Ankara Vocational Training, Education, Culture, Art, and Tourism Association (MESEDER)

Project completed

Ankara Vocational Training, Education, Culture, Art and Tourism Association is a vocational training and employment organisation. MESEDER has been working on vocational education and job placement in Ankara for 13 years, with the belief that diversity and equal participation of all communities are the keys to improving equal access. Since then, the association has been able to expand capacity for a variety of Turkish and foreigner people, including Syrians. Its specific knowledge of vocational education, employability, networking skills, expertise in accessing job industries and problem analysis enables it to work and contribute to the correct field. MESEDER’s work focuses on disadvantaged groups in various locations including Kırıkkale, Bursa and Mersin.

Education for Employability Support and Legal Counselling for Refugees and Vulnerable Host Communities

About the project

The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the employability of both refugees and vulnerable host community members in sectors requiring qualified and certified workforce.

It aims to increase the employment chances of its target groups through language courses and Vocational Qualification Certification (VQA). It will initiate activities to facilitate access to legal aid in Bursa and increase the resilience of disadvantaged refugee and vulnerable host community members in the province.

Planned activities

  • A2 Level Turkish language course for foreigners
  • Professional competence trainings and certification
  • Forklift operator trainings and certification
  • İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency) registration of participants
  • Employment of participants through meetings with employers
  • Providing consultancy and referral services on legal rights
  • Information activities on social and legal rights

Bursa

Protection

Non-formal Education

Refugees, asylum seekers, and residents of vulnerable host community

Turkish language courses, vocational qualification certificate training and certification (forklift operator, textile sector, welding operator, construction machinery operator, automotive industry), job interviews with employers and job placement to vocational qualification certificate holders, registration to İŞKUR system, legal consultancy and referrals, informative seminars, and information dissemination

Contact Details

Tahran Caddesi No:30/1 Kavaklıdere, Gaziosmanpaşa, Çankaya, Ankara
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