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IT training for people with disabilities

More than 100 people with disabilities in the central province of Quang Nam will receive training in information technology (IT) under a project funded by Dong A University, the US Agency for International Development ( U SAI D) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
More than 100 people with disabilities in the central province of QuangNam will receive training in information technology (IT) under a projectfunded by Dong A University, the US Agency for InternationalDevelopment ( U SAI D) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

The project, which will be implemented from now to August 2014 with abudget of 9 billion VND (428,000 USD), was introduced at a seminar inQuang Nam on May 21.

The trainees will also receive help to find jobs after graduation from the six-month training course.

Following the seminar, Dong A University signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding on recruiting people with disabilities with two ITcompanies, Funkoi and iNET.-VNA
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