23621

Teacher of the visually impaired

Teacher of the visually impaired specialises in teaching visually impaired students which includes reading and writing in braille. He/she designs or modifies curricula according to students’ needs and abilities in addition to administering various forms of assessment to evaluate the progress of each student.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 2362 Special Education Teachers unit 23622 Early intervention teacher for infants and children unit 23629 Special education teacher n.e.c.

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Braille teacher

Elsewhere

• Audio-visual aid specialist (teaching), see 23612

Hierarchy context

2→23→236→2362→23621 Teacher of the visually impaired

Major group

2 PROFESSIONALS

Sub-major

23 TEACHING AND TRAINING PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

236 OTHER TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

Unit group

2362 Special Education Teachers

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

23621 — Teacher of the visually impaired

ISCO-08

2352 — Special needs teachers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 23621 Teacher of the visually impaired Alternative Title 23621 Braille teacher Alternative Title 23621 Teacher of the blind Alternative Title 23621 Teacher of the sight impaired Alternative Title 23621 Teacher of the visually handicapped Alternative Title 23621 Vision itinerant teacher

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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