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VOCATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEMQUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM

IN IN TURKEYTURKEY

İbrahim BÜKELBoard Member

Turkish Board of Education

Ministry of National Education

Budapest 08.10.2007

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HISTORY (1992-2006)HISTORY (1992-2006) Occupatinal Standards Committee has been established

under the coordination of National Placement Agency (İŞKUR) (1992).

The draft law on Turkish Vocational Qualifications Authority has been prepared (2000).

Within the framework of the Project on Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training (SVET) which is conducted under the coordination of Ministry of National Education (MEB) , the draft law on Turkish Vocational Qualifications Authority has been updated.

Draft Law on VQA has been discussed in Turkish Parliament Law Commission (May 2006).

Finally, Turkish Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA) has been established in accordance with the Law numbered 5544 which has been approved unanimously in the General Assembly of the Parliament on 21 September 2006.

İbrahim BÜKEL – Budapest 08.10.2007

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Social Partners:Social Partners:•Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Labour and

Social Security Social Security •State Planning State Planning Organization, Organization,

•The Union of Chambers The Union of Chambers and Commodity and Commodity

Exchanges of TurkeyExchanges of Turkey•Turkish Confederation Turkish Confederation

of Employer Association, of Employer Association, •The Confederation of The Confederation of

Turkish Tradesmen and Turkish Tradesmen and Craftmen, Craftmen,

•The Confederation of The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions, Turkish Trade Unions, •The Confederation of The Confederation of

Turkish Real Trade Turkish Real Trade Unions, Unions,

•The Confederation of The Confederation of Progressive Trade Progressive Trade

Unions, Unions, •Turkish Industrialists’ Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s and Businessmen’s

Association, Association, •The Foundation of The Foundation of

Vocational Training and Vocational Training and Small IndustriesSmall Industries

MoNE

SVET Project

2003-0751 M€

NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM (NQS)

Turkish Vocational

Qualifications Authority Law

SYSTEM SET UP


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The The “National Vocational Qualifications “National Vocational Qualifications System”System” (NVQS) (NVQS) is defined in is defined in Vocational Vocational Qualifications Authority Law 5544Qualifications Authority Law 5544 as as

““Rules and activities regarding the Rules and activities regarding the development of technical and vocational development of technical and vocational training standards and the qualifications based training standards and the qualifications based on these standardson these standards;; their implementation and their implementation and the relevant accreditation, supervision, the relevant accreditation, supervision, assessment, evaluation, documentation and assessment, evaluation, documentation and certification” [Article 2ç].certification” [Article 2ç].


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The objective of the Law is to determine The objective of the Law is to determine the principles of national qualifications in the principles of national qualifications in technical and vocational fields and to technical and vocational fields and to establish the establish the National Vocational National Vocational Qualifications AuthorityQualifications Authority which will set which will set up and operate the up and operate the National Vocational National Vocational Qualifications SystemQualifications System necessary for necessary for conducting activities concerning conducting activities concerning supervision,assessment/evaluation, supervision,assessment/evaluation, documentation and certification, to set its documentation and certification, to set its operation principles.operation principles.


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BODIES of VQA

General Assembly Executive Board Presidency Sector Committees

highest decision making body of VQA consists of 39 members 19 of which are from public institutions 20 from representatives of social partners

executive body of VQA consists of 6 members representatives from MoLSS,MoNE,BoHE, Confederation of Employee’s Trade Union,Confederation of Employers and Vocational Organisations

VQA is represented by the President

responsible for the implementation of services and providing the coordination among all departments of VQA

consists of representatives from MoNE, MoLSS, BoHE, other Ministries related to occupations, employee’s, employer’s and vocational organisations examine, recommend and decide in order to provide the recognition of occupational standards


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The Main Functions Of The The Main Functions Of The National Vocational National Vocational

Qualifications Authority Qualifications Authority aare:re: developing and validating occupational developing and validating occupational

standardsstandards validating vocational qualifications based on validating vocational qualifications based on

these standards these standards accrediting and monitoring education and accrediting and monitoring education and

training institutions to deliver the training institutions to deliver the qualificationsqualifications

quality assuring the assessment and quality assuring the assessment and certification of candidates for the certification of candidates for the qualifications.qualifications.


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These functions will be carried in These functions will be carried in cooperation with a range of cooperation with a range of

stakeholders including:stakeholders including: the Ministry of National Education the Ministry of National Education the Board of Higher Education the Board of Higher Education Turkish Accreditation Agency and other accrediting Turkish Accreditation Agency and other accrediting

bodiesbodies bodies recognized by bodies recognized by National Vocational National Vocational

Qualifications Authority Qualifications Authority to set occupational standards to set occupational standards - known as “occupational standards-setting bodies”- known as “occupational standards-setting bodies”

Sector Committees established by Sector Committees established by National Vocational National Vocational Qualifications AuthorityQualifications Authority to validate occupational to validate occupational standards and qualificationsstandards and qualifications

accredited education and training institutions recognized accredited education and training institutions recognized by by National Vocational Qualifications AuthorityNational Vocational Qualifications Authority to to assess and certificate specific qualifications – known as assess and certificate specific qualifications – known as ““National Vocational Qualifications AuthorityNational Vocational Qualifications Authority recognized centers”.recognized centers”.


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VQAVQA

Occupational Occupational StandardsStandards

Educational Educational StandardsStandards

Educational Educational ProgrammesProgrammes

ExaminationsExaminations

Transcript and Transcript and certificatescertificates

AuthorisationAuthorisation

SECTORSSECTORS

Functions of VQA Functions of VQA

QuestioQuestion and n and Data Data BankBank

MoNEBoHE

MoLSS


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National Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA)

Ministry of Labour and Social Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLLS)Security (MoLLS)

Ministry of National Education Ministry of National Education (MoNE)(MoNE) and and

Board of Higher EducationBoard of Higher Education (BoHE) (BoHE)


Strategic Strategic RResponsibilityesponsibility

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The key purposes of the NVQS are:The key purposes of the NVQS are:

Facilitating mutual recognition of certificates and diplomas with the countries of the European Union

Developing a more market-driven qualification system

Ensuring that the VET system is coherent and comprehensive


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The key purposes of the NVQS are:The key purposes of the NVQS are:

Standardizing levels and content in the Standardizing levels and content in the VET systemVET system

Ensuring validity, reliability and Ensuring validity, reliability and transparency in the assessment of transparency in the assessment of vocational qualificationsvocational qualifications

Making progression routes easier and Making progression routes easier and clearer and improving career mobilityclearer and improving career mobility

Improving the recognition of prior Improving the recognition of prior learning/current competence in all learning/current competence in all occupationsoccupations

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Learning outcomes Learning outcomes and Qualificationsand Qualifications

The NThe NVVQQSS will consist of a series of levels and will consist of a series of levels and an agreed terminology for describing an agreed terminology for describing qualificationsqualifications in terms of in terms of learning outcomeslearning outcomes. . It It will:will:

show the relationships between vocational show the relationships between vocational qualifications qualifications

clarify relationships between formal and non-clarify relationships between formal and non-formal vocational education and training formal vocational education and training

enable progression routes between enable progression routes between qualifications or learning programmes to be qualifications or learning programmes to be established.established.


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The National Vocational Qualification Framework

has been drafted to include similar

qualifications with the European Union countries.


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PhD Diploma

MSc Diploma

B Sc Diploma

Post Secondary School Diploma

Vocational School Diploma

Non-Formal Training Certificate


Primary Education Diploma

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

LEVEL

Sectors and Chambers

DRAFTED FRAMEWORK WITHEIGHT REFERENCE LEVEL (*)

(*) O.Yalçın et al.,International Conference on Future Challenges For VET Development in Turkey within the Perspective of the Copenhagen Process and Maastricht Communiqué, MoNE Projects Coordination Centre, June 2005, Ankara


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PhD Diploma

MSc Diploma

B Sc Diploma

Post Secondary School Diploma

Vocational School Diploma



Primary Education Diploma

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

LEVEL

Sectors and Chambers

EIGHT REFERENCE LEVELS AND TITLES IN JOB MARKET


(Specialist)(Specialist)

(Head Foreman)(Head Foreman)

(Foreman)(Foreman)

(Journeyman)(Journeyman)

(Apprentice)(Apprentice)

TITLE

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Expected Outcomes

placement of all Turkish qualifications on an placement of all Turkish qualifications on an appropriate levelappropriate level

facilitation of mutual transitions between general and facilitation of mutual transitions between general and vocational learningvocational learning

easy identification of progression pathways easy identification of progression pathways multi-purpose use for comparisons of qualificationsmulti-purpose use for comparisons of qualifications creditation of previous learningcreditation of previous learning establishment of credit links establishment of credit links between qualifications in between qualifications in

the Nthe NVVQQSS descridescriptionption in terms of learning outcomes in terms of learning outcomes providing providing quality assurancquality assurancee mutual recognition of qualifications on international mutual recognition of qualifications on international

base base


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Regulations to be Regulations to be released between 2007-2008released between 2007-2008

Regulation on the principals and essentials Regulation on the principals and essentials of setting occupational standardsof setting occupational standards

Regulation on the principals and essentials Regulation on the principals and essentials of the establishment and the activities of of the establishment and the activities of the sectoral committeesthe sectoral committees

Regulation on the principals and essentials Regulation on the principals and essentials of the examination,certification and of the examination,certification and accreditationaccreditation

Law on formulation and recognition of the Law on formulation and recognition of the vocational qualificationsvocational qualifications


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Future Planning Future Planning (2008)(2008)

To establish the National Vocational To establish the National Vocational Qualifications FrameworkQualifications Framework

To determine the occupational To determine the occupational standards, levels of vocational standards, levels of vocational qualifications together with learning qualifications together with learning outcomes, examinations and outcomes, examinations and certification,principals of cooperation certification,principals of cooperation with the related foundationswith the related foundations

To set a schedule of activitiesTo set a schedule of activities


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RELATED LINKS:RELATED LINKS: http://megep.meb.gov.trhttp://megep.meb.gov.tr http://ttkb.meb.gov.trhttp://ttkb.meb.gov.tr http://www.myk.gov.trhttp://www.myk.gov.tr (under construction)(under construction)

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