Halk Eğitim Merkezinin Kadın İstihdamına Katkısı: Mardin Halk Eğitim Merkezi Örneği
Contribution of Public Education Centre to Women’s Employment: The Case of Mardin Public Education Centre

Author(s): Havva Yağcı, Esra Özbay
Subject(s): Education, Labor relations
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Course; trainee; public education; employment; vocational training;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of public education centers on women’s employment. The trainings provided in public education centers, especially employment-oriented programs, are expected to provide women with sufficient skills and abilities to encourage them to participate in business life. However, it is seen that very few of the trainings provided in these centers are aimed at meeting the needs of the market. There are various studies in the literature on the effects of Public Education Centers on women’s employment. However, there is no research on the contribution of Public Education Centers in Mardin province to women’s employment. The study group of this research consists of 16 female trainees selected by simple random method from among 60 trainees in Artuklu Public Education Center in Mardin province center in 2023-2024 through 6 different courses (cookery, hairdressing, handicrafts, clothing, child development, furnishing). Interview technique, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. Open-ended questions were used in the interviews. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. As a result of the research, the trainees stated that the trainers at Mardin Artuklu HEM have sufficient knowledge and equipment. It is noteworthy that a significant portion of the trainees came to these courses for socializing rather than acquiring a profession. They think that the skills they acquired in the courses are mostly intended to meet the needs of the household. Very few of the trainees think of selling the products they produce with the skills they have acquired in these courses to their spouses, friends and neighbors. It is noteworthy that the trainees who think of working in a job after the course are mostly trained in cookery. It has been determined that the trainings given in public education centers should be organized according to market needs.

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