The opinions of teachers working in vocational schools for children with mental retardation about the job preparation activities and vocational competencies of students

The purpose of the study was to determine the frequency of the activities directed towards the occupational preparation capabilities of the instructing personnel on duty in the schools for children with mental retardation and determine the sufficiency levels of the senior level students occupational preparation capabilities. The research was conducted with 25 instructing personnel. The research is a descriptive study aiming towards situational determination. Troughout the educational program for the children with mental retardation, most of the instructors (%51,14) make frequent activities towards occupational preparation skills; %40,57 of the instructors make sometimes; %8,29 of the instructors do not make any activities at all. According to the %37,7 workshop instructors, of the senior students are competent; %42,17 are partially competent; %20,13 are not competent.