Increasing Competitiveness of Middle Black Sea Region TR83
Turkey’s Middle Black Sea region was set up in 2009 and is now well established; the Middle Black Sea Region Development Agency (OKA) carries out activities to support the economic and social development of Amasya, Çorum, Samsun and Tokat provinces. The main objective of this project was to
Technical Assistance for Establishment of MOBİTEK in Kayseri
The project’s overall objective is to increase the productivity and efficiency of the furniture manufacturing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kayseri and strengthen their product development and marketing capabilities.
Technical Assistance for Facilitating Access of Disadvantaged Higher Education Students to the Labour Market
Research indicated that disadvantaged people, especially poor students, lack in participation in the labour market. Consequently, the purpose of the project was to increase the employability of disadvantaged people, facilitate their access to the labour market, and increase their access to public employment services. Helping disadvantaged people gain
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
Technical Assistance for Samsun Logistics Centre
The project was conceived, Turkey’s logistics network ranked 30th worldwide but offered much potential for improvement. With its strategic Black Sea location, seaports, airport and access to national rail and road networks, the Turkish city of Samsun was viewed as being in an excellent position to create a
Technical Assistance for Promoting Women’s Employment in Turkey
The employability of women has been a challenging issue in Turkey for decades. The labour market of women needs to be improved in terms of the existing capacity to design, develop and implement policies to attract and retain more people in employment, particularly by increasing the participation of
