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A HANDBOOK

OF JOB ORIENTATION
AND JOB SEARCH FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES

(A brief version)

Hanoi, March 2022

A HANDBOOK OF JOB ORIENTATION AND JOB SEARCH FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 1

A HANDBOOK

OF JOB ORIENTATION
AND JOB SEARCH FOR PEOPLE

WITH DISABILITIES

(A brief version)

A HANDBOOK OF JOB ORIENTATION AND JOB SEARCH FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 3

FOREWORD

Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities (DP Hanoi) compose and publish a brief
version of “A Handbook of job orientation and job search for people with disabilities”.
This summary will help you to answer some questions about your job orientation
and searching for your employment.

This brief version includes some key areas such as job orientation for people with
disabilities, job search, job maintenance, self-employment and some laws and legal
policies relating to employment, training and accessibility. To get a full version of this
handbook, please access to t http://dphanoi.org.vn to get a softcopy or contact DP
Hanoi for a printed version.

DP Hanoi would like to thank the Rehabilitation International to sponsor producing
this book and print them out. On the occasion of RI’s 100th anniversary (1922 - 2022),
we hope this handbook will contribute to the core values that RI - International
Rehabilitation Organization and its member organizations are pursuing and towards.
At the same time, DP Hanoi also thanked the Finnish Abilis Foundation in Vietnam for
its technical support for the project.

DP Hanoi would like to express our deep gratitude to Mrs. Pham Thi Hoan, Head
of National Institute for vocational education and training, Directorate of Vocational
Education and Training and Mrs. Dinh Thi Thuy, Vice-Chairwoman of National
Committee on People with Disability Office, Dr. Cao Xuan Lieu, Head of Training
Department, National Academy of Education Management, Mr Vu Duc Thang, Head
of Job Counselling and Reference Department, Hanoi Center of Employment Services
for their contribution and inputs of the Handbook.

DP Hanoi would like to acknowledge the consultancy team of Inclusive Consultation
Center (ICC) to provide efforts in producing and editing this Handbook.

HANOI ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD 4
6
A. GENERAL TERMS 6

B. JOB ORIENTATION FOR PEOPLE WITH 9
DISABILITIES 12
14
C. JOB SEARCH 16

D. JOB MAINTANENCE 18

E. SELF-EMPLOYMENT

F. DISABILITY AWARENESS, EMPLOYMENT
WITH PWDS AND INDIVIDUAL ACTION PLAN

G. LAWS AND RELATED POLICIES

H. ACCESSIBILITY

APPENDIX

Appendix 01: The project’s model and
results “Public-private partnership in
training and vocational education for
youth with disabilities in Hanoi, Vietnam.”

Appendix 02: List of some units supporting
PWDs in vocational training

Appendix 03: List of units participating in
the network of businesses and enterprices
recruiting workers with disabilities in Hanoi

REFERENCES

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A. GENERAL TERMS

Please refer to the full version of the Handbook of Job Orientation and Job
Search for People with disabilities.

B. JOB ORIENTATION FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES

Job orientation for people
with disabilities

01 Help each individual to select or
develop their vocational occupation
which is suitable for their abilities

Objectives

02 Help each individual to select or
develop their vocational occupation
which meets market demands

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01 Help each individual to select or
develop their vocational occupation
which is suitable for their abilities

02 Should select the occupation which each
individual has su cient possibilities to meet
(capacity, personality, health and family context)

Five principles 03 Should select the occupation when
to select the individual has su cient
understanding of that occupation
occupations

04 Should select the occupation that
the individual considers as important
and meaningful

05 Should select the occupation in which
the market does not have demands

What elds do I like?

01 What occupations do I like?

Four questions 02 What occupations can I do?
to select the right 03 What occupations do I need to do?

occupation

04 How many steps do I need to go
through to select the right occupation?

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* Note: G: Gifts, P: Passion and V: Values

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C. JOB SEARCH

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01 Emotions with occupations

De ne your Suitability with the occupation or
capacities
02 available capacities

Suitability with types of

03 disabilities

04 Adaptation abilities with working
conditions

Explore labor laws, especially to

02 people with disabilities

Search for 03 Search job opportunities on formal
employment communication channels such as mass
information media, employment services center,
website, business, organizations,
friends and relatives

De ne an organization that you

04 want to apply for

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02 Explore deeply about employers and
positions that you want to apply for

Participate 03 Prepare pro les to apply for the
in recruitment position such as curriculum vitae, letter
of interest, certi cates, disability
certi cate

04 Prepare for interviews

4 steps S1 - Need to check: venue and time of
for interview interviews
Before the - Preparation: prepare for answering
interview interview questions, dress
- Inform supports in need such as
translator

S4 S2

After the During the
interview interview

- If you are made an S3 - Arrive the interview early
appointment for contact - Greet and pay attention
after the interview, take End the to body language
contact details such as interview - Choose a suitable
name and phone position (if using a
number of the informant - Con rm desires to work wheelchair)
- If over the - Thank you - Be con dent
appointment date, - Understand and answer
actively contact them questions clearly and
during working hours straightforward

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D. JOB MAINTENANCE

Job maintenance

Have stable job and income to

01 improve your life;

02 Have opportunities for training,
education, access to new advanced
technology to improve your
profession and skills

Bene ts 03 Have opportunities for job
(Why you should promotion;

maintain
your job)

04 Have opportunities to learn
workplace and business cultures

05 Have opportunities to equally
participate with other colleagues

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Objective factors including capacities,
passions, responsible attitude, desires to

01 learn, attitude to overcome challenges

and participate with the team at the
workplace

Conditions for Subjective factors (external factors)
people with
disabilities to
maintain
their job

includes supports from families,

02 business, accessible conditions at the
workplace, sutitable workplace

arrangement, opportunities for training

for improve profession and skills.

Work promotion When you have proved your
capacities and abilities to work in
an inclusive working place, you
will have opportunities for work

03 promotion. Try to overcome your

shyness, incon dence if any to
apply for new positions and put
your e ort and contribution for
your work and your employers.

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E. SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Job maintenance

Preparation Purpose: create employment for others
task to set including people with disabilities

up your Consider: available nancial resources and in
business/ need, knowledge on business administration and
production/ enterprise management, understanding of related
services laws and legal policies

Steps: develop a detailed plan to
implement your business plan

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Preparation 01 Explore laws and legal policies and rules of
task to set the government about setting a production/
business/service entity, including the business
up your of people with disabilities
business/
production/ 02 Attend training courses about managing
services a production/business/service entity,
learn experiences of other businesses for
your lessons learnt.

03 De ne areas of production/business/
service entity: list out some ideas and
select based on some criteria such as skills,
resources and market needs

0 4 Explore customers

0 5 Prepare capitals for your startups

06 Find a suitable location which
ensures accessible for people with
disabilities

0 7 De ne number of employees that
you want to recruit

Identify potential risks such as

0 8 legal procedures, capitals and how
to mitigate the risks

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F. INDIVIDUAL ACTION PLAN

* Notes:
• Objectives and plan need to be clear and specific
• Develop the plan towards the period (month, quarter, year…) and present
it in short or can use tables for illustration
• After each period, list achievements that you have gained to draw lessons
learnt

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INDIVIDUAL ACTION PLAN

Objectives: ………….
Time: …………….

Time Resources
(from… (finance, Expected
No Work content Venue supporting Notes
to..) organization/ outcomes

individuals)

Stage 1

Stage 2

............

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G. LAWS AND LEGAL POLICIES

1. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (Article 4,
article 9, article 32, article 33):
Link: https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Linh-vuc-khac/Cong-uoc-ve-quyen-cua-
nguoi-khuyet-tat-269871.aspx
2. Law on Persons with Disabilities (2010) (article 10, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42):
Link: https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Van-hoa-Xa-hoi/Luat-nguoi-khuyet-
tat-2010-108081.aspx
3. Labour code (2019) (article 11, 13, 15, 85, 159, 160):
Link: https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Lao-dong-Tien-luong/Bo-Luat-lao-
dong-2019-333670.aspx
4. Law on Education (2019) (article 11, 15, 63, 77):
Link: https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Giao-duc/Luat-giao-duc-2019-367665.
aspx
5. Law on vocational training (2014) (article 6, 18, 26, 27, 51, 58, 62)
Link: https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Lao-dong-Tien-luong/Luat-Giao-duc-
nghe-nghiep-2014-259733.aspx
6. Law on Employment (2013) (article 5, 12)
Link: https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Lao-dong-Tien-luong/Luat-viec-lam-
nam-2013-215628.aspx

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Compilation team:

Duong Thi Van (Editor-in-Chief )
Phan Thi Bich Diep
Le Thi Diu
Nguyen Hong Ha
Trinh Thi Thu Thuy

Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen

This helpful handbook is part of the project “ Public private
partnership on vocational training and education for youth with
disabilities in Hanoi, Vietnam” funded by the RI for DP Hanoi. On
the occasion of RI’s 100th anniversary, we would like to send this
publication as a gift from Vietnam in response to the founding of RI.
We are also grateful for the technical support of the Finnish Abilis
Foundation in Vietnam, which has contributed to the project’s
success

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