Explore how we build inclusive, skilled, and empowered communities across India.
Each of these initiatives advances FVRP’s mission of empowering professionals and promoting inclusive employment for persons with disabilities.
🎓 Upskill Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
Goal: To empower India’s vocational rehabilitation professionals.
Activities:
- Conducts certification and continuing education programs
- Develops national training curricula for vocational trainers
- Organises workshops, webinars, and fellowships
How to Join: Open to qualified trainers, special educators, and therapists. Apply through FVRP membership.
💼 Inclusive Employment & Enterprises
Goal: To promote job readiness for persons with disabilities.
Activities:
- Develops inclusive livelihood models
- Supports startups and microenterprises by PwDs
- Hosts job fairs, skills bootcamps, and CSR partnerships
How to Join: Entrepreneurs, NGOs, and institutions can collaborate via project-based affiliation.
👩🔬 Women Professionals Wing
Goal: To empower women leaders in the rehabilitation and training sector.
Activities:
- Leadership training, mentorship circles, and safety audits
- Advocacy for workplace inclusion and gender equity
- Showcases the success stories of women with disabilities
How to Join: Female professionals can register through FVRP’s national or state chapters.
🔬 Research & Innovation Foundation
Goal: To generate evidence, develop tools, and influence disability policy through research.
Activities:
- Funds and publishes research studies
- Runs the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation & Inclusion (JVRI)
- Supports R&D in assistive tech, inclusive pedagogy, and community models
How to Join: Researchers and institutions can apply for grants or submit papers to JVRI.
👴 Senior Mentors Network
Goal: To harness the experience of retired professionals as mentors and advisors.
Activities:
- Mentorship programs for junior professionals
- Annual conclaves and recognition awards
- Advisory roles in curriculum and ethics boards
How to Join: Retired professionals may enrol as Lifetime Mentors via the national secretariat.
🧑🎓 Student & Junior Professionals Networks
Goal: To nurture future leaders in vocational rehabilitation.
Activities:
- Peer learning forums and internship placements
- Campus ambassador programs
- National student conferences and innovation challenges
How to Join: Open to students and early-career professionals in disability, therapy, education, or social work.
🚨 Disaster & Crisis Response Cell
Goal: To protect and support persons with disabilities during emergencies.
Activities:
- Builds state-wise PwD-inclusive disaster response plans
- Trains local teams in crisis intervention
- Coordinate relief with NDMA, NGOs, and state authorities.
How to Join: Professionals trained in emergency or rehabilitation services can volunteer or affiliate.
🌈 Mission Samavesh (Inclusion)
Goal: To drive inclusive development for marginalised communities.
Activities:
- Inclusion programs for SC/ST, rural, women, LGBTQIA+ persons with disabilities
- Localised awareness and policy campaigns
- Documentation of grassroots innovations
How to Join: Any local chapter, professional, or youth group can initiate a Mission Samavesh unit.
🎯 Career Guidance & Placement Bureau
Goal: To link skilled individuals with meaningful employment.
Activities:
- Offers career counselling, resume clinics, and mock interviews
- Collaborates with NSDC and private recruiters
- Maintains a national PwD job portal
How to Join: Students, job seekers, and partner employers can register via the FVRP Placement Cell.
⚖️ Ethics & Grievance Redressal Cell
Goal: To uphold professional standards and resolve disputes transparently.
Activities:
- Addresses complaints on ethical violations
- Conducts capacity-building on ethics in disability services
- Publishes annual ethics reports and case studies
How to Join: This cell governs all members. Professionals with ethics or legal backgrounds may serve on review panels.
👨👩👧 Family Support & Welfare Scheme
Goal: To strengthen family involvement in vocational rehabilitation.
Activities:
- Caregiver education, peer support groups, and mental health counselling
- Connects families with social protection schemes
- Offers emergency grants through the FVRP Benevolent Fund
How to Join: Open to FVRP family members and caregivers via local chapters.
Here are four significant benefits designed to attract more members to join FVRP:
🔹 National Recognition
Showcase your work and gain visibility through awards, fellowships, and national conferences that celebrate excellence in vocational rehabilitation.
🔹 Career Advancement
Access exclusive training programs, CRE-approved workshops, and expert-led webinars that enhance your skills and boost your professional profile.
🔹 Strong Professional Network
Connect with a dynamic community of educators, therapists, vocational trainers, and policy experts across India for collaboration and mentorship.
🔹 Voice in Policy Making
Contribute to national policy dialogues, advisory committees, and advocacy campaigns that shape inclusive employment and education for persons with disabilities.