Cooperation between school and local businesses- link between education and world of work

1. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND
LOCAL BUSINESSES
LINK BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORLD
OF WORK
İZMİR ÖZEL EĞİTİM İŞ UYGULAMA
MERKEZİ

2. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
 In Turkey, graduates of Special Education
Vocational Training Centers –mild and moderate-
are supported for employment by Turkish
Employment Agency which is a governmental
organization. After graduation they should register
to the agency to be contacted in case of a job
opportunity.

3. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
 Besides Turkish Employment Agency, these
students’ schools also help for their employment.
The schools keep the students’ files and contact
addresses even after graduation in case any
business needs a staff from these schools. At work
placement the educational and vocational
background of the student is taken into
consideration (in which workshops s/he studied,
personal skills, where s/he got his/her
apprenticeship…)

4. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
 In our school not only the administration but also
with the help of some teachers a number of work
placement has been done up to now. Unfortunately
most of these have been with individual efforts and
unable to go beyond a certain point.

5. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
 Besides the Turkish Employment Agency and
schools, students can enhance their employment
chance with entering some exams.
 Students with mild intellectual disability who have
good academic skills can study the 12th grade at
open/distant high schools. After graduating from
high school, they can enter university entrance
exams, apply for higher education or enter the
exam for disables to become government officer
(on condition of having %40 disability report).

6. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
 Every year before the exam for disables to become
government officer, some courses are arranged at
Special Needs Education Schools by Ministery of
Education. The students get academic classes
during these courses. Any student with mild and
moderate disability graduated from Vocational
Education Schools can benefit from these courses
free of charge.
HOWEVER;
 Since this exam includes all types of disables,
intellectually disables’ proportion who become
successful is relatively low.

7. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
 Students with mild and moderate disabilities after
working /practicing at different workshops in the
9th grade(at least 2 hours at each workshop, in
total 12 hours), according to their abilities and
request are evaluated by school’s Monitoring and
Evaluation board to decide at which workshop to
practice and be placed. Each year the students
practice at different workshops to specialize in and
find out the best field appealing to them.
 .

8. THE LINK BETWEEN THE VOCATIONAL
DEPARTMENTS/WORKSHOPS AND JOB MARKET
 With a new module system which started in 2015 ,
10th grade students get 14 hours workshopp
studies a week.Upon finishing one module they get
another one. From 10th to 12th grade with the
Monitoring and Evluation Board’s decision, students
are placed at public or private sectors for
apprenticeship. They get 1/3 of minimum wage.
Those who are placed at work attend school for
cultural and vocational classes once a week and for
practice at workplace 4 days a week

9. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
The students are monitored by the coordinator
teachers from school.In case the student cannot
adapt to the work a new placement is done. If the
student still has adaptation problems can return
back to full time school education
After finishing apprenticeship, in case of demand the
student can work at the company where s/he
practiced.

10. COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES – LINK BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND
WORLD OF WORK
Some of the modules being applied for mild and
moderate students are:
 Metal Workshop
 Printing Workshop
 Food&drink Workshop
 Furniture Workshop
 Horticulture Workshop
 Handcrafts workshop
 Ceramic Workshop
 Office Services Workshop

11. EMPLOYMENT OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLES
“SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT PROJECT”
 According to Article 30 of Labour Law; Private
sector businesses which have 50 and over
employee have to employ up to %3 of the workers
from disables.
 By year 2015, the businesses who violate this law
are to pay 2096 TL for each month they don’t
employ disables. This amount is two times more
than the minimum wage.But since this law doesn’t
include only intellectually disables (all ranges of
disabilities-including serious illnesses like cancer
and heart diseases) they have little chance to find
a job. Most businesses prefer physically disables to
intellectually disables.

12. EMPLOYMENT OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLES
 Within the scope of “ Sheltered Employment
Project” organizations and businesses working at
education field such as universities, public
organizations, foundations, unions, associations,
NGOs and individual initiatives that aim to make
projects to help intellectually disables and people
with mental disorders are supported by the
government.

13. SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT
PROJECT
 With “Sheltered Employment Project” which is carried
out by Family and Social Policies Ministery’s Disabled
and Old People Care Departmens and Turkish
Employment Agency a number of achievements have
been aimed:
 Increase the number of companies/firms related to
disabled employment
 Integration of moderate and especially severe disables
to world of work
 Support disability rights
 Help socialization of disables
 Increase the number of disabled workers
 Raise public awarness about disables and disability

14. SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT PROJECT
Funding ;
- Approved projects will be funded with the money
obtained from the fines of other companies violating
the law about disabled employment. After
evaluation board’s decision these projects may get
up to 150.000 TL (about 50.000 Euro) grant.
- In case of shut down of the business in 5 years
from the beginning or decrease the number of
disabled workers than they promised, the grant is
taken back with legal interest.

15. APPLICATION FOR SHELTERED
EMPLOYMENT
 Required documents from the applicants
for sheltered employment:
 Minimum %40 disability report
 Registering to Turkish Employment
Agency
 Having completed 15 years of age
 Health report
 If any -diploma

16. OUR SCHOOL&STUDENTS
 As we mentioned there are a number of ways for
students with mild and moderate disabilities to find a job
but there is no regulation for moderate and
severe/profound disables like our students.
 We have two schools in the same building for different
ranges of disabilities. İzmir Özel Eğitim İş uygulama
Merkezi is (our school) for moderate, severe and
profound disabled students.
 Karşıyaka Mesleki Eğitim Merkezi is for students who
have mild and moderate disabilities. They have
vocational education and apprenticeship implementation
as stated previous pages which enhances their
employability chances. But despite their good level and
education they cannot find enough chance to find a job.

17. OUR SCHOOL&STUDENTS
 Regarding their level and content of education, our
students have very little chance for employment.
Most of them spend their time at home after
graduation or continuou going “Public Centers”.
 Some of our parents and teachers/administrators
try to find ways of employing our students with
meeting with local businesses, NGOs, local
authorities and charitable foundations etc. Due to
low functioning or profound disabilities our students
cannot find opportunities in labour market.

18. WELCOME TO DOWN CAFE!

19. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYMENT
AND APPRENTICESHIP OF
OUR STUDENTS
 Down Cafe, which works under the roof of Bornova
Municipality was opened on December 3rd
International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This
is a kind of sheltered workplace project carried out
by Ege University and Bornova Municipality but
officially is not yet.The project needs some
adjustments to be accepted as sheltered
workplace and supported financially by
government. 4 of our students have been working
there since the opening.

20. DOWN CAFE

21. DOWN CAFE

22. ENGELSİZ KAFE-
WITHOUT
HINDRANCE
“Engelsiz Kafe” is
one of the places
our students have
their
apprenticeship.
The cafe is run by
Karşıyaka
Municipality.

23. LUNAPARK CAFE

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25. GÜLER WORKS AT HUGO BOSS

26. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!