HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
General objective of the Human Resources Development Component is to support transition to a knowledge-based economy capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. Institutional objective of this IPA component is to prepare candidate countries for European Social Fund within the framework of European Employment Strategy and Lisbon Strategy, and to establish suitable structures and systems for this Fund.
Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assigned as the responsible authority of this component. As a consequence of analyses conducted, four priorities (fields of intervention) besides technical assistance and ten measures (sub objectives) under these priorities are defined in the Human Resources Development Operational Programme (HRD OP) prepared by the Ministry. To be financially supported, operations and grant projects are required to be in line with the measures and the activities under these measures defined in HRD OP as well as their results are required to match the indicators defined for each measure. The budget of the HRD OP, including national contribution, is approximately 557,5 million Euros for 2007-2013 period.
| List of Eligible NUTS II Priority 1 Regions | |
|---|---|
| TR A2: Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | |
| TR B2: Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | |
| TR C3: Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | |
| TR A1: Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | |
| TR C2: Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | |
| TR C1: Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | |
| TR 72: Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | |
| TR 90: Trabzon, Ordu, Rize, Giresun, Artvin, Gümüşhane | |
| TR B1: Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | |
| TR 82: Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | |
| TR 83: Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | |
| TR 63: Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye |
The revision process of the Human Resources Operational Programme which is planned to be implemented beginning from 2013 has initiated by relevant institutions under coordination of Ministry of Labour and Social Security in the end of 2011. The revision process is still ongoing.
| List of Eligible NUTS II Priority 2 Regions | |
|---|---|
| TR 10: İstanbul | |
| TR 21: Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | |
| TR 22: Balıkesir, Çanakkale | |
| TR 31: İzmir | |
| TR 32: Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | |
| TR 33: Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | |
| TR 41: Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | |
| TR 42: Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | |
| TR 51: Ankara | |
| TR 52: Konya, Karaman | |
| TR 61: Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | |
| TR 62: Adana, Mersin |
NUTS II, Priority 1 Regions are shown by yellow; NUTS II, Priority 2 Regions are with grey
Primary target of HRD OP is to bring Turkey a more efficient labour market. In order to successfully achieve this target strengthening the link between education and employment and integrating disadvantaged persons to employment. Combining the HRD OP’s main objective with its primary targets; Employment, Education, Lifelong Learning, Social Inclusion and Technical Assistance were shaped as its priorities.
Employment
The objective of this priority axis is to attract and retain more people in employment, particularly by increasing labour force participation of women, and decrease unemployment rates, especially for young people. This objective necessitates a comprehensive policy approach that involves steps taken in education and vocational training as well as awareness raising. Besides, promoting registered employment and public employment services are important in providing services of higher quality and implementing more effective labour market policies. The financial resource allocated for this priority axis is approximately 209 million Euros and there are four measures under this priority:
Measure 1.1: To promote women’s participation into the labour market, and increase female employment, including those formerly employed in agriculture
Measure 1.2: To increase employment of young people
Measure 1.3: To promote registered employment
Measure 1.4: To improve the quality of public employment services
Lifelong Learning
The objective of this priority axis is to increase adaptability of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs, in particular by promoting lifelong learning and encouraging investment in human resources by enterprises and workers. The financial resource allocated for this priority is approximately 90 million Euros and there are two measures under this priority:
Measure 3.1: Promoting the development and implementation of coherent and comprehensive strategies for lifelong learning
Measure 3.2: To increase adaptability of employees and employers by investing more in human capital
Education
The objective of this priority axis is defined as enhancing investment in human capital by increasing the quality of education, improving the linkage between education and the labour market, and raising enrolment rates at all levels of education, especially for girls. The financial resource allocated for this priority axis is approximately 115 million Euros and there are two measures under this priority:
Measure 2.1: To increase enrolment rates particularly for girls with a view to developing female human resources and access to labour market
Measure 2.2: To improve the content and quality in Vocational Education and Training
Social Inclusion
The objective of this priority axis is to promote an inclusive labour market with opportunities for disadvantaged people, with a view to their sustainable integration into the labour force and combat all forms of discrimination in the labour market. The financial resource allocated for this priority axis is approximately 111 million Euros and there are two measures under this priority:
Measure 4.1: To increase employability of disadvantaged persons, facilitate their access to labour market, and eliminate barriers for their entrance into labour market
Measure 4.2: Better functioning and coordination among the institutions and mechanisms in the field of labour market and social protection particularly in order to facilitate the integration of disadvantaged persons into the labour market
Technical Assistance
The objective of this priority axis is to improve the coordination, control and implementation of HRD OP and to assist the Operating Structure and relevant institutions in the further programming, monitoring, evaluation and implementing tasks. The financial resource allocated for this priority axis is approximately 33 million Euros.
Measure 5.1: Support for programming, management, implementation, monitoring, control, evaluation and dissemination activities
Measure 5.2: Support for development of absorption capacity of final beneficiaries
Measure 5.3: Information and publicity activities