) ranges between INR 14,000 - 28,000* per month
http://www.paraplegicfoundation.in is working in the area of disability care since 1961. They have trained disability care professional who have been healing and supporting many persons with disability. They have also given employment to 100+ trained professional in the area of disability care.*
Caregiving – Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical)
NCS Code: NA | V012Minimum Qualification
• After completion of class 10 and minimum age required is 18 years old for enrolling in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 4 course for Caregiver – Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical) course
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of work: Day care centres, Disable support service agencies, Old age homes, placement agencies etc
Entrepreneurship: After gaining experience you can offer freelance services or start your own caregiving centres
Work Environment: You are expected to work for 10/12 hours per day and 6 days a week.
Asst. caregiver→ Caregiver→ Supervisor
The approx. salary of a Care giving – Persons with Disabilities (Non Clinical) ranges between INR 14,000 - 28,000* per month
Source - https://in.indeed.com/career/caregiver/salaries
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
http://www.paraplegicfoundation.in is working in the area of disability care since 1961. They have trained disability care professional who have been healing and supporting many persons with disability. They have also given employment to 100+ trained professional in the area of disability care.*
Source - http://www.paraplegicfoundation.in/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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