ILO has reached out to 3000 people within the scope of its Vocational and Technical Training Programs, Turkish Language Courses and Basic Skills for Working Life Trainings
15 September 2017
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Vocational trainings and language skill courses for Syrians under temporary protection and Turkish citizens in Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Adana, Mersin and Hatay continue with a high level of participation within the scope of the project on “Improving Labor Market Integration of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Turkey”. The project is called STEP in short and has reached out to approximately 3000 people so far.
The project aims to contribute to the livelihoods of Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens through improving employability and enhancing decent work opportunities in the provinces of Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Hatay, Adana and Mersin which host 50 % of the Syrian refugees living in Turkey.
ILO Turkey office aims to contribute to the elimination of the labor force deficit in certain sectors by providing the needed labor force. ILO Turkey office believes that having a decent job is the most important factor that facilitates social integration and prevents social exclusion and poverty.
Among the key components of this project are therefore vocational trainings based on local labour market needs, language courses, vocational guidance and guidance services to facilitate post-training job placements, employer incentive support programmes to support formal employment, establishment of employment guidance and counselling services, development of a model for recognition of prior learning for refugees and Arabic language courses for the staff of relevant public institutions.
The project is carried out in Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Adana, Mersin and Hatay:
712 Syrian women and 412 Syrian men benefited from the Turkish language courses on levels A1 and A2 within the scope of the training while 727 Syrians (348 women and 379 men) and 340 Turkish citizens (151 women and 189 men) participated in the vocational and technical trainings organized in 25 different fields of profession and qualified to receive certificates from the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Trainees were also informed on communication skills, working and living together with different cultures, job seeking techniques, Labor Code, social security rights, gender equality and occupational health and safety within the scope of the Basic Working Life Skills seminars.
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1Shoe Upper Making, Foreing Trade, Welding, Packaging, Pressurized Irrigating, Pipe Installation, Furnishing, Cooking, Synthetic Painting, Auto Repair and Maintenance, Woodworking, Knitting, Hairdressing and Bridge Crane Operating, SolidWorks, Autocad, CNC Programming
ILO Turkey Office gives support to post-training job placements under cooperation with its local partners, informs employers on work permit procedures and conducts work to encourage formal work.
The project aims to contribute to the livelihoods of Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens through improving employability and enhancing decent work opportunities in the provinces of Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Hatay, Adana and Mersin which host 50 % of the Syrian refugees living in Turkey.
ILO Turkey office aims to contribute to the elimination of the labor force deficit in certain sectors by providing the needed labor force. ILO Turkey office believes that having a decent job is the most important factor that facilitates social integration and prevents social exclusion and poverty.
Among the key components of this project are therefore vocational trainings based on local labour market needs, language courses, vocational guidance and guidance services to facilitate post-training job placements, employer incentive support programmes to support formal employment, establishment of employment guidance and counselling services, development of a model for recognition of prior learning for refugees and Arabic language courses for the staff of relevant public institutions.
The project is carried out in Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Adana, Mersin and Hatay:
- with the support of Sanliurfa Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (SESOB), Parmaksiz and Ahmet Yesevi Multi-Purpose Community Centers (CATOM) and Harran District Governorate’s Family Support Center in Sanliurfa;
- with the support of Gaziantep Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (GESOB), Gaziantep Chamber of Industry and Gaziantep CATOM in Gaziantep;
- with the support of the Foundation for the Promotion of Vocational Training and Small Industry in Turkey (MEKSA), Adana Metropolitan Municipality and Sabanci Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Adana;
- with the support of Mersin Public Education Center and Mersin Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Mersin;
- with the support of East Mediterranean Development Agency, Dortyol Vocational Training Center and Antakya and Reyhanli Chambers of Industry and Commerce.
712 Syrian women and 412 Syrian men benefited from the Turkish language courses on levels A1 and A2 within the scope of the training while 727 Syrians (348 women and 379 men) and 340 Turkish citizens (151 women and 189 men) participated in the vocational and technical trainings organized in 25 different fields of profession and qualified to receive certificates from the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Trainees were also informed on communication skills, working and living together with different cultures, job seeking techniques, Labor Code, social security rights, gender equality and occupational health and safety within the scope of the Basic Working Life Skills seminars.
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1Shoe Upper Making, Foreing Trade, Welding, Packaging, Pressurized Irrigating, Pipe Installation, Furnishing, Cooking, Synthetic Painting, Auto Repair and Maintenance, Woodworking, Knitting, Hairdressing and Bridge Crane Operating, SolidWorks, Autocad, CNC Programming
ILO Turkey Office gives support to post-training job placements under cooperation with its local partners, informs employers on work permit procedures and conducts work to encourage formal work.