Signatures have been signed for the Qualified Workforce Training Program (NİYEP) of which Erzurum Technical University (ETU) is a stakeholder.

The relevant institutions in Erzurum came together within the scope of the NİYEP signed between the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).

Erzurum Governor Mustafa Ciftci, Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mehmet Sekmen, Ataturk University Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hacımuftuoglu, Erzurum Technical University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Naim Urkmez, ETSO President Saim Ozakalın, Commodity Exchange Secretary General Ensar Korucuk, Erzurum Provincial Director of National Education Yakup Yıldız, ISKUR Provincial Director Abdulkadir Mutlu and 2nd Organized Industrial Zone Director Fırat Karakaya attended the signing ceremony held at the Erzurum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ETSO).

In this context, in order to train a qualified workforce with the qualities demanded by the labor market; ETU, Ataturk University, Erzurum Provincial Directorate of National Education, TOBB and ISKUR signed a protocol aiming to organize vocational trainings in a way that will include combining theoretical and practical trainings in public-private sector cooperation.

Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Mustafa Ciftci stated that the process will be carried out in coordination and said: “The training period will be a maximum of 160 actual days and the participants will be paid at the minimum wage level. Again, during this period, the general health insurance and work accident occupational disease premiums of the participants will be paid by ISKUR. Currently, 27 companies have a request for approximately 500 people and we plan to evaluate their requests as soon as possible and start the training programs. With these training programs, our state will undertake the costs incurred during this period while training the qualified workforce needed by our employers and the labor market and providing them to our employers. After the training is completed, the participants will be employed by the relevant companies. I hope that our cooperation protocol will be beneficial to our city, employers and the labor market.”

Corporate Communication Directorate 26.11.2024