Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) - Türkiye (Ratification: 1993)

1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report received in 2003, including comments by the Turkish Confederation of Employers’ Associations (TISK) and the Turkish Confederation of Public Workers’ Associations (TÜRKIYE KAMU-SEN). The Committee notes in particular the detailed information on educational as well as vocational guidance at central, regional and school levels in Turkey. With reference to its previous comment the Committee notes with interest that the number of apprentices who have completed training has increased with 46 per cent over the period 2000-03, while the number of occupations for which training is offered as well as the number of training centres have remained at the same levels over the same period. The Committee also notes, however, the views expressed by TÜRKIYE KAMU-SEN that the system of professional guidance is not sufficient for a large number of children and young people. The Committee would like to continue to receive information on the activities of the training centres and the training of apprentices. It would also be grateful if the Government would continue to provide detailed information on the manner in which the vocational guidance and training system is being extended to cover the continuing vocational needs of young people. In this respect, the Government may find it useful to refer to the provisions of the new Human Resources Development Recommendation, 2004 (No. 195).

2. Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes the information provided on the institutions set up by the General Directorate of the Turkish Employment Agency (IŞKUR) to provide vocational guidance, as well as the comments by TISK regarding the role of the private sector in the implementation of these policies. It asks the Government to communicate further information on the manner in which employers as well as workers’ organizations are encouraged to participate in the formulation and implementation of the policies and programmes of vocational guidance and vocational training offered by these and other relevant institutions.

3. Lastly, the Committee notes the information provided by TISK concerning a joint project between the Turkish Construction Installation Workers Training Foundation (INIŞEV) and the EDEXCEL foundation to develop training standards for the construction industry as well as the creation of a training centre by the employers’ organization, INTES, and the workers’ association, YOL-IŞ. The Committee would like to be kept informed of such cooperative efforts to develop human resources.

4. As regards questions related to vocational development of persons with disabilities, the Committee refers to its comments on the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159).