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Hydroponics is one of the careers of the future covered at the centre
Pupils in a hydroponics class.
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Al Karamah Training Institute is preparing students with autism for professional careers. Hamdan and Fares are pictured here doing some leg strengthening exercises. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
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The centre boasts impressive facilities
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Students play table tennis during a break from lessons
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The training centre has a sensory garden which even has a trampoline
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The sensory garden is a calming environment for students
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Hospitality is just one of the career paths covered at the centre. Here, students are shown how to set a table
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Al Kindi Al Hameli gets creative in an art class
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Students sharpen up their hospitality skills
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A sensory room at the impressive institute
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Khaled Al Nuaimi mixes some paint during art class
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Fares Al Mehairi learns how to cut some wire in electronics class
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Hydroponics is one of the careers of the future covered at the centre
Pupils in a hydroponics class.
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Al Karamah Training Institute is preparing students with autism for professional careers. Hamdan and Fares are pictured here doing some leg strengthening exercises. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
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The centre boasts impressive facilities
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Students play table tennis during a break from lessons
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The training centre has a sensory garden which even has a trampoline
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The sensory garden is a calming environment for students
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Hospitality is just one of the career paths covered at the centre. Here, students are shown how to set a table
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Al Kindi Al Hameli gets creative in an art class
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Students sharpen up their hospitality skills
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A sensory room at the impressive institute
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Khaled Al Nuaimi mixes some paint during art class
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Fares Al Mehairi learns how to cut some wire in electronics class
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Hydroponics is one of the careers of the future covered at the centre
Pupils in a hydroponics class.
Inside the Abu Dhabi training centre preparing people with autism for the workplace
Al Karamah Training Institute is equipping students with the skills to thrive in life
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Anam Rizvi
27 May, 2021
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