OIC-VET Meetings

Vocational Education and Training Programme for OIC Member Countries (OIC-VET) is a programme prepared by SESRIC in order to improve the quality of vocational education and training in public and private sectors. This is planned to be through supporting and enhancing the opportunities for individuals in OIC Member Countries to develop their knowledge and skills and thus contribute to the development and competitiveness of their economies.

The OIC-VET Programme has been officially launched by H.E. Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey and Chairman of the COMCEC, at the COMCEC Economic Summit on 9 November 2009 on the presence of the Heads of States and Governments of the OIC Member Countries.

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Planned / Implemented Meetings

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Workshop on ‘Strengthening TVET Strategies to Increase Youth Employment in OIC Member Countries’
Date : 19-20 November 2024 Venue : SESRIC Headquarters, Ankara Türkiye

SESRIC organised a Workshop on “Strengthening TVET Strategies to Increase Youth Employment in OIC Member Countries” on 19-20 November 2024 at its headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye. The event was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Malaysia and the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye as part of the SESRIC Project on “Empowering Youth through Enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A Pathway to Employment and Success,” funded by the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) under the 11th Call for Project Proposals.

Training Course on ‘Adopting Pertinent Strategies for Upskilling and Reskilling TVET Trainers’
Date : 23-24 October 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye and the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) successfully organised a Training Course on “Adopting Pertinent Strategies for Upskilling and Reskilling TVET Trainers” on 23-24 October 2024.

SESRIC Hosts Brainstorming Session with TVET-related Turkish Institutions to Strengthen Collaboration under the OIC-VET Programme
Date : 07 October 2024 Venue : SESRIC HQ, Ankara Türkiye

SESRIC hosted a Brainstorming Session with the participation of TVET-related Turkish Institutions on 7 October 2024 at its Headquarters in Ankara, as part of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET).

Training Course on ’Enhancing Policies and Strategies for Effective TVET Systems in OIC Member Countries’
Date : 01-03 October 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of its Project titled “Empowering Youth through Enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A Pathway to Employment and Success,” SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Enhancing Policies and Strategies for Effective TVET Systems in OIC Member Countries” on 1-3 October 2024. The Project is funded by the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) under the 11th Call for Project Proposals of the COMCEC Project Funding.

Training of Trainers (ToT) Course on ‘Cyber Security’
Date : 18-19 September 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC organised a Training of Trainers (ToT) Course on “Cyber Security” on 18-19 September 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

Webinar on ‘Establishing Quality Assurance Mechanisms and Accreditation Systems for TVET Programmes’
Date : 05 September 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC, in collaboration with the International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO-UNEVOC) organised a webinar on “Establishing Quality Assurance Mechanisms and Accreditation Systems For TVET Programmes”.

Workshop on 'Empowering MSMEs in OIC Member Countries through Green Climate Finance'
Date : 09-10 July 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

SESRIC, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, successfully organised a Workshop on “Empowering MSMEs in OIC Member Countries through Green Climate Finance”. The event, held within the framework of SESRIC’s Social Development Capacity Building Programme (SD-CaB) and the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the OIC Member Countries (OIC-VET), brought together 124 experts, executives and academics from TVET National Focal Points and relevant agencies/authorities and national institutions in 30 OIC countries.

Webinar on ‘Vocational Education in Business and Industry’
Date : 02 July 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (MoECRT) of the Republic of Indonesia, organised a Webinar on “Vocational Education in Business and Industry”.

Webinar on ‘Fostering Collaboration between Private and Public Sectors towards Efficient TVET Systems’
Date : 25 June 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Malaysia, TVET Division, organised a Webinar on “Fostering Collaboration between Private and Public Sectors towards Efficient TVET Systems”.

Training Course on 'Enhancing the Competency-based Approach in TVET Curricula and Assessments'
Date : 29-30 May 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC Technical and Vocational Education and Training (OIC-TVET) Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC organised an Online Training Course on “Enhancing the Competency-based Approach in TVET Curricula and Assessments”.

Training Course on ‘Integrating Green Skills and Sustainable Practices into TVET Programmes’
Date : 13-14 March 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Integrating Green Skills and Sustainable Practices into TVET Programmes” on 13-14 March 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

Training Course on ‘Setting Up a Supportive Policy Framework to Promote Youth and Women Entrepreneurship’
Date : 09-10 January 2024 Venue : Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara Türkiye

Within the framework of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET) and in line with the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025, SESRIC, with collaboration of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), organized a Training Course on “Setting Up a Supportive Policy Framework to Promote Youth and Women Entrepreneurship” on 9-10 January 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.