The one year teacher training program started in 1990 has grown into a full-fledged Bachelor of Special Education Degree Course affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It helps meet the need for teachers for educating children with special needs. In 2003, SBT college received a citation for BEST INSTITUTION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION by the Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi. National level bodies offer such educational programs through our college in distance mode. The State Government has given recognition for employment of students in Educational Institutions.

We motivate talent development among children with special needs by conducting various competitions. In two of our Community Based Rehabilitation Centers at Veerapandi and Melamadai, the Family Intervention program has been initiated with 20 families with disabled children. During weekends our students offer technical guidance to parents and siblings in caring for the disabled person in "Basic Skill Development for Independent Living". Mostly the cases selected are those who are severe and cannot go to special institutions.

For national level bodies (RCI, BHOJ) we conduct Special Education training in B.Ed. and help in drafting the syllabus. We assist the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRD) in the preparation of resource material in Special Education. We conduct workshops for young lecturers on Institutional Assessment and Computer Assisted Instructional Materials development. We Telecast open interviews on early intervention, Physiotherapy and Speech Therapy for the benefit of families with disabled persons. Special Educators, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Social workers and Parents [with Disadvantaged children] are helped by Continuing Rehabilitation Education (C.R.E).