Supporting Registered Employment of Women through Institutional Childcare Services (INST-CARE)
17 July 2019Increasing the Quality of Special Education Services for Inclusive Education (IQSES)
18 July 2019Improving Job and Vocational Counselling Services (IQJVC)
Action /Activity: |
Action I: Employment |
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Title of the Operation: |
Improving Job and Vocational Services Operation (IQJVC) |
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Operation Number: |
TREESP1.3.IQJVC |
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Implementation Period: |
07.10.2020-09.01.2024 |
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Operation Beneficiary: |
Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) |
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Website / Social Media Accounts: |
Twitter / @imdprojesi |
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Interventions and Estimated Results: |
The Operation is composed of (Technical Assistance) service component with a duration of 36 months. |
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Current Situation: |
By the end of July 2023; • 3.026 participants have attended to trainings in 100 groups in 26 provinces. • A major review of all Vocational Orientation Test Applications used by Public Employment Services (PES) in Europe and elsewhere in the world have been designed. • Concept notes were developed and shared under Activities 1.2 and 1.3. • Field visits were carried out under Activity 1.2 Consultancy on JVC Work Processes, and documents to be revised have been agreed on. • Activity 1.3 Development of Vocational Orientation Test Battery has kicked off, a working group has been established, item pool has been developed and the trial field study have been completed. • Activity 1.9 Promotional Conference was held with the attendance of over 200 participants from the stakeholders. • Under 1.1.2.4 Trainings on Three Additional Topics reached as a result of Training Need Analyses activity; TNA survey has been conducted, two focus group meetings were held and the trainings have started. • Under Activity 1.1.6, Information and Learning Management System, Needs Analysis meetings have been held and the system development process has been initiated.
Intervention II - Awareness Raising Activities • Project’s Communication and Visibility Plan have been developed. • Promotional materials have been developed and distributed:           o 250 packages (bag, pen, notebook, thermos, mug, powerbank) of promotional materials were distributed in the Second Steering Committee Meeting dated 24 March 2022.       o For the trainings under Activities 1.1.2.1 and 1.1.2.2, 2.864 packages (bag, pen, notebook, folder and ruler/bookmark) of promotional materials were distributed.           o 220 packages (laptop bag, powerbank and pencil case) were distributed in Activity 1.9 Promotional Conference. • Under Activity 2.5 Creation of Fictional Characters, seven scenarios have been developed. First episode has been prepared and revisions are ongoing. • Concept notes and work plans were developed for Activities 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.5. • Movies have been produced for Act. 2.2.1 Institutional Introductory Movie and 2.2.2 Public Spot Movie. • Scenario for the first (Job Clubs) of the 2.2.2 İŞKUR Services Movies have been agreed upon and the episode development is ongoing. • Seven Vocational Introductory Movies have been produced for Act. 2.2.3. • For Activity 2.1 Improvement of Communication Strategy, Experts have been mobilised, a workshop has been held with the attendance of İŞKUR representatives and stakeholders, Communication Guideline and Communication Strategy documents have been drafted. Revision of the Communication Plan is ongoing. • A 2-day Expo was held in Gemlik, Bursa as part of the Activity 2.3 Organization of Career Expo.
Intervention III - Study and Research Activities • Under Activity 3.1 Inclusive Service Delivery Models for Disadvantaged Groups, six reports have been prepared. Workshops were held with the target group to share the research findings. Upon finalisation of the reports, a Dissemination Seminar was held with the attendance of stakeholders and social partners. • Under Activity 3.7 Online Database Memberships, İŞKUR’s subscriptions to AYEUM, SAGE and OECD databases have been completed. SAGE and OECD memberships have been renewed. • Under 3.6 International Exchange Programmes, study visits were held in Czechia and Ireland. Three hosting visits were held, three days each, with the attendance of experts from Ireland, Austria and Germany. • As part of Activity 3.5 Development of Forecasting Model for Vocations and Skills at Sectoral Level, experts have been mobilised. Baseline analysis, information need analysis and methodology processes have been ongoing, as well as the database review process. |