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Improving the Quality of Vocational Education and
Training in TurkeyBuilding Mutual Trust
Between Business Sector and Education
Ahmet Alper EĞEMinistry of Development
December 13, 2013
This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey.VISION 2023
In addition to the powerful
vision and political
support, qualified
human capital is the
most crucial success
factor to achieve
ultimate goals.
Country Populations by Median Ages, 2010 - 2030
2010
2030
4
Demographic changes by age groups, 1935 - 2012, (Million)
Source: TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) population censuses and ADNKS (Address-based Population Registration System) results
19351940
19451950
19551960
19651970
19751980
19851990
20002007
20082009
20102011
20120
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
806.
7 7.5
7.4
8.0 9.5
11.4
13.2
14.9
16.4
17.5
19.0
19.8
20.2
18.6
18.8
18.9
18.9
18.9
18.9
8.8 9.7
10.7
12.2
13.8
15.3
17.0
19.2
22.1
25.1
29.5
34.3
43.7
46.9
47.8
48.6
49.5
50.3
51.1
0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.
8 1.0 1.
2 1.6 1.
9 2.1 2.
1 2.4
3.9 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.5
5.7
0-14 15-64 65+
Popu
latio
n, M
illio
n
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Turkey and Demographic Window of Opportunity 2012 - 2013
0-45-9
10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-84
85+
10 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 10
2012 (%)
male female
0-45-9
10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-84
85+
10 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 10
2023 (%)
male female
Resource: TÜİK,ADNKS 2012
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Global Power Index
Source: USA Office of the Director of National Intelligence, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds”Global Power Index is calculated by using the data with regard to the GDP, demographics, military spending and technological development of each country.
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Turkey in Competitiveness, Information Economy and Innovation Indices
COUNTRIES
Global Competitiven
ess Index*
Information Economy Index**
Innovation Index***
Turkey 59 69 74
USA 5 12 10
China 26 84 34
Japan 9 22 25
Brazil 53 60 58
Total Number of Countries
142 145 141
*Global Competitiveness Report, The World Economic Froum, 2012**Information Economy Index, World Bank, 2012***Global Innovation Index, INSEAD and WIPO
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Labor Productivity
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% Increase in Labour Productivity (GDP-SGP-$)
1995-2012 2001-2007 2007-2012
3,08 7,71 0,1
Resource: OECD 2013
This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
Restraining Factors for Work: Poorly educated Labour
Argentina
Poland
Hungary
Mexico
Russia
Brazil
Uruguay
Malaysia
TurkeyChile
02468
1012141618
11.9
Percentage
11,9% of the employers in Turkey consider «poorly educated labour» as the third most serious problem after access to finance and tax rates.Resource: Global Competitiveness Report
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Reasons for Vacant Positions according to Employers:Lack of Skill
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Employment Rates by Education Level
The higher the education level gets, the more the employment increases.Employment rate by education level (2011)
Resource: OECD (2013)
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Structure of The Tenth Development Plan
The Tenth Development Plan, which covers the period of 2014-2018, will be a roadmap for the first five years of the next 10-year period going towards 2023 objectives.
«A human-oriented understanding»
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Structure of The Tenth Development Plan
Structure of The Tenth
Development Plan(2014-2018)
Innovative Production, Steady High
Growth
Habitable Facilities,
Sustainable Environment
International Cooperation
for Development
Qualified Person, Strong
Community
Primary Transformation Programmes
Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation
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OUR NEW UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENT
• Human-oriented• Not only economy-based• Inclusive• Participatory• Based on strategic priorities
THE TENTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2018)Basic Education Policy
- Quality-based transformation, which improves personality and skills of individuals, strengthens their compliance with labour market within the framework of the life-long learning approach and is based on equality of opportunity.
- Compliance between the education system and labour market: With a life-long learning perspective, enabling students to acquire skills and competence necessary for work, adoption of the entrepreneurial culture, strengthening school-business relationship in vocational education by taking mid- and long-term sector projections into consideration.
- Ensuring programme integrity in the vocational education and training at the level of secondary and higher education and focusing on applied training in raising skilled labour.
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THE TENTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2 major education priorities
Carrying out a quality-based
transformation in education
Improving Compliance between the
Education System and
Labour Market
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Primary Transformation Programmes
• In order to reinforce implementation stage of the development plan, 'Primary Transformation Programmes' have been designed. Two of them are:
«Developing Basic and Vocational Skills Programme»
«Attraction Centre Programme for Qualified Labour Force»
This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
Developing Basic and Vocational Skills ProgrammePurpose:
Programme aims to enable individuals to acquire basic skills, such as information and communication technologies, language, financial literacy, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, leadership, career planning and job seeking, and artistic and athletic skills.
Components of the Programme:1) Improving the Compliance between Education System
and Labour Market2) Developing Basic Skills of Youth in School Age3) Developing Basic Skills of Young Labour Force4) Developing Art and Sport Activities5) Improving Vocational Qualifications
This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
«Attraction Centre Programme for Qualified Labour Force»
Purpose:The programme aims to develop cooperation between the universities, industries, public and research centres for domestic and foreign labour force, in particular our citizens living abroad, to improve knowledge-based competitiveness at global level, and our country to become an attraction centre by ensuring appropriate conditions and circumstances.
Components of the Programme:1) Introduction, Organization and Networking2) Improvement of Work and Living Environment3) Developing Support Mechanisms
This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
As a result;
In vocational and technical education and training;
- Making school-business associations more institutionalized,- Promoting private sector to increase its contribution during the
programme design processes and open education institutions, and encouraging active participation of trade bodies and private sector in vocational education process in terms of administrative and financial aspects,
- Making use of ICT which will ensure high added value to improve vocational skills,
- Improving trainer's quality and rehabilitation of the schools,- Accelerating monitoring and evaluation activities to analyse
student qualifications,
This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
THANK YOU...
Ahmet Alper EĞ[email protected]