Pengembangan Kecakapan Vokasional Melalui Budidaya Jamur Tiram bagi Anak Tunarungu Di Payakumbuh

The increasing demand for oyster mushroom into one of the opportunities for child with hearing impairment to improve vocational skills to live independently in their social life with an adequate income. How oyster mushroom cultivation can be given to child with hearing impairment through training and hands-on oyster mushroom cultivation. Vocational skills development activities through the cultivation of oyster mushroom for child with hearing impairment aims to improve the ability of child with hearing impairment in vocational skills that can be applied in everyday life. This activity is carried out in the center of the oyster mushroom cultivation in Payakumbuh on 8 and 9 September 2012, this event was attended by 19 participants with two scenarios of activities, namely theory and practice. For the speaker, this activity in collaboration with the Forestry Extension and Productive Business Group for organizing the oyster mushroom cultivation. All the participants were very enthusiastic and actively participate in this training. This is because these activities are really needed by the target audience.