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Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s) Haq Nawaz
Address H.No. 254-B Street No. 32 Safari Homes,
Phaze VIII, Bahria Town, 46000, Rawalpindi, Punjab, PAKISTAN
Telephone(s) +92-51-5705543 Mobile +92-333-5235596
E-mail(s) Qandeelpk@hotmail.com
Nationality Pakistani
Date of birth 26/11/1975
Gender Male
Desired employment /
Occupational field
Special and Inclusive Education (Teacher / Counsellor / Consultant /
Administrator)
Work experience
Dates 04/01/2008 →
Occupation or position held Counsellor (Low Vision Students)
Main activities and responsibilities Responsible to assess the performance of low vision students; Recommend optical and non optical
devices to low vision students training to use optical and non optical devices; Provide counselling to
visually impaired students, teachers and parents of visually impaired students; Introduce & implement
latest teaching techniques for teaching low vision students; and Perform/monitor placement of Low
Vision student in inclusive education setup in general education.
Name and address of employer Ms. Shahida Parveen
Government Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Kohati Bazar, Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Type of business or sector Special Education Institution
Dates 01/06/2007 - 03/01/2008
Occupation or position held Special Education Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities Taught visually impaired children with the help of Braille system; Organized IEP (Individualized
Educational Plan) for grade-1 to 5; Performed assessment of visually impaired students.
Name and address of employer Mr. Sultan Muhammad Mirza
Government Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Kohati Bazar, Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Type of business or sector Special Education Institution
Dates 07/09/2005 - 01/06/2007
Occupation or position held Special Education Teacher / In-charge Head Master
Main activities and responsibilities Taught mathematics and Braille to visually impaired students; Organized IEP; Performed assessment
of visually impaired students; Supervised the visually impaired section as an in-charge; Established
work priorities and delegated work to the office support staff; Coordinated and facilitated the teaching /
students’ activities; Wrote progress reports, Oversaw the personnel and school affairs; and Worked
closely with stakeholders and community members for developing student support services.
Name and address of employer Mrs. Nusrat Najeeb
Government Special Education Centre Taxila, Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Type of business or sector Special Education Institution
Dates 16/11/2001 - 01/04/2005
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2. Occupation or position held Computer Instructor & Maths Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities Taught computer and maths to visually impaired children.
Name and address of employer Mr. Sultan Muhammad Mirza
Government Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Kohati Bazar, Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Type of business or sector Special Education Institution
Dates 03/2004 - 02/2005
Occupation or position held Consultant (Part-time)
Main activities and responsibilities Organized training programmes for public library to train librarian in order to help visually impaired
students for reading and listening books in a public library; Built a fully equipped resource room for
visually impaired students with computers and CCTV (Close Circuit Television).
Name and address of employer Dr. Haroon Rasheed Awan
Street No.10 F-7/3 Sight Savers International, Islamabad (Pakistan)
Type of business or sector Sight Savers International (Royal Commonwealth society for the Blind)
Education and training
Dates September 2003 – November 2004
Title of qualification awarded Master of Arts in Education (Special Education)
Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Educational psychology; Foundation of education; Perspective of special educationhandicapped
person in community; Education research; Curriculum development and instructions; face to face
component; Organization & management of special needs; Braille practical Urdu and English; Special
education for visually impaired; Independence training for visually impaired
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Allama Iqbal Open University
H-8/4, Islamabad (Pakistan)
Level in national or international
classification
Master level (Grading: 2nd
Division / 59%)
Dates March 2002 – June 2003
Title of qualification awarded Post Graduate Diploma (Special Education)
Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Education psychology, Perspective of special education, Handicapped person in the community,
Braille practical, Independence training for visually impaired; Special education for visually impaired.
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Allama Iqbal Open University
Sector H-8, Islamabad (Pakistan)
Level in national or international
classification
Graduate level (Grading: 2nd
Division / 57%)
Dates September 1994 – April 1996
Title of qualification awarded Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Business taxation, Business law, Economics of Pakistan, Advanced accounting, Cost accounting.
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Islamia University Bahawalpur
University Chowk, Bahawalpur (Pakistan)
Level in national or international
classification
Undergraduate level (Grading: 2nd
Division / 57%)
International certification
Professional courses were taken at the Hadley School for Professional Studies (HSPS), Hadley
School for the Blind, USA
Dates March 2009 – July 2009
Title of qualification awarded Human Eye (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course focuses on particular parts of the visual system, with common diseases and treatments.
Dates May 2009 – July 2009
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3. Title of qualification awarded Finding Employment (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course explains the job-search process from the point of view of the person seeking employment.
It includes useful information to help the client or student, whether he or she has never worked before
or is looking for a better job. Unlike traditional courses about finding employment, this course covers
both the basics of the job hunt and topics specific to individuals who are visually impaired.
Dates February 2008 – September 2008
Title of qualification awarded Abacus (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course help to understand the Abacus by learning to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole
numbers and decimals.
Dates August 2008 – September 2008
Title of qualification awarded Blindness Basics (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course enables to learn fundamental concepts about visual impairment and apply them to real-life
situations.
Dates July 2007 – July 2008
Title of qualification awarded Contracted Braille (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course helps to assist family member or client who is blind.
Dates January 2004 – February 2004
Title of qualification awarded Access Technology: Beginnings (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course helps to understand what a computer is as well as the pros and cons of using print-
enlarging software, refreshable Braille displays and speech output to read the screen. It teaches
computer concepts, commonly used software and types of access technology for visual impairment.
National certification
Dates 04/06/2007 – 16/06/2007
Title of qualification awarded Low Vision Mobility & Abacus (Certificate of Achievement)
Occupational skills covered This course was related to mobility training of low vision and maths training for teaching visually
impaired children.
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Pakistan Disabled Foundation (Association)
D 2/19 Nazimabad, Karachi (Pakistan)
Dates 18/11/1999 – 20/02/2000
Title of qualification awarded Certificate in General English Language Programme (GELP)
Occupational skills covered Language/speech, speaking and linguistic styles
Dates 01/03/2000 – 02/02/2001
Title of qualification awarded Certificate in Advanced Computer Course
Occupational skills covered E-commerce, Flash, Java Scripting and HTML
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Lord Modern Languages and Computer Training Institute
(Affiliated with London College & Oxford Language Centre England)
University chowk, Bahawalpur (Pakistan)
Personal skills/competences
Mother tongue(s) Punjabi
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
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4. English B2 Independent user C1 Proficient user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user C1 Proficient user
Urdu C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences Excellent capacity to adapt to multi-cultural environments; proven experience in special education
project/activities; skilful in the art of interpersonal communication; mentoring, advising, counselling and
career guidance with a particular convincing impact; very open-minded with a soft friendly nature.
Organisational skills and competences Proven ability to work individually and in groups; Ample experience in office and team management
skills acquired through education and experience.
Technical skills and competences Expert in teaching contracted Braille, use of Abacus, Sign language and Assistive technology for
special children.
Computer skills and competences Special Education: Jaws for Visually Impaired, Duxbury, Braille System, Windows Eye, Open Book, and
Maths’ Flash; Computer Networking: MS Internet Server Acceleration, Linux, Local Area Network
(LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), System Administrator; and Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Driving licence(s) B Class (Motor car)
Additional information Achievements:
• Accomplished a task related to launch “Assistive Technology” in all the Special
Education institutions of the Punjab province in Pakistan, March to October 2010.
• Established a special education centre for special children at Taxila, Pakistan,
2005.
• Conducted national workshop as Resource person on "Computer access
technology and teaching devices for visually impaired", at National Institute of Special Education
(NISE), Islamabad, Pakistan 22nd
November, 2004 to 1st
December, 2004.
• Conducted training workshop as Resource person on “Unified Braille Syllabus for
Primary Classes”, National Institute of Special Education (NISE), Islamabad, Pakistan 22-27 March,
2004.
• Established a resource centre for special children at public library in Rawalpindi,
Pakistan, 2004.
• Started computer classes for visually impaired children at national level, as a 1st
Pakistani in Govt. Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Rawalpindi, in March, 2001.
Membership/Affiliation:
• Pakistan Disabled Foundation, Karachi, 2007 to-date
• International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI),
India, 2005 to-date
• Pakistan Association of the Blind (PAB), Karachi, Pakistan 2001 to-date
National/International Workshops:
• West Asia Regional Conference on "Inclusion the Right Approach", New Delhi,
India 22-25 Jan. 2005.
• National workshop on “Computer access technology and teaching device for
visually impaired” at National Institute of Special Education (NISE), held under Ministry of Women
Development, Social Welfare & Special Education (SWSE), Islamabad, Pakistan November 22nd
to
Dec. 1st, 2004.
• Training workshop on “Unified Braille Syllabus for Primary Classes” at National
Institute of Special Education Islamabad 22nd
to 27th
March, 2004.
• Computer literacy workshop on Visual impairment, National Library & Resource
Centre, held under Ministry of Women Development, SWSE, Islamabad 23rd
Feb to 09th
March,
2004.
References:
• Dr. M. Mahmood Hussain Awan (Chairman)
Special Education Department Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9250078 Mobile: +92-300-5116275 Email: mahmood_awan@aiou.edu.pk;
dr_mmhawan@yahoo.com
• Ms. Shahida Parveen (Head of the Institution)
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5. Government Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Kohati Bazar, Rawalpindi (Pakistan),
Tel: +92-51-5550465 Mobile: +92-331-5532953, Email:
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6. Government Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Kohati Bazar, Rawalpindi (Pakistan),
Tel: +92-51-5550465 Mobile: +92-331-5532953, Email:
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