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

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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.

5. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ The Number of Schools, Teachers and Students in Vocational and Technical Schools in Turkey (2007-2008) Number of Schools Number of Teachers Number of Students 402982736 1.182 637 -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 %.

6. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ KOCAELİ PROVINCE 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF TEACHERS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PRIMARY3668.723206.330 SECONDARY ( GENERAL ) 832.33444.146 SECONDARY ( VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ) 602.35447.544 TOTAL509 13.411 13.411 298.020 298.020 Pre-school Education Number of classes Number of Teachers Number of students 6151.06722.850

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)

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 %.

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) NUMBER OF EDUCATION CENTRES NUMBER OF APRENTICES NUMBER OF QUALIFIED WORKMENTOTAL 62.40011043504

10. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ Number of The Courses Released By Public Training Centres in Kocaeli Province in 2006-2007 and The Number of Participants Type Of The Course Number of Courses FemaleMaleTotal Courses For Gaining Occupation 83810473616716640 Social-Cultural Courses 312296928535822 Literacy Courses 1148575701477 T OTAL 1.26414.2999.59023.889

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

12. PRIMARY EDUCATION (COMPULSORY BASIC EDUCATİON) PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION (Kinder-garten and Nursery) GENERAL AND VOCATİONAL-TECHNİCAL SECONDARY EDUCATİON 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 7 6 5 8 22 3333 2 2 44 ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SICIENCE HIGH SCHOOL ANATOLIAN GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL TECHNİCAL HIGHER EDUCATION Apprenticeship Training Non-Formal Education-Adults Education – Continuous Education NORMAL THE TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM 4 4 44 2 22 222 3 33 3 1 11 111 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 6 5 Open Education Under Graduate Doctorate ( PREPARATORY CLASS OPTIONAL IN SOME SCHOOLS ) (PREPARATORY CLASS COMPULSORY IN SOME UNIVERSTIES) Masters Degrees 1 44 55 0 Under Graduate Masters Degrees Doctorate 34 Medical Specialization Under Graduate Diploma Doctorate AGE 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 6 5 3 AGE 5 Under Graduate Two years Diploma Two years Diploma GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

18. 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. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 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.

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 ; The general aims of SVET Project ( Strengthening The Vocational Education and Training System ) which is also supported by European Commission are ;

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

22. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ  The total amount of the budget of SVET project is 58,2 million Euro. 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.

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

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