1. VET guidance in Turkey
History Legal
framework/
Legislation
Activities Providers Examples of good
practices
Post- Primary Vocational
Guidance
Post-Primary Guidance
Students start to create their
ideals and begin university
preparation process from the
first year in primary education.
The students who have
completed basic education now
reach occupational group and
the stage of school choice. The
decision at this stage is very
important.
Parents,teachers and students
get together and they should
evaluate student’s ideals and
abilities in the most appropriate
way. In the light of the
On 5/6/1986 with
the law number
3308 it was called
as “apprenticeship
and vocational
training law” but
with the date
29/6/2001 and law
number 22 it has
been changed as
“Vocational
Education Law”
On 17.4.2001
published on the
official journal
with the number
24376, it is added
as MINISTRY OF
NATIONAL
While making a choice of
profession
Choice of profession is to be
capable of containing the
appropriate skills to do the best
and having the ability to express
himself at the highest level
which is believed. For a correct
selection of a profession it
should match the characteristics
of the profession with a
personal touch. To do this, the
person should be aware of self-
recognition,and have enough
knowledge about professional
occupations.
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
CENTER
It aims to provide
the young
between 14 and
18 years old
trying to build his
future working in
a workplace with
vocational
training through
the
apprenticeship
system. The
student's social
http://mbs.meb.gov.tr/
National vocational
information center of National
education ministry where you
can find all the relevant
information of Vocational
education.
Every students and counseling
teachers are registered on this
web link and have a password
and user name and have to do
it online.
Also in every national
education directorate there is
a counseling service for the
students and they can get
benefit from these centers for
free.

2. observations made at the
primary education level,it
provides additional advantages
if a student studies a field on
which he is interested and
talented. For example; the
students who want to be
teachers and have appropriate
features in this field should be
directed to teachers college,
which will increase both
students’achievement and
provides additional points for
university entrance exam. A
student who graduates from
teachers college has an
advantage of solving less
questions rather than a student
who graduates from general
high school for the same
purpose, so the student
graduating from teachers college
is in more advantageous
situation.
If judged in these aspects, as
post–primary education
institutions are being detected,
their talents,personality and
interests should be evaluated in
EDUCATION
GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELING
SERVICES
REGULATION.
Stages
1.Self-knowledge
2.Recognition of Professions
3.Determination of
Characteristics and Expectations
of the person with the overlap
of spots Crafts
1.Self-knowledge
In vocational orientation,the
person should recognize
himself ,characteristics,interests
and expextiations at first.In
general, we can group individual
characteristics as:
a) Physical Features: Features
such as gender, age, height,
weight, health status,
appearance, and tone of voice.
b)Skills:
-Psychological and Academic
Skills: The overall success of the
course,the general capabilities,
the degree of social maturity,
security S.S.K.
Premiums are
paid by the State.
According to Law
No. 3303 Law on
Vocational
Training, young
people under the
age of 19 benefit
from students
rights undergoing
Practical Training
at Vocational
Training Centers
once a week ( If
Large Businesses
create the
necessary
conditions, they
can provide
training in places
they organize )
and in workplaces
in other days

3. terms of correct recognition at
this stage by the
student,family,school
management and teachers and
the family should get the
adequate and accurate
information about the higher
education institutions. (From
high school directors, guidance
counsellor, primary school
administrators and teachers) a
proper guidance provided forms
the basis of achievement in the
academic process.
High School Choice affects OSS
(Student Selection Exam)
The students have several high
school types to choose. Of these,
a student should determine the
appropriate one for himself
according to the realistic criteria.
Public high schools, science high
schools, social sciences, high
schools, Anatolian high schools,
work style and duration of
strength and ,motivationlevel
are special abilities.
-Special qualitiesin general are
accurate and fast detection,
manual dexterity and
mechanical space capabilities,
design strength of space set –up
connection, abilities in the field
of fine arts.
When choosing a profession;
c) Interests: The liking degree of
an occupation or Professional
activity is called vocational
interest. The rate of being
successful in a profession is
directly proportional to the
interest of the profession.
d) Family’s cultural, social and
economic opportunities and the
expectations arising from all the
environmental factors
2.Recognition of Professions
Secondly in vocational
orientation, one should
provided that they
sign a contract to
receive
Journeyman
Certificate by
gaining
knowledge and
skills in one of the
branches of the
profession in
context
FIELD
ORIENTATION
STUDIES
In accordance
with the
provisions of the
Act ( a )
described above ,
with the aim of
determining the
area to tend for
currently the 9th

4. teachers’ schools, vocational
schools, private schools teaching
in a foreign language are certain
types of high schools to be
chosen. A student to choose one
of these schools should research
the training curriculum and
guidance programmes to higher
education programmes. At
present, the choice of high
school directly affects the
university system preferences.
The students’ high school
preferences depending on the
field where he graduated
determines the wight of
Secondary Education
Achievement Score. In case the
applicants chooses a type out of
the related field Secondary
School Achievement Weighted
Score is multiplied by the
coefficient . This leads to a
serious loss of points.
High School Choice
recognize professional
environment sectors, areas and
professions and learn about the
features of professional staff
3.Determination of
Characteristics and
Expectations of the person with
the overlap of spots Crafts
In the final stage of occupation
selection is comparing
occupations that appeal to the
individual's
personalcharacteristics and
qualities.
At this stage, you can provide
information from guidance
counsellor, teachers,
parents,employees in the
profession that you are
interested in.
The most important point in the
choice of profession
isoverlapping features and the
features requiredby the
class students of
secondary
education
institutions
starting on 10th
Grade and
making a
recommendation
for orientation
advice, Annex 2
Pre-Registration
Form will be filled
as a result of
evaluation carried
out by class
advisor, school
guidance
counselor, and
Introduction and
Orientation
Course teachers
on Annex 1 Field
Orientation
Recommendation
Form according

5. For Eighth grade student who
will graduate from high school to
the high is important to choose
the target desired profession
because high school preference
when selecting has direct impact
on the state of university
education in the future.
What the students want to do
after high school (such as going
to work or academic education
with a university exam) is also
important in the choice of high
school.
Post-Primary Education Options
After eighth grade education
when determiningeduation
preferences ,one's own
characteristics,occupations,
education, vocational guidance
should be taken into
considerationand they should be
familiar with vocational
guidance in order to choose
consciously preference.
profession. Decision belongs to
the person in choosing a
profession,but in order to
decide accurate and unbiased
on this issue It will be helpful to
get help from experts and
environment.
CHOOSING STUDENTS TO
SECONDARY EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS
1.Central Examination
- Student Selection and
Placement Examinationin
Secondary Education
Institutions
- Military High School
2. Written
examination,interview and
capability examination
-Military High Schools
-Police college
-Anatolia High School of Fine
to the
preferences of
students and their
parents
2- In determining
the field
orientation
recommendation;
a) the survey
results on
vocational
guidance applied
under the
provisions of the
Regulation ( d )
by the 9th grade
class advisor and
the school
guidance
counselor,
b) The average
success in the
end of 9th grade,

6. Vocational Guidance
Choice of profession, examining
individually suitable
professionsis most likely to enter
the tendency ofthese
occupations.The person should
take into account physical
characteristics, interests,
abilities, and the economic
opportunities when making a
choice of profession. To spend a
healthy selection process, it will
be helpful to you to get to know
the concepts of
profession,business and
career.Occupation is a set of
skills and business is the stage
that can be applied these skills.a
person may have a profession
but may not work.
Arts
-Anatolian Tourism Vocational
High schools
3. FIRST GRADE SCHOOL
DIPLOMA
• Industrial Vocational
High Schools
• Girls' Vocational High
Schools
4. NORMAL RECORD
• Public High Schools
5 . WORKING FOR STUDENTS
• Vocational Training
Centre
WHAT IS OKS / SBS ?
It is a student selection and
placement exam conducted by
the Turkish Ministry of
c) Primary School
diploma grade,
ç) Primary
Orientation
Proposal Form,
d) Compliance of
Health status for
the field s/he
wants to study
will be
considered.
Taking into
account the
student's
preferences,
results of routing
advice related to
field / fields where
s/he continue his
or her education
successfully will
be shown in
Appendix 2
3) Students will

7. Education with a national
examination for the following
schools ;
Science High Schools,
High Schools of Social Sciences,
Anatolian High schools,
Anatolian Technical High
Schools,
Anatolian Vocational High
Schools,
Anatolian Teacher High Schools,
Anatolian Imam and Preacher
High Schools,
Health Vocational High Schools,
Justice Vocational High Schools,
Anatolian Vocational High
School of Meteorology,
Agricultural Vocational High
Schools,
Land Registry and Cadastre
Anatolian Vocational High
be able to
choose.the areas
at their own
school or other
vocational and
technical
secondary school
institutions
4 – In the field
placement
program,
depending on the
feature of the
programme;
a) Interview and /
or general
aptitude test
result (Food and
Beverage
Services, Office
Management and
Secretarial,
Accommodation

8. School,
and for the determination of
the candidate for Police College
SPORTS HIGH SCHOOLS
They aim to provide students
with an education in accordance
with their interests and abilities
in order for them to acquire the
basic knowledge and skills in the
field of physical education and
sport and to be trained as
successful athletes.
They are 4-year High Schools
with boarding, day-time, and
coed day after Primary
Education
These schools accept students
who have completed primary
school education that year in
Services, Making
Instrument , etc.).
b) In General
High School
programs, the
success of the
course in the
source of the
subjects in
accordance with
the provisions of
Regulation ( c )
c) The
arrangement will
be made in
accordance with
50% of the
average of the
year-end success
of the 9th grade,
30% of primary
school diploma
grade, and 20%

9. accordance with the ability test. of the evaluation
grade of Annex 1
- Field Orientation
Recommendation
Form. The
students who
wish to switch to
programs of
Vocational high
school from
Anatolian
Vocational high
school programs
will be included
directly in the field
they have already
been registered,
those who prefer
switching to
different area will
be directly
included in
accordance with
the year-end
success of the

10. 9th grade and
the grade of
primary school.
However,
Because these
surveys on
vocational
guidance are not
applied to
students, the
year-end success
of the 9th grade
and the grade of
primary school
will be evaluated
equally.
5-Those who
want to switch to
vocational and
technical
education
institutions from
the public high
schools shall

11. comply with the
principles
according to the
principles and
procedures
above. The
students who are
registered in the
9th
grade of
vocational and
technical
education
institutions and
want to switch to
public high
schools shall
comply with the
principles of
student
enrollment-
acceptance
High School
Options for those
who haven’t

12. passed
Each student
taking Selection
and Placement
Examination in
Secondary
Education
Institutions did
not succeed. The
education lives of
those who
haven’t passed
the exam are
going on. Try
other high school
options.
Secondary
Schools Selection
and Placement
Examination
(OKS) was
performed, the
results were
obtained, and the
the preferences

13. were completed.
However, each
student taking the
examination
wasn’t happy.
But, Everything
hasn’t been
finished. The
education lives of
those who
haven’t been
successful in the
exam are going
on. You can
choose Public
high schools,
Vocational high
school,
Vocational school
for girls, trade
vocational , and
private schools.
Please note that
your individual
success will

14. always lead to
success at the
university
entrance exam,.
General (flat,
classic) high
school education
Let Vocational
high schools also
be in your
preference
If you want to
have a career
after graduating
from secondary
school, let
vocational high
schools be in
your preferences.
One of the most
important issues
that the educators
discuss is
Vocational high

15. schools. Some of
them see that
issue as a lack of
guidance , and
some see it as a
coefficient
problem. But the
real problem is
that the students
and their parents
do not recognize
vocational high
schools
sufficiently. If you
are interested in
any department
of vocational
schools, it will be
useful for you.
The advantages
of vocational
schools are to
adopt the
profession that he
or she wants to
have in the future
at young age and
work in this
business willingly,
to be able to have
a profession and
to get a certificate

16. of opening a
business license
after school, to
have a chance to
have an
undergraduate
and a graduate
education in OSS
with or without an
examination, and
for the associate
degree students
to pass
bachelor's degree
by a vertical
transition.