​Central

Central administration and de-concentrated branches

State authorities are responsible for:

• In non-formal education the main responsible body and basic service provider is the Ministry of National Education) through the General Directorate of Apprenticeships and Non-Formal Education (Çıraklık ve Yaygın Eğitim Genel Müdürlüğü);
• Continuing education and training activities organised outside of formal education institutions are conducted in the Adult Education Centres (Halk Eğitimi Merkezleri-HEMs);
• The main policy–making body related to apprenticeships and non-formal education is the Vocational Education Board (Mesleki Eğitim Kurulu). The board undertakes: planning, developing and evaluating national level vocational and technical education (including non-formal education), determining the needs of vocational education, forming opinions on the curriculum and duration of vocational programmes, preparing regulation proposals related to examinations and examination commissions and offering them to MEB;
• The Ministry of Labour and Social Security) is responsible for providing vocational education to employees (organisational skills training for the unqualified labour force, development and implementation of vocational education and labour adjustment programmes for employees);
• The responsibilities of the chambers affiliated to the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey), one of the biggest vocational organisations may be listed as organising courses, helping the courses that are organised and supporting the activities to develop vocational education;
• Large enterprises have the responsibility of forming education units to train their personnel;
• Additionally, there are instructional services provided by the private sector which require payment. These programmes are also carried out under the supervision of the MEB (approval of curriculum, acceptance requirements, standards, duration and certification, etc.); and
• The Turkish Government has launched various international projects in different vocational schools.

The Ministry of National Education has organised vocational courses with various municipalities and employer organisations (such as TUSIAD, MUSIAD, TESK ...)

Regional

Provincial government

• At provincial level, the Vocational Education Board is organised as the Province Vocational Education Board (İl Mesleki Eğitim Kurulu'). The decisions of the board are implemented by MEB units and vocational institutions.

Local

Metropolitan Municipalities shall (Article 7 of the Law on Metropolitan Municipalities):

• Open vocational training and skills courses, cooperate with universities, colleges, vocational schools, public entities and civil society organisations in the provision of such services.

Sources:

Constitution of Turkey, last amendment 2010.

Law on Municipalities, Law N° 5393, dates from 03.07.2005.

Law on Special Provincial Administration, Law N° 5302, dates from 22.02.2005.

Law on Metropolitan Municipalities, Law N° 5216, dates from 10.07.2004.

Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey (2002), ''Vocational Education and Training regulations'' N° 24804, July 3, 2002.

Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey (2006), ''Occupational Qualifications Authority Law'' N° 5544, October 7, 2006.

Structures of Education and Training System in Europe, Turkey, 2009-2010, European Commission.