KTEZO prepared a comprehensive report on vocational training – Cyprus Newspaper

The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (Ktezo) pointed out that eighty percent of the labor force in the private sector is met from abroad and pointed out the need to strengthen vocational education.

Ktezo, 13 vocational high school throughout the country announced the results of his research with senior students and families. General Coordinator of the Chamber Hürrem Tulga, at a press conference, the current status of vocational training and structural deficiencies evaluated.

« Most of the students belong to low -income families »

Stating that the report is the product of a 6 -month study, Tulga pointed out that the majority of the students participating in the research belongs to low -income families. 66 percent of the fathers of the students are private sector employees or tradesmen, only 18 percent of the public sector works in the public sector Tulga, 42 percent of mothers are unemployed, 36 percent of the private sector, he said. Tulga stated that most of the household revenues are at the minimum wage level or below.

« Children are both studying and working »

According to the study, 66 percent of vocational high school students work in out of school in Tulga Tulga, most of these children are interested in the professions they are interested in, they prefer schools with family guidance. Tulga emphasized that only 16 percent of the students are interested in the profession.

Tulga said that only 36 percent of the students think that the education they received is compatible with the sector and that 45 percent found the education “partially harmonious”. Despite this, 76 percent of the students believe that their education will help to generate income in the future. “This shows that there is still hope in children despite the shortcomings of the system.

« The rate of those who want to work in their own field is only 20 percent »

Tulga stated that only 20 percent of the vocational high school students want to work in their field, Tulga said that this rate increased to 26 percent when students who want to work in the family company. “So the majority of vocational high school graduates are moving away from their fields. This is a serious loss,” he said.

« UNIVERSITY PREFERENCE IS THE FIRST »

Tulga stated that most of the students are university education, 61.7 percent of them want to go to the university after graduation, only 42.8 percent of the education in the professional field, he said. “This reveals that vocational education should be restructured not only with the school and the university system and working life, Tul Tulga said.

« Vocational training investments do not achieve its purpose »

Tulga stated that large investments were made to vocational high schools but that these investments did not reach the desired result and said, uz We make the most expensive investments to vocational high schools, but it does not work in the field of graduates. This shows that there is a serious problem in educational planning ”.

« Vocational high schools cannot contribute to production »

Tulga emphasized that the service sector constitutes 70 percent of the total educational areas and that the production sectors remain below 30 percent.

« The rate of citizens participating in production is only 30 percent »

Tulga also touched upon the workforce data, the number of registered employees is around 170 thousand and about 75 thousand of them are foreign nationals, he said. Tulga said that the rate of participation in production decreased to 30 percent based on the citizen’s population and said, “This clearly shows that we have transformed into a society that does not produce data,” he said.

« The professional catalog has been opened for use »

At the end of his speech, Tulga also mentioned Ktezo’s new digital services. Stating that the craftsmanship information can be reached on the basis of regions on the room website, Tulga said, “Air -conditioner, plumbers, masters will be able to access a place where it is. This catalog will make registered masters visible. The system is a great advantage to control it.” He added that this study was planned to be supported and developed in the future.