Opening Conference of BAUSEM-TÜBİSAD Joint Project "New Horizons for Future Professions in the Age of Digitalization" Held

The opening conference of the "New Horizons for Future Professions in the Age of Digitalization Project," carried out in partnership between Bahçeşehir University Lifelong Learning Center (BAUSEM) and the Turkish Informatics Industry Association (TÜBİSAD), the "New Horizons for Future Professions in the Age of Digitalization Project," was held online.

 

Within the scope of the project, occupational standards valid in EU countries will be prepared and revised in various fields, from cloud computing to artificial intelligence and from blockchain to software development.

Carried out in partnership between BAUSEM and TÜBİSAD, the project is supported under the "VOC-TEST Centers III Grant Scheme," implemented under the "Sectoral Operational Programme for Employment, Education and Social Policies" . The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services, the Ministry's Human Resources Development Operating Structure (İKGPRO) and the Vocational Qualifications Authority (MYK) are also involved in the project.

The project, whose opening conference was held on 11 February, will contribute to developing a certified workforce for the IT sector and strengthening the link between education and employment. By creating National Occupational Standards and Vocational Qualifications for various professions in the IT sector, alignment of the Turkish Qualifications Framework with the European Qualifications Framework will also be ensured.

At the opening conference, Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz said: "The development of big data, cloud systems, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technologies is creating new professions, new jobs and new opportunities for our country's technology drive. We are starting a meaningful collaboration to increase our young people's readiness for transforming and evolving working lives, to meet the sector's need for a qualified workforce and thus to help our country stand out in its technology drive. At the VOC-Test Center to be established in collaboration between our University and TÜBİSAD, examination and certification of the workforce in new-generation professions such as artificial intelligence and big data will be carried out. I wish our collaboration every success."

The panel titled "New Horizons for Future Professions in the Age of Digitalization," held after the opening speeches, was moderated by Dean of BAU Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Prof. Dr.Nafiz Arıca , while Director of BAU BlockchainIST Center Assist. Prof. Dr.Bora Erdamar took part as a speaker.

Within the scope of the project, four occupational standards will be prepared for the information technology sector, five occupational standards will be revised, seven new national qualifications will be prepared and three qualifications will be revised.