National Education Directorate of Mersin ProvinceMersin /TURKEY

LLP -LDV PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (August 2009-July 2011) WISER“Women Initiative for Self Employment Reorientation”“Kendi İşini Kurmada Yeniden Yapılanma İçin Kadın Girişimi”

Content:

Who are we ?Why are we in the project?CooperationsLocal -National –International Initiatives

Mersin;touristical,agricultural,commercial and industrial Mediterrenean city

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*on the south coast of Turkey

*2 million inhabitants

* *touristic city with 8.000 years history

* *cosmopolitan structure

*home to historical figures;

St.Paul,the Prophet Daniel ,Aristotle…

*Seaport

*The Directorate; provides executes , and monitors all formal

and non-formal education and training services in Mersin Province on behalf of the Ministry of National Education.

17.000 teaching staff. 332.000 students from pre-primary to

secondary school 13 Public Education Centres ( centre

&districts)65.000 non-formal education attendants

Units in the Directorate :

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• The Supporting Project for  the Primary Education

In Service Training

 Education Trainers

  Teacher Promotion Services

Department Research & Development

Department Projects &Grants

LLP Projects Study Visits for education

specialists Projects at local/national

/international level Competitions Total Quality Management  

 

Income - Investment   Service

 Intramural Physical  Training, sports and scout department

 Cultural Service Department  Mersin Province Scout 

Council Administration  Press and Public Relations      Civil Defence Service         Department  Registry Staff Rising Service 

Target groups:

Teachers and students in the educational institutions at all levels working under the Ministry in frame of the formal education and the citizens of all ages and education levels

 The women from all age groups that are willing to participate in the Public Education Courses and want to take initiatives for self employment

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEMTURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

FORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL EDUCATION NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONNON-FORMAL EDUCATION

Non-Formal Education consists of :. .

*General Non-Formal Education

(Public Training Centers)

For all citizens regardless of their age and educational background.

Free315 different coursesRequires only 12 persons

to open a course

Courses Literacy courses , Vocational courses, Social-cultural

courses,%80 of all the

course attendants are female

Courses of ‘’Skin Care’’,‘’Hairderssing’’,

‘’Computerized Accounting’’, ‘’Pastry Making’’ ‘’Real Estate Bussiness’’ ,’’Wooden works Dying’’ , ‘’Household Manufacturing’’ are the courses especially provide self-employment opportunities for the learners..

Aim through the project:

More comprehensive cooperation among the institutions regarding the self employment of women and highlight the opportunities to be creative and enterprising.

Develop deeper awareness by ceating bussiness support environment and facilitate the job opportunities for women through social and vocational courses and collaborations.

Directorate General on the Status of WomenGender Equality National Action Plan Strategy :Implementing Employment Guaranted

vocational training courses for women ,taking local circumstances into account.

*Ministry of National Education is co-partner in agreement of the Action Plan on Gender Equalities

Aim :To increase the women employment and entrepreneurship through adult education courses in Public Education Courses under the constitution of Provincial Education Directorates in collaboration with the other Institutions.

Social Partners in the projectSpecial Directorate of Provincial Administration

The Association of Enterprising Business women

A structure under the Governorship that gives support service for socio-economic development in the Province.

“Micro credit” since 2007 reaching to 600 women with self employment opportunity

44 of them established own bussiness

Ready-made clothes ,Home cooking,Florist Training Pickle and tomato paste producing,Child Care,Cosmetics,Graphics &design

NGO since 2006 with a slogan “Non vanishing Enterprising Spirits”

Projects,cooperations, seminars , panels at

local, national &International level

Succes stories of strong women from various sectors.

Local Partners in the ProjectStudies of GİŞKAD: Studies Special Direct.Prov.Admnst.:

Jam Houses ProjectHand to Hand Project

(Women of 25-35 will cover trainings in personal development ,enterprising and computer courses)

GİŞKAD Orange Juice project

Lemon Workwomen Project

MIKROCREDIT S In cooperation with IÇEV(NGO)

Free Workshops by Special Administration BussinessDevelopment Centre

Health matters trainings &check up

Under Pregnant Training Project

Cooperations …Close cooperation between the Governorship of

the Province and the Directorate Collaborations among private enterprises ,Public

Education Centres , Local Municipalities Free Trade Zone and Turkish Employment Organisation.

Courses within the Public Education centres (we have 15 centres total ) that enable the participants with employment opportunities are; textile and ready-made clothing courses with the guarantee of having job opportunities in the Free Trade Zone

Network of the Institutions*Governorship of Mersin*Provincial National Education Directorate(MEM)*Special Directorate of Provincial Administration*Turkish Employment Agency(İŞKUR)*The Association of Enterprising Business Women(GIŞKAD)*Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MTSO)*The Union Chambers and Commodity of Exchanges Turkey (TOBB) Women Entrepreneirs Council*The Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen(TESK)

*Free Trade Zone

Initiatives in Mersin:Mersin Regional Innovation Strategy (Mersin RIS Project )2006-2016Coordinator: METU-TechnopolisPartners: Mersin University, Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mersin

Tarsus Organised Industrial Zone, and Business Innovation Centre of Epirus-Greece

this project . a member of the IRE network One of the Pilot Projects of RIS-Mersin Entrepreneur 33: Training of Young Innovative Entrepreneurs in Mersin. This

project was coordinated by the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the partnership of the MEGIAD (Mersin Young Entrepreneurs Association).

AFTER RIS: Mersin University is about to start a certificate program for innovation and

entrepreneurship.

With the cooperation of National Education Bureau in Mersin and Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, educational activities were held about innovation and entrepreneurship subjects to increase capacity for the elementary, middle and High school level students.

THE CONFEDERATION OF TURKISH TRADESMEN AND CRAFTSMEN (TESK)

WOMEN ENTERPRISES: Studies are carried out in order to cover the women under the shelter of social security organization. Within this frame, as the project of developing women enterprise capacity by funded of EU has been implemented successfully, activities are maintained under the scope of available conditions

“Supporting Women Entrepreneurship Project “

Thanks…

.Hamide Yaşar Kavas

Project Coordinator

National Education Directorate of Mersin Province

Research &Development Department

hamidelife@hotmail.com