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Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) supports secondary high school graduates, develops new tools and provides sign language training for job and employment counsellors

Country record for Türkiye included in the Inventory of lifelong guidance systems and practices

The Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) supports high school graduates in the University entrance examinations and in career decisions, completes Turkish sign language second level trainings for 146 job and employment counsellors and is in the process of developing new assessment tools and disseminating online interventions.

  • Job and employment counsellors of the Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) supports the high school graduates in the University entrance examinations and in career choices.
  • They provide information on the occupations, trying to develop opportunity awareness of the graduates in decision-making for the University entrance examination.
  • ISKUR published a Journal on career choices and career Information booklets.
  • ISKUR, is in the process of developing new assessment tools and disseminating online interventions
  • Pilot studies are completed for the high school students. The target user groups also include adults.
  • The pilots include an adolescent personality inventory, interest inventory, and ability tests (verbal and numerical). The pilots were carried out in 11 provinces, with a sample of 1,574 students. The pilots for adults are forthcoming.
  • These will contribute to the quality and quantity of the services provided by the employment counsellors at ISKUR.
  • The Turkish sign language second level trainings for Turkish Employment Agency, ISKUR job and employment counsellors have been completed for 146 employment counsellors.
  • As part of the “Job Coaches” interventions, job and employment counsellors who have completed the first level of training are expected to better serve individuals with hearing impairments.
  • Job simulations involving the counsellors and counselees and case studies were conducted as part of the training.

This country record is based on information gathered and analysed by the CareersNet experts, Cedefop’s network of independent experts in career guidance and career development.

More information on the Inventory of lifelong guidance systems and practices and additional country records for other EU members states can be found here.