Training Webinars on ‘Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship Opportunities and Other Types of Work Based Learning’ and ‘New Approaches in Job and Vocational Counselling Services’
Date: 26-27 April 2023
Venue: Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye

Within the framework of the OIC Public Employment Services Network (OIC-PESNET), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR), organised two consecutive training webinars on “Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship Opportunities and Other Types of Work Based Learning” and “New Approaches in Job and Vocational Counselling Services” on 26-27 April 2023 through an online video conferencing platform.

The training webinars were provided by competent experts from İŞKUR for the benefit of 73 participants from the national public employment services (PES) agencies/ authorities of 19 OIC Member Countries.

The webinars provided valuable insights on engaging employers in apprenticeship opportunities and work-based learning. Participants gained practical knowledge on new job and vocational counselling services, profiling systems, and a branch-based approach for guidance. They also learned about different counselling methods to meet the evolving needs of the labour market.

The two-day training webinars covered the following topics:

  • On-the-Job Training Programme,
  • Applied Training Programme for Migrants,
  • Job and Vocational Counselling Services,
  • New Approaches in Job and Vocational Counselling Services,
  • Profiling System and Branch Approach for Guidance, Jobseeker Guidance – NEET Service, Employer Guidance, and Vocational Guidance,
  • Job Clubs, Supported Employment Model, Skill Inventory Project, and Development Areas.

The OIC-PESNET is an OIC platform established to create closer cooperation among the national public employment services agencies/ authorities of the OIC Member Countries through sharing knowledge, experience and best practices. SESRIC assumes the role of the Secretariat of the OIC-PESNET and carries out a specific capacity-building programme, namely; Public Employment Services Capacity Building Programme (PES-CaB), to support the efforts of the OIC Member Countries in developing the capacities of the institutional and human resources in the field of public employment services. For more details about the Network and its activities, please visit: https://www.sesric.org/network-pesnet.php

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