This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Improving the Quality of Vocational Education and Training in Turkey Building Mutual Trust Between Business Sector and Education Ahmet Alper EĞE Ministry of Development December 13, 2013

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. VISION 2023

Country Populations by Median Ages,

Demographic changes by age groups, , (Million) 4 Source: TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) population censuses and ADNKS (Address-based Population Registration System) results

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Turkey and Demographic Window of Opportunity Resource: TÜİK,ADNKS 2012

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. 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.

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Turkey in Competitiveness, Information Economy and Innovation Indices COUNTRIES Global Competitiveness Index* Information Economy Index**Innovation Index*** Turkey USA51210 China Japan92225 Brazil Total Number of Countries *Global Competitiveness Report, The World Economic Froum, 2012 **Information Economy Index, World Bank, 2012 ***Global Innovation Index, INSEAD and WIPO

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Labor Productivity

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. % Increase in Labour Productivity (GDP-SGP-$) ,087,710,1 Resource: OECD 2013

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Restraining Factors for Work: Poorly educated Labour 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

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Reasons for Vacant Positions according to Employers: Lack of Skill

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. 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)

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Structure of The Tenth Development Plan The Tenth Development Plan, which covers the period of , will be a roadmap for the first five years of the next 10-year period going towards 2023 objectives. «A human-oriented understanding»

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Structure of The Tenth Development Plan ( ) Innovative Production, Steady High Growth Habitable Facilities, Sustainable Environment International Cooperation for Development Qualified Person, Strong Community Primary Transformation Programmes Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. OUR NEW UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENT Human-oriented Not only economy-based Inclusive Participatory Based on strategic priorities

THE TENTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN ( ) 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.

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. 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

This project is financed by Ministry of European Union and the Republic of Turkey. 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 Programme Purpose: 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 Market 2)Developing Basic Skills of Youth in School Age 3)Developing Basic Skills of Young Labour Force 4)Developing Art and Sport Activities 5)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 Networking 2)Improvement of Work and Living Environment 3)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 EĞE