1. Burcu Gunduz,
Koç Holding CSR Specialist

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5. Why?
! Low quality of VET
! Low enrolment rate to VHS
! High drop out rates from high schools
! 1 out of 3 people has no vocational competence
! 1 out of 5 young people is unemployed

6. Objectives

7. Targets and Strategy
81 provinces, 264 schools
1. Educational scholarship
2. Internship opportunity
3. Coaching support
4. Trainings on IT and entrepreneurship
5. Laboratories
6. Teachers’ training
7. Employment priority

8. Partnership Structure (1)
COMPANIES
World Bank
KOÇ
HOLDING
Youth for Habitat UNDP
CR
Coaches
Internship
Vehbi Koç
Foundation
Junior Achievment
Foundation
Students VOCATIONAL Ministry of
HIGH SCHOOLS Education

9. Partnership Structure (2)
COMPANIES
World Bank
KOÇ
HOLDING
Youth for Habitat UNDP
CR
Coaches
Internship
Vehbi Koç
Foundation
Junior Achievment
Foundation
Students VOCATIONAL Ministry of
HIGH SCHOOLS Education

10. Scholarship and Internship
10,544 beneficiaries
80% of the applicants
benefited from
internship support

11. Coaching
Coaching support by 350 employees in 76 cities
 Discovering potentials
 Developing soft skills
 Transition to employment

12. Laboratories
28 laboratories in 28 cities
300 teachers were trained
2,461 students were trained by NGOs

13. Results
 68% increase in VHS students
 Increase in the employability of young people
 Gain of qualified labour force for the
companies
 Decrease in the in-house training costs

14. Results
 Creation of an applicable and repeatable model
 Increase in PPP
 Input for government policies and strategies
Mo delling
Scale-up

15. Sustainability and Scale-up (1)
Dissemination of
School/Company
Partnerships

16. Sustainability and Scale-up (2)
Dissemination of
School/Company
Partnerships

17. 1. Projects of Koç Group Companies
 17 Companies developed their own projects in accordance to
need assessments
5 Companies in 5 different sectors started their projects

18. 2. Partnership Guidebook and Portal
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19. 3. Corporate umbrella for Volunteerism
• Transfer the component of volunterism to Private Sector Volunteers Association
• 14 companies outside the Koç Groups are willing to participate

20. 4. Partnership for the Quality of VET
Evidence based policy
suggestions for NGOs,
government and
companies