seçil kınay the vehbi koç foundation 16 -17 april 2015 - skopje creating jobs for equity and...

Seçil KınayThe Vehbi Koç Foundation16 -17 April 2015 - Skopje

Creating Jobs for Equity and ProsperityA sub-regional Conference on Employment and Social Inclusion in the South East

Europe and Turkey

A Model for Improving the Quality of Vocational Education

Cooporation / Sharing Responsibility1

• Raising awareness• Scholarship• Internship opportunity• Coaching and

personal development support• Laboratories• Employment priority• Building partnership models

and spreading it• Monitoring of project data

Value Preposition / Quality2

Reputation / Lift The Status

• Media Campaigns• Opinion Leaders• Contests/Awards• Media Coverage• Word of Mouth• Policy Recommendations

3

Reputation / Lift The Status• Research and Publications with the Education Reform Initiative

3

Current State Analysis of Vocational

Education and Training

Acquisition of Skills in the

Framework of Lifelong Learning:

International Trends

Extended Analysis of Vocational Girls High

Schools

What Works in VET

and Why?

Quality for Vocational

and Technical Education

and Strategy Document

Transition / Life Long Learning • Boosting Self- Esteem • Learning to Build Skills • Increasing Employability

Coaching modules:

4

9th grade“I Am Discovering Myself” • Towards the Goal

with Confidence• Time Management• Career Guidance

10th grade “I Am a Responsible Citizen” • Responsible

Citizenship• Project Development• Project Competition

11th grade “Adapting to Life”

• Teamwork• Problem Solving• Project Management

12th grade “Getting Prepared for Business“• Business Ethics• Entrepreneurship• Preparing my CV and

Interview Techniques

Transition / Life Long Learning

Learning to build skills & increasing employability

«My self confidence increased, and when it

did, it was like I had everything.»

4

Collaboration / Legal & Contractual5

L a w n o 3 3 0 8 o n Vo c a ti o n a l Ed u c a ti o n s i n c e 1 9 8 6

P r o t o c o l s with M o E

C o o p e r a ti o n w i t h S c h o o l s

C o o p e r a ti o n w i t h N G O ’ s

•Transfer of the coaching programme to Private Sector Volunteers Association•40 companies outside the Koç Group participate in the new programme

Collaboration /Legal & Contractual

5

Leadership / Work Place Centered6

Leadership / Work Place Centered6

Entrepreneurship & Innovation 7

Future Collaborations

• Promoting and Replicating the model in local settings

• Collaborations with prominent private sector civil society actors for Regional and Sectoral Development

Conclusion

1. SETTING CLEAR VISION & PROMOTING IT

2. SYSTEM APPROACH: LONG TERM PROJECTIONS & INCENTIVES

3. ENABLING REGIONAL & SECTOR BASED SOLUTIONS

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