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COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND INDUSTRY TO HIGHER QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

T. FIRLAR, K. Temizyurek

Abstract

In this competitive world Turkey needs well trained, highly qualified, productive, problem solver technicians for the industry. Engineers and technicians school learning are becoming voided compare to new developments. They have to improve and educate themselves permanently. As its known vocational schools are for educate people to fill in spaces between engineers and technicians in the industry. A person who graduated from these schools has to be knowledged to understand an engineer and have the skills and knowledge to describe the job to workers. Even hiring unqualified workers for the industry preliminary condition is vocational high school or high school degree. This circumstance should be minimalized preferably vocational schools graduation for special knowledge needed positions such as maintenance operators and special worktable operators. Especially in the factories the newest systems are used mostly so that qualified workers are needed. This is the reason of why people who graduated from vocational schools are preferred for these positions because they have these practical and theroretical knowledges and skills. The education schedule of vocational schools are filled and comprehensive enough as faculties. Of course students own skills are affected on their learnings. A person who benefit himself/herself the school opportunies and has experience of trainee they won’t have any difficulties after graduation. Education is not limited within schools. It always keeps going forward and most important part is in the work life. It is like laying the foundation of a building in school and to go higher and higher it depends on person’s own hand.

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