The unemployed attend the ability courses not for the 15 TL subsistence money, but for the occupational education and job guarantee
24.10.2011 /
It has been ascertained that the main reason for the attendance of the unemployed throughout the country in ability training courses is not the 15 TL subsistence money, but rather the vocational education and job guarantee provided. TOBB ETU Social Policy Studies Center (TOBB ETU-SPC) researchers stated that according to the results of a survey conducted in 18 provinces with 1,015 participants regarding their reasons for continuing the courses, barely 5% stated that their main reason for attending the courses was the 15 TL subsistence money – putting most concerns about the outcome of the courses to rest. The Expert Vocational Training Centers (UMEM) Ability’10 courses’ emphasis on job guarantee and vocational training will increase participation in the courses.
The policy note titled “Why do the unemployed prefer UMEM Ability’10?” by the TOBB ETU-SPC Deputy Director Asst. Prof. Dr. Talha Yalta and Assistant Researcher Nazan Solak has been published. The survey conducted to base the study on was conducted in Antalya, Artvin, Balıkesir, Batman, Bilecik, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Eskişehir, Isparta, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Konya, Malatya, Rize, Tekirdağ, Tunceli, Şırnak and Van. The responses of the participants were assessed separately according to region, level of education, age and gender.
The conclusion of the study states that the middle age group puts more importance on the subsistence money paid by the course, “It is true that most in this age group need to support families. Thus, in order to attract more middle age group participants and raise the ability level of the work force in Turkey, it might be prudent to rethink the amount of subsistence payment with regards to age groups in this way. Such an approach may encourage the low attendance of women at 20% and the lower income parts of the East and South East Regions to enroll in the courses.
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