1. Presentation of the 21 ETCF II Partnerships ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey TOBB

2. Project Title BRIDGES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING BETWEEN GERMANY AND TURKEY TOBB ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey

3. TOBB Applicant – Uşak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Partners – Kütahya Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Afyonkarahisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Gediz Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Simav Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry-German-Chamber – Munich and Upper Bavaria Commerce and Industry-German- Chamber ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey

4. TOBB Budget – 165.458,38 € Duration – 12 month ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey

5. Overall objective(s): To establish a mutually beneficial and sustainable relationship between chambers in Uşak, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar and in Cologne and Munich (Germany) via exchanging experience. Specific objective(s): i) To strengthen the institutional capacity of chambers Uşak, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar in the field of vocational training by transfer of knowledge from the chambers in Germany. ii) To ensure a stronger awareness of the opportunities and challenges of EU accession of Turkey in the field of vocational training TOBB ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey

6. Activities I.Need Assessment II.Activities for capacity building trainings by German Chambers model development III.Transfer of knowledge and experience sharing study-visits workshops for model development IV.Long-term partnership and sustainability V.Visibility and information an information campaign for vocational training including i) 1 short-film ii) 1000 posters iii) 5000 brochures iv) 5 bilboard announcements for 5 chambers v) 5 press releases TOBB ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey

7. Expected Results – Institutional capacities for vocational training services of the Uşak, Afyon and Kütahya Chambers strengthened – Sustainable relationships between chambers in Uşak, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar and in Cologne and Munich established – Awareness of the opportunities and challenges of EU accession in the field of vocational training ensured TOBB ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey

8. TOBB ETCF-II is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey THANK YOU Caner URHAN General Secretary caner@usaktso.org www.usaktso.org