Minister Tekin responds to MESEM criticism: 'It is an injustice to the children's hard work, they were insured against work accidents'

Digital Twin WorkshopSpeaking at the introduction meeting,Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin said, "As of the 2024-2025 academic year,there are 1,625,673 students in 3,408 vocational and technical secondaryeducationinstitutions, andOur students are receivingeducation.

Thesestudents are continuing their paths in 119 branches across 56 fields in vocational and technical Anatolian high schools, and in 193 branches across 39 fields in vocational training centers.

This year, for the 2025-2026 academic year,those who enrolled in our vocational and technical high schools for the first time in the 9th grade studentsThe rate of our students is43 percent. Every passing year, the number goes up abit more," he said.

Speaking at the program, Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin said the following:In Germany, vocational e

ducationits shareinsecondaryeducationis approximately47 percent, 61 percent in Switzerland,and 53 percent in Poland; in the European Unionaverage is51 percent, while the OECD averageis around44 percent.In our country, vocational and technical education'ssecondaryschoolshare withineducationis currently approaching40 percent today.This year, for the 2025-2026 academic year,for the 9th grade, meaning students enrolling in our vocational technical high schools for the first time, studentsThe rate of our students is43 percent, meaning every passingyear the number goes a little higher andclimbs.

"STWEARECOMMITTEDWERE COVERED BY INSURANCE"

With the steps taken over the last 23 years, we havebrought this rate back up to the 40 percent leveland revived vocational education, but it is not that easy to eliminate the effects of the trauma that coups have created in human minds and societies. We havestrived to construct a framework that refreshesconfidence and restores the reputation of vocational high schools.

Despite this,despite devaluing vocational training, and while debating our vocational training centers, those who work hard childrenwhose rights areignored, every word spoken isa grave injustice and insolence against the sweat of those children.

At the same time, it isa serious lack of foresight displayed against Turkey's production capacity, social welfare,and its claim to development. example. As of the 2024-2025 academic year, 1 million 625 thousand 673of our students are receiving education in 3 thousand 408 vocational and technical secondary educational institutions.are seeing. These students continue their paths in 119 branches across 56 fields in vocational and technical Anatolian high schools, and in 193 branches across 39 fields in vocational training centers. Apprenticeship training for our young people, both in the labor market and in terms of social sebecame part of the security systemandgained a securefoundation. Ourstudents were included in the insurance coverage against work accidents and occupational diseases, and they have gained a structure where they can obtain a vocational high school diploma once they complete their supplementary courses."

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