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The Interest i n Vocational Education in Turkey and in our school. Sinan ÇAĞIRAN Mentor Teacher. Vocational Education in Turkey , in the past and now. In 2002-2003 Academic Year ; The number of vocational education students : 985.575 The share of high schools : % 30
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TheInterestin VocationalEducation in Turkeyand in ourschool Sinan ÇAĞIRAN MentorTeacher
VocationalEducation in Turkey,in thepastandnow • In 2002-2003 AcademicYear; • Thenumber of vocationaleducationstudents: 985.575 • Theshare of highschools: % 30 • In 2009-2010 Academicyear; • The number of vocational education students: 1.819.448 • Theshare of highschools: % 46 • In 2012-2013,this share of highschools is expectedto be %51. • Ourgoal is toincreasethe rate of vocationaleducationto %60 in thefollowingyears.
The Main FactorsThatPreventThe Spread of VocationalEducation • Beingdisadvantaged in universityplacements(Thecoefficientsystemthatwasintroduced in 1999) • Lack of knowledge of parentsandstudentsaboutvocationaleducationanditsopportunities
TheMeasuresTakenforthe Spread of VocationalEducation • Solvingthe problem of beingdisadvantaged in universityplacements • Thereduction of thedifference in thecoefficients in 2009 • Openingupthequota of specialengineeringforvocationalschoolgraduates in 2010, • In 2012,with theabolishment of thecoefficientsystem,universityplacementwill be provided on equaltermstoallhighschoolgraduates • Plannedandprogrammedgeneralizingwork,which is informingparentsandstudentsaboutvocationaleducationanditsopportunities
TheAdvantages of VocationalEducationStudents • Having a certificateto start a business, • Withoutentering an exam,attending in two-yeardegreeprogramsrelatedwiththeirvocationalfield is possibleaccording to their type of school and performance at school • Thecreation of newengineeringprograms in whichonlythevocationaleducationgraduatescouldattend, • Increasingemploymentopportunitiesaftergraduation,
ActivitiestoRaiseTheQuantityandQuality of VocationalEducation • Informingteachers,parentsandstudentsaboutvocationaleducationandvocationalprograms, • Organizingvisits of Primary Schools toourschool, • OrganizingVocationalEducationandcareerfairs, • CooperationwithPrivateTeachingInstitutionsthatpreparestudentsforthe post- secondaryeducation
ActivitiestoGive Information aboutVocationalEducationandVocationalFields • Informingschooladministratorsandcounsellorsaboutvocationaleducation,vocationalfieldsandvocationalinstitutionsaround us, • Informingparentswhohave final yearchildren, • Informing final yearstudents in Primary Schools allaboutvocationaleducation,fieldsandvocationaleducationinstitutionsaround us
VisitstoVocationalEducationInstitutions • Final yearstudents in Primary Schools visitvocationaleducationschools.Thus, they can observetheseinstitutionsandthelabs.
Vocational Education and Career Fairs • Vocational education institutions present themselves and their projects in places that students and parents can visit.
CooperationwithPrivateTeachingInstitutions • Theauthorities of theprivateteachinginstitutionsareinvitedandtheyareinformedaboutourschool,vocationaleducationanditsopportunities.Theyareaskedtomotivatepupilstoenterthevocationaleducation.
CooperationwithPrivateTeachingInstitutions(LastYear’s Meeting)