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Matra Pre-accession Projects Programme (MPAP)

Programme objectives: o to support the governments of Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey with accession related issues; o to foster bilateral relations and government to government co-operation.

MPAP provides support through technical assistance in the following sectors and subjects: o education and culture; environmental issues (only non-technical); legal and home affairs (third pillar); health care; public housing; reform of public service; social affairs and employment issues

Project title: Strengthening Institutional Capacity of Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research (CASGEM)

Submitter of the Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research (CASGEM) project:

Project beneficiary: Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research (CASGEM)

Aysel ÜNALAN, Head of Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research Address: İnönü Bulvarı No: 42 Emek-Ankara Tel: +90 312 213 8441 E-mail: [email protected]

Project counterpart: 1. Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS) 2. Social Partners (Trade Unions, Employer Organizations) 3. Enterprises

Project purpose: Improving institutional capacity of CASGEM in order to serve to the stakeholders (public bodies, social partners and SME’s) in accordance with the ILO and EU standards.

EU (accession) Accession Partnership (AP) priority relevance: Considered as a short-term priority under the heading “Social Policy and Employment” of Association Partnership Document of 2003, it is expected to review the capacity of all institutions involved in the transposition of the acquis in the field.  ÇASGEM is a training institution authorized by a law and also the only authorized institution preparing trainings to certify people as Health and Safety, social policy and employment professionals. Beyond that it provides services such as training, research, publication, documentation and consulting related with working life, social security, employment, human resources development, occupational health and safety and labour law at national level.

It is also stated under the heading “Social Policy and Employment” of Association Partnership Document of 2003 that to put in place conditions for an active and autonomous bipartite as well as tripartite social dialogue. ÇASGEM will establish a tripartite representation.

NPAA priority

In the field of health and safety at work, the Council Decision of 19 May 2003 on the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Turkey states that the adoption of a programme for the transposition of the relevant EU legislation shall be completed in the short term, while transposition and implementation of the legislation is put forward as a medium term priority. The implementation of the health and safety legislation also constitutes one of the important aspects of the adoption of the legislation in the field of EU Social Policy.  As mentioned before CASGEM is the only authorized institution arranging trainings to certify people as Health and Safety professionals. These professionals are members of occupational safety and health boards at enterprise level. Social Dialogue is handled carefully, through the commitments of Turkey within the context of both the European Union and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Strengthening the capacities of social partners should also be given emphasis. CASGEM intends to add this topic into its future training curriculum in order to provide proper trainings to the social partners.

Regular Report priority

Under the Social Policy and Employment chapter of Turkey 2006 Progress Report, in the field of health and safety and work, it is stated that further efforts are needed, including through awareness raising, training and strengthening the capacity of inspection bodies.  As a training institution, CASGEM needs to strengthen its capacity.

The fields mentioned under the Social Policy and Employment chapter such as Social Dialogue, European Social Fund, Social Inclusion, Social Protection, Equal opportunities etc.; CASGEM intends to add these topics into its training curriculum.

Screening process remarks

During the screening process under the Social Policy and Employment chapter, “risk assessment” issue is stated.  CASGEM training curriculum covers the topic of “risk assessment” but needs to be improved Also other topics are stated during the screening process under the Social Policy and Employment chapter such as social dialogue, European social fund (IPA Component 4), Labour law etc. CASGEM, as a training center, intends to add these topics into its training curriculum. Any other justification

ILO established ÇASGEM with the name of “Near and Middle East Labour Institute” (YODÇE) in 1955. In those years the institution served in Istanbul as an affiliated body of ILO. The reason of establishing the regional office and institute in Turkey is, in the years of 1950’s, this region was very open to develop and they saw an economic liveliness and dynamism in here. Lots of international trainings and seminars were organized in those years especially experts from middle east countries (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt etc.) were trained at CASGEM. The institution was re-formed by MOLSS in 2003. Currently as an affiliated body of ministry, CASGEM has autonomy. It has a budgetary and financial independence. It could freely cooperate with social partners in accordance with trainings and projects. CASGEM is still a developing institution and needs to train its staff, realign its training curriculum in accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and European Union (EU) standards. As a center for labour and social security training and research, CASGEM has to be strong at the area of social policy and employment in order to help for reaching success both at government and trade union level. CASGEM has experience on the area of EU projects implementation. Currently CASGEM is a partner of “Strengthening Social Dialogue for Innovation and Change in Turkey” EU funded project. CASGEM provides trainers and facilitators from its own staff (training experts) and trainers pool (including academics, labour inspectors, health and safety expert etc.) CASGEM employed 10 new junior training experts at January 2007. These experts will have to be trained in accordance with the ILO and EU standards in order to serve properly to reach the goal. CASGEM will enter into its new occupation premises with the beginning of the new year. That premises is build with the purpose of serving as an academy at the area of social policies and employment. It consists of 3 blocks. First block for accommodation, second training, last administration. That premises may successfully serve to this project’s activities in order to reach the purpose of the project.

In future, the strategy of CASGEM will be serve as an labour academy to social partners (trade unions, employer organizations) and MOLSS in order to assist EU accession period and reach the international labour standards.

Summary of Which organisations in your country have a role concerning the institutional setting in project theme and need to be involved in some way in its your country: implementation? What exactly is their role? 1. Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS) 2. Turkish Employment Organization (ISKUR) 3. Social Partners (Trade Unions, Employer Organizations) 4. Enterprises They will involve with trainings, seminars and conferences in project implementation.

Description of the Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research problem: (CASGEM; an affiliated body of MoLSS and also ex-affiliated body of ILO) provides services such as training, research, publication, documentation and consulting related to working life, social security, social dialogue, occupational health and safety, labour act at national level for public bodies and social partners. The center needs to  Create a new training and human resources strategy  Strengthen the institutional capacity  Improve the scientific and technical infrastructure of the administrative model  Re-form of training curriculum  Train its staff in order to improve the capacity of institution  Strengthen the tools of public awareness system in order to reach more easier to social partners and public institutions. Especially in accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and European Union (EU) standards. As a training institution authorized by a law, CASGEM, should strengthen its institutional capacity in order to help for raising awareness of MOLSS and social partners via training and consultation.

Project results (maximum of 4 results): Activities: What results do you foresee in the project, What kind of support do you foresee? leading to the project purpose (output)? What activities do you foresee, leading to the project results? Examples: 1. Relevant national legislation analysed, MPAP provides support through technical recommendations made, and implemented in assistance. practice. Examples of possible project activities/methods: 2. Strategy developed and action plan (partly)  analyses; implemented.  plans, procedures and strategies;  manuals, communication plans, management plans;  workshops, seminars and conferences;  training;  study visit(s) to relevant institutions in The Netherlands.

Material assistance is solely possible when considered an essential requirement for successful realisation of the project’s purpose and results.

Result 1: Activities 1: Strengthen the institutional  Finding adequate solutions for capacity improving the institutional capacity of 1.1 Feasibility study of CASGEM CASGEM 1.2 Study visits after feasibility study 1.3 Staff exchange  Developing proposals based on best practices 1.4 Sharing all these experiences with the MOLSS  Experienced and well trained staff and social partners by means of conferences,  An administrative model for trainings and publications 1.5 Training of administrative staff (language, CASGEM laws, directives and cheer them with awards and prizes) 1.6 Implementation of a new model for CASGEM

Result 2: Activities 2: Establishing a new training  Creating a new training curriculum organization  Fulfillment of EU acquis by means of 2.1 Re-forming the training organization in social dialogue accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and European Union (EU)  Experienced and well trained trainers standards from both ministry and social partners 2.2 Preparing and implementing a long lasting by means of social policy and training for experts (MOLSS and social partners) employment to be a proper social policy and employment  Assessed and evaluated trainings training expert 2.3 Organizing pilot trainings which will be given to Employer Organizations, Trade Unions and MOLLS by new trainers in order to measure the skills of trainers.

Result 3: Activities 3: Public Awareness (MOLSS and  Strengthening capacities of social social partners) partners 3.1 Disseminate these trainings to the social  Visual presentation (visibility) and easy partners by means of conferences and accession trainings  Tripartite social dialogue 3.2 Publishing series of leaflets, booklets,  easy accessible website to reach clear training kits about the social policy and statistics, surveys, trainings, employment at EU and ILO level establishing participant profiles etc. a tripartite representation 3.3 Establishing databases and updating of websites

Related projects: TR 02.03/01 – “Upgrading Occupational Health and Safety in Turkey-İSGÜM” Project

TR 0403/05 – “Strengthening Social Dialogue for Innovation and Change in Turkey” Project “Strengthening Gender Equality in Employment” Project, Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

Miscellaneous: For example:  Do you have a Dutch counterpart in mind that you would like to seek co-operation with;  Do you have a specific motivation for requesting Dutch expertise; Directorate-General Industrial and International Relations (DG AVIB) of Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment would be a guide for CASGEM especially at the areas of research and development.

 Background information; After being established by ILO with the name of “Near and Middle East Labour Institute” (YODÇE) in 1955, CASGEM was re-formed by MOLSS in 2003. As a affiliated body of ministry, CASGEM is still a developing institution and needs to train its staff, realign its training curriculum in accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and European Union (EU) standards. As a center for labour and social security training and research, CASGEM has to be strong at the area of social policy and employment in order to help for reaching success both at government and trade union level. CASGEM has experience on the area of EU projects implementation. Currently CASGEM is a partner of “Strengthening Social Dialogue for Innovation and Change in Turkey” EU funded project. CASGEM provides trainers and facilitators from its own staff (training experts) and trainers pool (including academics, labour inspectors, health and safety expert etc.) CASGEM will employ 10 new junior training experts at January 2007. These experts will have to be trained in accordance with the ILO and EU standards in order to serve properly to reach the goal. CASGEM will enter into its new premises with the beginning of the new year. That premises is build with the purpose of serving as an academy at the area of social policies and employment. It consists of 3 blocks. First block for accommodation, second training, last administration. These premises may successfully serve to this project’s activities in order to reach the purpose of the project.