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Vocational Education and Training as “A Friend in Need” During Coronavirus Pandemic in Turkey

Vocational Education and Training as “A Friend in Need” During Coronavirus Pandemic in Turkey
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Vocational Education and Training as “A Friend in Need” During Coronavirus Pandemic in Turkey
Author
Mahmut Özer
Publisher
Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education
Year of Publication
2020
Abstract

The vocational education and training (VET) has been critical to Turkey’s wellbeing in a time of coronavirus pandemic. With increased capacity in production, VET has become one of the main suppliers of society in these days. In this study, developments in production via VET within the scope of coronavirus measures are briefly reviewed. Additionally, improvement areas and steps that need to be taken to strengthen VET are discussed. In these pandemic days, cleaning materials, medical masks, and disposable materials are essential products, which are hard to procure. With the support of Ministry of National Education, 10 million masks are produced in VET high schools monthly. Cleaning material needs of all schools around Turkey can be met with the productions of VET high schools. Face protection shields, disposable materials, and face masks with N95 standard are produced via R&D studies in VET and they are shared with healthcare professionals. This study shows that VET in Turkey can respond to the needs of society quickly in pandemic days with developments in VET in the past two years following the announcement of 2023 Educational Vision. A strengthened VET system with mentioned points in the study can play a major role in meeting the needs of the society during possible crisis periods.

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