Technical Assistance for Improvement of Enforcement Services in Prisons (DEPAR)
There was a general recognition that standards and conditions in Turkish prisons needed to be improved and brought into line with international norms, particularly those operating in the EU in the context of closer EU-Turkey integration.
Technical Assistance for Implementation of Human Resources Development Operational Programme (HRD OP 5.1)
There was a need regarding the implementation of the HRD OP for improving the coordination and control of HRD OP, and by assisting the Operating Structure and relevant institutions in the different programming, monitoring, evaluation and implementing tasks. Within this context of the project, the components were aiming
Technical Assistance for Establishment of Rize Tea Research and Application Centre
Rize has the best reserves of tea in Turkey, however, the SMEs in the Tea region is not qualified enough to compete. Hence, the general purpose of the project was to increase the competitiveness of the tea sector concentrated in Rize and its surroundings. More specifically, it wanted
Technical Assistance for Promoting Youth Employment
The participation of young people in the labour market is a challenging topic for every country. To increase the employability and entrepreneurship of young people, one needs to attract and retain more people in employment by promoting youth employment and decreasing the unemployment rate of young people. Within
Technical Assistance on Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons
Mental health and drug addiction are challenges for penitentiary systems all over the world. The purpose of this project was to tackle these issues in Turkish prisons and to bring the country’s penal services into line with international and European standards.
Strengthening Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA) and National Qualifications System (NQS) in Turkey
It can be claimed that the labour markets are required to ensure the provision of formal and non-formal education and training, to support life-long learning, strengthening the relationship between education and employment, and facilitating harmonization with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). Within this scope, the project aimed to
