The Vocational Training Program for Employment (IMEP) supported by the European Union and carried out in cooperation with the General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Training of the Ministry of National Education and the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK) and in executive partnership with the Expertise France and the EDUSER aims to facilitate access to sustainable livelihoods and registered employment by supporting through high-quality apprenticeship and vocational training in line with the needs of the labor market.
Within the scope of IMEP, the Training of TESK Workplace Inspection and Consultancy Groups (WICG) started in Antalya on November 30, 2022 with the opening speeches of TESK President Mr. Bendevi Palandoken and the President of the Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen of Antalya, Adlihan Dere. The training of TESK Workplace Inspection and Consultancy Groups aims to strengthen the counseling skills of apprentice students to improve the quality of education in the enterprises where they receive their hands-on training.
The three-day training held for the WICGs and relevant units at the level of TESK and the Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (UCTC) covered technical and administrative issues such as apprenticeship training, hands-on training in the workplace, digitalization and student’s work file as well as the duties and responsibilities of the employer side, emphasizing the fight against child labor. The training also included subjects such as basic communication skills, environmental awareness, and climate change.
In the workshop held in two groups on the last day of the training, problems related to the operation of WICGs, new approaches, and solution suggestions were discussed. In the final session, the reports on the workshop results were presented by the groups’ spokespersons, and the importance and priorities of the inspection and consultancy were emphasized. It is planned to complete training for two hundred (200) TESK WICG members within the scope of IMEP by the end of 2022.
