13.03.2014 Ankara
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu congratulated the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO) and the Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) 1st Organized Industry Zone on becoming the first chambers to attain authorization from the Vocational Proficiency Institution to conduct exams and issue certification.
Established as a part
of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Vocational Examination and
Certification Center (MESEM) and the ASO 1st OIZ Vocational
Examination and Certification Commercial Enterprise (METES), have received
authorization to issue Vocational Proficiency Certificates.
In his statement on
the matter, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The share of chambers in vocational training
in Germany is 67%, this should be our goal as well. Vocational training should
not be a job for someone else but that of the chamber which is the primary duty
of chambers which are expected to supply personnel with the necessary qualities
its members need. Our chambers must stand at the center of this process.
Examination and certification are the indispensables of vocational training.”
Stating that the
first chamber to receive authorization to conduct exams and issue Vocational
Proficiency Certificates is ATSO while ASO 1st Organized Industry
Zone is the first OIZ, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “ATSO and ASO have
pioneered this for us. They are an example to other chambers with large numbers
of members. I congratulate and thank ATSO and ASO 1st OIZ for being
the first to provide this service to its members.”
- What is the Vocational Proficiency Certificate?
The Vocational
Proficiency Certificate is a document proving an employee’s vocational
proficiency with international validity. Those with a certificate of level 4 or
higher can be assigned by the National Education Ministry to teach at schools.
Employers employing
personnel with the desired qualities and certified as such are exempt from insurance
premiums for a period of time ranging between 12 and 48 months. This sum is
paid from the Unemployment Insurance fund.
Institutions wishing
to receive examination and certification authorization from the Vocational
Proficiency Institution must attain an ISA 17024 Personnel Documentation
Accreditation from the Turkey Accreditation Institute.