2023
There are no current reforms as of mid-2023. Upcoming reforms within this year will be presented here.
2022
Vocational Education and Sector Collaboration Will Be Strengthened with "15 Centers of Excellence" to be Opened.
With the centers of excellence to be opened, cooperation between social partners and the private sector will be increased by focusing on the training of teachers and administrators. Special field competencies of teachers working in vocational and technical secondary education institutions will be developed with on-the-job learning and distance learning methods. These centers will ensure the continuous development of teachers in the fields of vocational field, vocational foreign language, mathematics and science for vocational education.
14 of the sectoral centers of excellence cover 25 vocational fields, and 1 covers vocational foreign language, mathematics and science fields for vocational education.
2021
Socio-Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (SES) Program:
The goal of the project is to carry out tasks within the scope of the protocol signed between the Food Programme, the qualified jobs needed by the labor market. Developing non-formal education course programs to raise the power of the Turkish citizens in our country. Vocational and technical training for foreigners under temporary protection and international protection organization of courses, certification of those who successfully complete their education and employment to increase their access.
Schedule: 15 June 2021 - 15 June 2023
Budget: 10.000.000 €
Partners:
World Food Program (WFP)
MEB-General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education
Current state:
“Trainer Training” was organized for the trainers of the Departmental Staff course program on 7-9 July 2021 in Istanbul.
“Implementation Guide” has been prepared in order to explain the principles of carrying out the project.
Planned Studies:
1. Developing the employment of industry experts and training of trainers curricula,
2. Preparation/updating of course programs and training materials in line with sectoral needs,
3. Preparation of the application guide
4. Organizing in-service training and trainer training seminars for the trainers who will take part in the course activities to be opened within the scope of the project,
5. Procurement of educational equipment of schools and public education centers, provision of equipment and training materials suitable for the course program,
6. Mapping of hands-on training program employers and private sector involvement,
7. Establishment of trainee selection commissions in provinces/districts,
8. Organizing vocational and technical courses in line with the needs of the labor market,
9. Ensuring that project participants who have completed vocational training are included in the “Applied Training Program” by WFP through İŞKUR,
10. Realization of cash transfers for the project beneficiaries,
11. Orienting the trainees who have successfully completed the theoretical and practical training to work,
12. Making visibility and dissemination activities of the project, public service announcements, information meetings, press releases etc. about the project. carrying out activities,
13. Organizing certificate programs,
14. To carry out monitoring and evaluation studies.
Completed Activities of the Project:
• The protocol for the implementation of the SES Program was signed between WFP, MTEGM and LLL on 17.06.2021. At the same time, a contract was signed between WFP-İŞKUR.
• Trainer trainings continue for trainers who will take part in the course activities to be opened within the scope of the project. The first of these, the department staff trainer training was held on 7-9 July 2021 in Istanbul, the second housekeeping staff trainer training was held in Gaziantep on 9-13 August 2021, and the third was the chef apprentice trainer training in Hatay on 16-20 August 2021. Packaging and packaging trainer training, the last of the trainings, was held in Ankara on 23-25 August 2021.
• An "Information Meeting" was held on an online platform on 4 August 2021 for the public education center and school administrators in charge of the project.
• Uniforms were selected to be used in the courses where the project will be implemented and in applied training supported by İŞKUR. It was distributed to institutions in August 2021.
• Needs analysis was made for the procurement of educational equipment of schools and public education centers; equipment materials were sent to institutions.
• By making insurance entries of the trainers who will take part in the project; Course plans were made by the trainers.
• “SES Project Implementation Guidelines” regarding the implementation of the project was signed between the MoNE and WFP.
• Impact analysis study was conducted for the Muv Project.
• Hygiene material support and electricity, water etc. Financial support was provided per course to pay for the expenses.
• Monthly coordination meetings are held with WFP field representatives. (As of October 2021)
• Psychological counseling seminars were held for trainees and trainers by the psychological counselor in November 2021.
• Sound logo design and visibility guide was prepared in December 2021.
• 890 beneficiaries were targeted in the project courses in 2021; As of January 2022, 890 people were given vocational training. Except for those who continue their applied training, 35% employment has been provided.
• An information and evaluation meeting was held in Antalya for the school/institution coordinators assigned to the project on 11-13 January 2021.
• Posters and brochures related to 2022 course applications were prepared and distributed.
• 2022 course planning has been made and applications have been opened for the first term of 2022. The new semester courses will start with the date of February 2022.
Planned Activities of the Project:
• Preparing/updating course programs and training materials in line with sectoral needs,
• Organizing in-service training and trainer training seminars for trainers who will take part in the course activities to be opened within the scope of the project,
• Procurement of educational equipment of schools and public education centers, provision of equipment and training materials suitable for the course program,
• Organizing vocational and technical courses in line with the needs of the labor market,
• Ensuring that project participants who have completed vocational training are included in the “Applied Training Program” by WFP through İŞKUR,
• Arranging field visits to see the course activities on site,
• Realization of cash transfers for the project beneficiaries,
• Orientation of trainees who have successfully completed the theoretical and practical training,
• Visibility and dissemination activities of the project, public service announcements, information meetings, press releases etc. about the project. carrying out activities,
• Organizing certificate programs,
• Carrying out monitoring and evaluation studies.
1000 Schools in Vocational Education Project
Within the scope of the project; Trainings on increasing the awareness and efficiency of the project, personal development and leadership, and first aid were organized for teachers and administrators working in schools. Approximately 189 million hardware support was provided to strengthen the hardware infrastructure of the schools within the scope of the project. The workshops/laboratories of the schools were established and the existing workshops/laboratories were updated.
Libraries were established in 1,025 schools, information and communication technologies of 1,669 libraries were developed, the production capacities of 516 schools with revolving funds were increased, and the operating income of the revolving fund exceeded approximately 113 million. 40,951 students participated in the support training programs organized to help students make up for their basic skill deficiencies, and 358,831 materials were delivered to schools to be used in these trainings. Again, 62,283 students attended 6,544 support and training courses organized within this scope. 320,708 students participated in 9,494 events organized in these schools. 9.228 parents participated in 924 trainings organized through public education centers for the educational support of students' families, 11,058 parents were allowed to continue their education through open education, and 13,892 parents were visited in this context. 1 billion TL was invested in the schools determined by the project, which was implemented with the aim of strengthening vocational education.
Teaching Programs
While training is provided in 55 fields and 203 branches in vocational and technical education, the new structure has been simplified in fields and branches, and training has been started by preparing training programs in 47 fields and 105 (Annex-2) branches. The students were prevented from meeting the courses specific to their professions late, and vocational courses were started in the ninth grade in the new program.
Within the scope of cooperation protocols signed with the sector, special programs were prepared according to the needs of the sector and started to be implemented in vocational education. The "Academic Package" model was put into practice in order to support the career planning of students studying at vocational and technical Anatolian high schools when they reach the 12th grade.
In line with the updated programs in vocational and technical Anatolian high schools, new application-oriented textbooks have been prepared. These books have been included in the scope of free books for the first time since 2020 in order to ensure the effective continuation of vocational and technical education with equal opportunities and opportunities, and the problem of students living in schools not being able to access the textbook has been resolved.
A historical change has been made in the Vocational Education Law No. 3308.
According to the first amendment made in the Vocational Education Law No. 3308, one third of the minimum wage received by the students studying in vocational education centers will now be paid by the state.
With the second amendment, the wages of journeymen students at the end of their third year were increased from one third of the minimum wage to half of the minimum wage.
With the third amendment, State support for skill training and internship in the enterprise has been increased from 5 to 10 years.
At the end of December 2021, the changes made in the Vocational Education Law No. 3308 began to bear fruit. After the regulation, the number of students enrolled in vocational education centers increased from 159 thousand to 320 thousand.
Increasing Production in Vocational Education
The 15% treasury deduction taken from the revolving fund revenues of vocational and technical secondary education institutions has been reduced to 1%. Thus, the production capacity of the revolving funds was increased, paving the way for more students to receive education in a real business environment, and the revenues of the revolving funds increased by 43% compared to the previous year, contributing to the country's economy. The income from production in vocational high schools increased by 131 percent compared to 2020 and reached 1 billion 162 million liras. While the wage paid to students by vocational and technical secondary education institutions, which are revolving funds, was 30,589,489 TL in the first twelve months of 2020, it increased by 59% to 48,631,086 TL in the first twelve months of 2021. In the same period, the wage paid to teachers working in revolving funds increased by 55% from 74,522,846 TL to 115,696,059 TL.
Production in Vocational Education in the COVID Era
The importance of vocational and technical education has come to the fore even more during the COVID-19 epidemic, which affected the whole world at the beginning of 2020. With its increasing production capacity, vocational and technical education has become one of the main actors that meet the needs of the society in these difficult days. Within the scope of the fight against the epidemic, a wide variety of products, from disinfectant materials to disposable overalls, from surgical masks to face shields, from respirators to N-95 standard masks, have been produced and continue to be produced in vocational and technical education schools and institutions, which are revolving funds of our Ministry. To date, 40 million liters of surface cleaner, 15 million liters of hand disinfectant, 3 million liters of cologne, 750 million surgical masks, 500 thousand N95 masks, 2.4 million face shields, 2.2 million overalls/aprons have been produced in our schools.
In addition, in a short time, many products from surgical mask machine to respirator, UVC air sterilization device, N95 standard mask production machine, video laryngoscope device to isolated sampling unit, non-contact infrared (IR) thermometer device to intensive care bed were produced and delivered to health institutions.
In cooperation with Bursa M. Kemal Coşkunöz Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School and Automotive Industry Exporters' Association Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, the Kovid-19 antigen kit was produced with the sample taken from the saliva in as little as 15 minutes.
Vocational high schools, which contributed to meeting the needs of the country by producing the products needed in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, started to export abroad for the first time upon request. The products produced in vocational education institutions were exported to countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Czechia, England and Bulgaria.
Increasing the Quality of Vocational and Technical Education through the Establishment of Sectoral Centers of Excellence (METEK III) Project
Increasing the Quality of Vocational and Technical Education through the Establishment of Sectoral Centers of Excellence, supported by the Republic of Turkey and the European Union co-financed within the scope of the European Union Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance 2014-2020 (IPA-II) and of which the General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education of the Ministry of National Education is the Operation Beneficiary. Operation (METEK III) Operational Agreement was signed on 30 September 2019 and entered into force. The operation consists of 3 components:
• Technical Assistance
• Grant
• Goods Purchase
Technical Assistance Project
Expected Results
Result 1: The quality of vocational and technical education will be improved and quality practices will be expanded.
Within the scope of this result, there are activities for an evaluation of the existing Quality Assurance System, making necessary improvements, trainings, establishment of the Quality Assurance Board and the establishment of Provincial Quality Boards.
Result 2: Special field competencies of teachers working in Vocational and Technical Secondary Education institutions will be improved.
Within the scope of this result, there are on-the-job trainings of 3000 teachers in 25 fields. For the training needs analysis, a question bank will be developed based on the special field qualifications studied by our General Directorate and a needs analysis will be carried out for at least 4000 teachers.
Result 3: 15 Sectoral Excellence Centers will be established for the development of special field competencies of teachers working in Vocational and Technical Secondary Education institutions with on-the-job learning and distance learning methods.
Within the scope of this result, 14 Sectoral Excellence Centers covering a total of 25 occupational fields will be established, and 1 Sectoral Excellence Center will be established on vocational foreign language, mathematics for vocational education and science for vocational education, and the center staff will undergo various trainings in the country and abroad.
Result 4: Vocational foreign language knowledge of vocational teachers and applied mathematics and science education competencies of mathematics and science teachers working in vocational and technical high schools will be developed.
Within the scope of this result, more than 1300 teachers will be trained and 90 teachers will be trained as formatters.
Result 5: The competencies of local education administrators to monitor and evaluate education and training practices will be developed.
Within the scope of this result, a guidebook on monitoring and evaluation of education and training practices will be prepared and trainings will be given.
Result 6: Learning materials will be developed and prepared for Vocational and Technical Secondary Education institutions.
As part of this outcome, 262 teachers will receive intensive training in material development, and more than 2500 teachers are low on training in accessing and using existing materials.
Result 7: Vocational guidance and career counseling services will be improved.
Within the scope of this result, the existing vocational guidance system will be reviewed, necessary improvements will be made and the system will be piloted. In addition, more than 1200 people will receive information and training.
Outcome 8: Awareness and perception of an acceptable quality culture will be improved by everyone working at various levels of vocational and technical education.
Result 9: Awareness of all relevant parties on the importance of vocational and technical education will be increased.
Result 10: Media and communication tools will be developed for the promotion of vocational and technical education.
Result 11: Knowledge and skill competitions and exhibitions will be organized for vocational and technical education schools.
Result 12: Awareness and knowledge of parents on vocational guidance will be increased.
Outcome 13: Evaluation of learning outcomes will be improved through Pilot implementation.
Pilot implementation will be realized within the scope of this result, necessary trainings, revision and expertise support will be provided for the pilot implementation.
Result 14: The system of tracking graduates of vocational and technical secondary schools (E-graduate) will be improved and the awareness of business world actors will be increased.
The Technical Assistance component project of the operation started on 1 March 2021 with a budget of 10,828,804 € and will be implemented for 36 months. Technical Assistance Project in 25 pilot provinces (Istanbul, Kocaeli, Bursa, Denizli, Antalya, İzmir, Adana, Sivas, Konya, Eskişehir, Trabzon, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Erzincan, Samsun, Tekirdağ, Kayseri, Afyonkarahisar, Gaziantep, Manisa, Çanakkale, Kırşehir) , Zonguldak, Malatya and Ankara) activities will be carried out covering 25 vocational and technical education fields.
Financial Involvement of Refugees and Host Communities in Turkey
Project Purpose: Increasing the financial and business literacy of refugees and host communities in Turkey through trainings. It is aimed to support these people's access to financial resources.
Project Schedule: 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2022
Project Budget: 225.000 Euro
Financial Obligation: General Directorate of Lifelong Learning, R&D and Projects Department
Project Collaborations: German Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation e.V.
German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Project Actual Activities
• Program modules of Micro Business Game and Savings Game trainings, which should be given within the scope of the project, were created.
• Trainer candidates suitable for the criteria of the trainers used in the training modules from the selected % public education centers were determined and master trainer lists were obtained.
• Trainers' Training was organized and participation certificates were given to master trainer candidates coming from Mudanya and Avcılar Public Education Centers in Istanbul on 02-06 August 2021.
• On 23-27 August 2021, trainers' training was organized and participation certificates were given to master trainers from Mamak, Nurdağı and Karatay Public Education Centers in Ankara.
• 22-26 NOVEMBER 2021 Trainer training was organized and participation certificates were given to master trainers coming from Mudanya public education center in Istanbul.
• Master trainers were identified in accordance with the criteria for the course programs in the selected 5 Public Education Centers and they were recruited within the scope of the project.
• Trainees suitable for the courses to be given in public education centers were determined and the courses started.
• A total of 27 Master Trainers were employed to give Saving Game and Micro Business Game Trainings in five Public Education Centers.
• All trainees who received training within the scope of the protocol were paid for the hours they attended.
• While the number of trainees at the end of 2022 was targeted as 1000 within the scope of the project, the number of trainees reached 1812 by the end of January 2022.
Planned Activities of the Project:
• Financial literacy and business literacy trainings will continue to be provided at Public Education Centers and additional modules (marketing, finance, labor law, accounting, networking, cultural sensitivity, employment) training will continue if needed.
• In order to provide IT (information technologies) Classes to 4 Public Education Centers within the scope of the protocol and information technologies support to Karatay Public Education Center, which was added to the Protocol later, a list of needs has been requested from the public education centers and the purchasing process will begin.