National Occupational Standard;

It is the minimum norm that shows what the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and attitudes are accepted by VQA for the successful performance of a profession.  

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• It is based on job analysis. It is essential that the social parties participate effectively in the process and receive their opinions and contributions.

• It clearly expresses the main duties that the person should carry out, the knowledge, skills and behaviors that he should have, and includes the issues that should not be possessed professionally.

• It reflects the professional qualification levels and these levels are determined in accordance with the international qualification levels.

• It includes the legislation and administrative and technical requirements on health, safety and environmental protection related to the occupational field.

• It is written in a clear way that employers, employees, interns and students can easily understand.

• It encourages the individual's self-development and career advancement in accordance with the principle of lifelong learning.

• It does not contain elements of explicit or implicit discrimination.

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Benefits of National Occupational Standards;

For employers

• Knowing in advance the knowledge and skills that the person to be recruited will reduce the risk of losing money and time by employing the unsuitable candidate for the job,

• Employing people who have the knowledge and skills required by the job and can keep up with changing conditions increases the competitiveness of the employer,

• In human resources management; It provides important input in many areas such as selection and placement, creation of job descriptions, determination of skill-competence gaps, planning of in-service training, performance evaluation, career counseling and guidance,

• Provision of higher quality goods and services to consumers is supported by expanding the employment of qualified workforce with vocational qualification certificates.

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for individuals

• Occupational standards show the knowledge, skills and competencies that a person must have in order to be able to do a job successfully and at an acceptable level by the employer,

• The certificate obtained as a result of the professional knowledge-skill measurement exam based on professional standards gives the person the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have when applying for a job,

• Occupational standards show the person what he/she should learn and know in case of learning a new job or changing job, what level of knowledge and skill gap is, and therefore how he/she should improve himself/herself.

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for educators

• Occupational standards provide information about the knowledge, skills and competencies that the workforce needs in business life,

• Vocational education, career change, career advancement, etc. When training programs are prepared within this framework, it is possible to train people in accordance with occupational standards accepted by business life,

• Educators know what to teach,

• Solid bridges are built between education and business life, and the participation and contribution of business life to education is taken.