Professional Development and Training Courses

KAB provides a programme of fully accredited professional development training to ensure those working alongside sight impaired people throughout southern England are able to provide the highest levels of rehabilitation services.

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (Visual Impairment Rehabilitation)

Your vocation, your qualification, your career ...

This innovative Foundation Degree, the first of its kind when it was set-up in 2005, is managed and delivered in collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University.

The degree provides an opportunity for people who are already working with sight impaired people, in a paid or voluntary capacity, to train as Rehabilitation Workers in visual impairment and to work towards a full degree in health and social care whilst remaining in employment.

Read more about the Foundation Degree

Download and print an application form in Microsoft Word for the Foundation Degree

Download and print a PDF application form for the Foundation Degree

Accredited short courses

• Understanding Visual Impairment
• Understanding Hearing Impairment
• Understanding Deafblindness

These one day, Open College Network accredited courses are suitable for those who want to learn about sight or hearing impairments and how people with these impairments cope with daily living.

They have been designed for front-line staff, educators, health and social care workers, students, volunteers or anyone with an interest in sensory impairment.

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Book a place on KAB's OCN courses

Sight impairment awareness training

• Have you wondered what it's like having reduced vision?
• Are you nervous about assisting someone who has a sight impairment?
• Are the needs of sight impaired people met by your business?

A non-accredited course that delivers highly relevant awareness training for anyone who works with people who have sight impairments. The half-day training will cover the causes and effects of the six main eye conditions together with practical, hands-on experience under simulation, including how to guide someone safely.

Read more about KAB's Awareness Training

Book a place on KAB's Sight Impairment Awareness Training

Braille Changes Ahead...

You may have heard in the news recently that the United Kingdom Association for Accessible Formats has agreed to adopt Unified English Braille (UEB) as an official Braille code in the UK. If you would like to know more about the proposed changes please visit our News page for more information.