REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ EDUCATION IN KOCAELI PROVINCE

1. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEYGOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ EDUCATION IN KOCAELI PROVINCE GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

2. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ • Kocaeli, which is located in the west part of Turkey, neighbour to İstanbul and according to population count in 2007 its population is 1.206.000 , is an industrial City GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

3. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

4. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ Our Vocational Education System is organised as ; - Formal Vocational Secondary Education - Formal Vocational Higher Education - Informal Vocational Education . GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

5. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIPOFKOCAELİ -In Turkey’s 4029 Vocational and Technical High Schools 1.182 637 students are having education . - This number is equal to 34,47 % of the total number of high school students . - The aim is to increase the ratio into65 %. GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

6. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ KOCAELİ PROVINCE 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

7. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ Some Projects supported by EU -SBEP (Support to Basic Education Programme)-SVET (Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training System in Turkey)-MVET (Modernization of Vocational Education and Training in Turkey)-SEP (Secondary Education Project)-BEP II ( Basic Education Project Project-II) GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

8. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ • As it is understood from the previous page, 30,668 students are having education in 42 Vocational and Technical Schools in Kocaeli Province.The ratio of the students who are having Vocational and Technical Education in the total number of Secondary education is 45,28 %. • This ratio is not only highly above the Turkey’s average but also is very close to the expectations of our country in that field which is 65 %. GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

9. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ INFORMAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION THE NUMBERS OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE HAVING EDUCATION IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRES IN KOCAELİ PROVINCE (2006- 2007) GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

10. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

11. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ When we examine the new model running in 2006- 2007 Academic year in Turkey GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

12. THE TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM Non-Formal Education-Adults Education – Continuous Education AGE 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 6 5 3 AGE 3 4 3 2 Doctorate Doctorate Medical Specialization 2 3 1 1 2 3 Doctorate Masters Degrees 1 2 2 Masters Degrees 1 2 1 6 1 5 Under Graduate Diploma 5 4 4 4 Under Graduate Under Graduate 4 3 3 3 Under Graduate 3 2 2 2 Two years Diploma Two years Diploma 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 (PREPARATORY CLASS COMPULSORY IN SOME UNIVERSTIES) Open Education Apprenticeship Training HIGHER EDUCATION VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 5 5 ANATOLIAN TECHNİCAL SICIENCE HIGH SCHOOL 4 4 4 NORMAL 4 GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 GENERAL AND VOCATİONAL-TECHNİCAL SECONDARY EDUCATİON ( PREPARATORY CLASS OPTIONAL IN SOME SCHOOLS ) 0 8 7 PRIMARY EDUCATION (COMPULSORY BASIC EDUCATİON) 6 5 4 3 2 1 PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION (Kinder-garten and Nursery) 4 3 2 GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ 1

13. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ • Students who are continuing their education at Vocational Schools get 3 days skill education in establishments and 2 days theoretical education at their schools . • Students who are in Vocational Education Centres get 4 or 5 days skill education in establishments and 1 day theoretical education at school. GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

14. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS (2006- 2007) - The ratio of Vocatioanal High Schools among the universities is about 28,98 %.This ratio is above 30 % in developed countries. - The total number of students in Vocational High Schools in Kocaeli University is 18.514 and it forms 48% of the total number of the students in the university and it is above the country’s level . - Aproximately 83 % of the students of Vocational High Schools are graduated from Vocational or Technical High Schools and 17 % of the students are graduated from general schools . GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

15. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ THE PROJECT OF STRENGTHENING THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

16. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ As it is known; Vocational and Technical Education gain importance and restructure itself in the whole world parallel to technological and social developments . GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

17. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ Skilled work force became the most important competition element in the field of international market. In order to get benefit from the work force efficently is only possible by effective, comprehensive training consepts. GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

18. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ Having young – dynamic human power in Turkey, our aim is to evaluate this potential by educating the individuals according to the needs of period and make them adopt the needs of work life, Another aim is to make the Vocational and Technical Education programmes answer the needs of work life and the changing demands of the region through international standards. GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

19. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ • For that reason ; • * To increase continuously the quality and efficency of Education and Training, • * To ease the transition between the Education and the Training systems , • * To give education by large base programmes which are leaned to Ability,Curiosity,Skill ., • To activate the use of technology in education and how to use individual education methods and materialsare aimed . GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

20. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ The general aims of SVET Project ( Strengthening The Vocational Education and Training System ) which is also supported by European Commission are ; GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

21. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ • *To respond the demands of labor market , • *To improve trade standarts , • *To prepare Modular pragrammes , • *To establish lifelong education policy, • *To improve the Quality guarantee system GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

22. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ • The total amount of the budget of SVET project is 58,2 million Euro. • 51 million Euro of this budget is supplied by European Union, • and 7,2 million Euro is supplied by the Government of Turkish Republic. • SVET Project is applied to 30 Cities and 105 Vocational and Technical Institutıons in Turkey, • and in Kocaeli 5 Vocational Education Institution have been choosen as Model Institution . GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

23. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ We would like to thank to those who have given their precious time for this projectand by means of this project we do strongly believe that it will contribute the Turkish Educatıon System GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

24. T.R. GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ EU PROJECTS COORDINATION CENTRE Thank you very much for your attention. Webpage: www.kocaeliab.gov.tr www.kocaeliisep.gov.tr Enver DÜZ EU Coordinator of Kocaeli Province (Provincial Director of social Studies and Projects )