Members of the chambers of tradesmen and craftsmen from the provinces participating in the Vocational Training for Employment Programme (İMEP/VET4JOB) came together in Ankara for a “training of trainers” activity from January 23rd to January 25th.
İMEP is being conducted by Expertise France and EDUSER with the Confederation of Tradesmen and Craftsmen of Türkiye (TESK) and the Ministry of National Education as beneficiary partners. The appointed members of the local chambers were in the capital to take part in the “TESK Examination Committee Training of Trainers” event.
The opening speech was delivered by TESK General Secretary Murat Cangül. İMEP seeks to facilitate access to sustainable livelihoods and formal employment prospects for its target groups by supporting their vocational skills. The training activity aimed to ensure the expansion of quality apprenticeship training focusing on the benefit of the student.
The training event addressed topics such as the concepts of measurement and evaluation, the vocational certificates issued under Law No. 3308 on Vocational Training, the duties of the chamber representatives sitting on the Ministry of National Education examination committees, the place of OHS criteria in the skills examination process, the award of vocational certificates in professions where apprenticeship training is not implemented, the directive on principles and procedures for courses and examinations to be conducted by the Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen, communication and teamwork, and the examination and certification work carried out for professions falling within and outside the scope of Law No. 3308.
The trainers shared their experience with the examination committee members by means of interactive presentations. At the end of the training, certificates were presented to the participants, who are expected to provide guidance to the examination committees.
