While public education centers affiliated with the Ministry of National Education's Directorate General for Lifelong Learning enable individuals to develop their knowledge and skills with 3 free programs, they also offer individuals the opportunity to acquire certified skills in new professional fields with their courses in the fields of green, digital and social transformation in line with the "Triple Transformation" approach.
As the cornerstone of non-formal education in Türkiye, public education centers appeal to all citizens and offer free education opportunities with 3 course programs in vocational, social and cultural fields with the understanding of lifelong learning.
In recent years, public education centers have focused on projects that contribute to the "Triple Transformation" approach in line with Türkiye's sustainable development goals, enabling individuals to keep up with the changing world.
In this process, these projects, which take education, employment and social inclusion as basic components, are implementing new programs that support green economy, digital competencies, social cohesion, skill acquisition and access to employment.
“Green, digital and social transformation” trainings
In public education centers, within the scope of "green transformation", training is provided in areas such as renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and waste management, aiming to increase the environmental awareness of individuals.
In addition, training in areas such as digital literacy, artificial intelligence, data analytics and e-commerce within the framework of digital transformation helps individuals better adapt to the labor market.
In terms of social transformation, vocational training programs are offered to women, youth and disadvantaged groups to support individuals in adapting to the new social structure. In this way, their social cohesion and access to employment are increased.
With projects aiming to strengthen the R&D capacity of public education centers, young people, women and disadvantaged individuals in particular are brought into the workforce with digital and professional development opportunities.
These projects, which support equal opportunities in education, aim to facilitate the integration of individuals into innovative sectors.
At the same time, by strengthening the R&D capacity of public education centers, it contributes to individuals' adaptation to changing sector demands by integrating micro-crediting processes, skill development and re-skilling strategies.
Vocational training focused on “green economy”
Within the scope of “Increasing Employability in the Renewable Energy Sector” studies carried out in public education centers, individuals’ access to employment is supported with vocational training programs focused on the green economy. Within the scope of the program, courses for the renewable energy sector, especially solar and wind energy, are offered with a blended learning model and participants are provided with skill certificates.
The study data reveal that vocational training and certifications increase the employability of individuals in the renewable energy sector, facilitate their access to job opportunities and enable them to establish their own businesses.
In addition, the blended learning model helps trainees gain important competence in the business world by improving their digital literacy skills.
Support for women entrepreneurship: “Digital is My Business” program
As part of the “Digital is My Business” program, which aims to improve women’s digital marketing and literacy skills, 2020 thousand women have been trained since 40. Thanks to these trainings, a significant portion of women are gaining economic independence by establishing their own businesses.
In addition, within the scope of the “Renovation of Public Education Centers” project carried out to support local development, 54 new workshops were opened and vocational training infrastructure in areas such as cooking, textile, jewelry and information technologies was modernized. With this initiative, more individuals reached public education centers and local economies were also contributed.
Public education centers are the driving force of social transformation
While public education centers adapt to the changing social structure and support individuals in acquiring new skills required by the age, they also strengthen disadvantaged groups with inclusive projects.
This process, which encourages the transition to a qualified workforce in new occupational fields, makes significant contributions to the sustainable development goals and the triple transformation approach through skill acquisition and re-skilling.
This transformation aims not only at an environmental and technology-focused renewal, but also at an economic and human-centered inclusive transformation.
Public education centers prepare individuals for the world of the future with the role they undertake in the triple transformation process.
While it leads individuals to adapt to green and digital transformation with projects and comprehensive course programs carried out on the axis of “education-industry-employment”, it also contributes to social transformation by supporting social inclusiveness and economic development.
Projects and courses carried out in public education centers encourage everyone's active participation in the transformation process by offering a wide range of opportunities from digital skills to sustainable production, from professional development to women's entrepreneurship.
With the projects carried out under the leadership of the Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Lifelong Learning, public education centers are going beyond being institutions that only provide education and are becoming the driving force of social transformation.
These studies, which strengthen equal opportunities in education, ensure that every individual takes his/her place in the changing world and contributes to sustainable development.
