Annex C (II)
Format project proposal
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
project:
Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research (CASGEM)
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: ayselu@casgem.gov.tr
Project counterpart:
1.
2.
3.
Project purpose:
Improving institutional capacity of CASGEM in order to serve to the
Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS)
Social Partners (Trade Unions, Employer Organizations)
Enterprises
stakeholders (public bodies, social partners and SME’s) in accordance with
the ILO and EU standards.
EU (accession)
relevance:
Accession Partnership (AP) priority
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.
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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
institutional setting in
your country:
Which organisations in your country have a role concerning the
project theme and need to be involved in some way in its
implementation? What exactly is their role?
1.
Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS)
Turkish Employment Organization (ISKUR)
Social Partners (Trade Unions, Employer Organizations)
Enterprises
They will involve with trainings, seminars and conferences in project
implementation.
2.
3.
4.
Description of the
problem:
Center for Labour and Social Security Training and Research
(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
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Create a new training and human resources strategy
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Strengthen the institutional capacity
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Improve the scientific and technical infrastructure of the
administrative model
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Re-form of training curriculum
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Train its staff in order to improve the capacity of institution
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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):
What results do you foresee in the project,
leading to the project purpose (output)?
Examples:
1. Relevant national legislation analysed,
recommendations made, and implemented in
practice.
2. Strategy developed and action plan (partly)
implemented.
Activities:
What kind of support do you foresee?
What activities do you foresee, leading to the
project results?
MPAP provides support through technical
assistance.
Examples of possible project activities/methods:
 analyses;
 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:
 Finding adequate solutions for
improving the institutional capacity of
CASGEM
 Developing proposals based on best
practices
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Experienced and well trained staff
An administrative model for
CASGEM
Activities 1: Strengthen the institutional
capacity
1.1 Feasibility study of CASGEM
1.2 Study visits after feasibility study
1.3 Staff exchange
1.4 Sharing all these experiences with the MOLSS
and social partners by means of conferences,
trainings and publications
1.5 Training of administrative staff (language,
laws, directives and cheer them with awards and
prizes)
1.6 Implementation of a new model for CASGEM
Result 2:
 Creating a new training curriculum
 Fulfillment of EU acquis by means of
social dialogue
 Experienced and well trained trainers
from both ministry and social partners
by means of social policy and
employment
 Assessed and evaluated trainings
Activities 2: Establishing a new training
organization
2.1 Re-forming the training organization in
accordance with the International Labour
Organization (ILO) and European Union (EU)
standards
2.2 Preparing and implementing a long lasting
training for experts (MOLSS and social partners)
to be a proper social policy and employment
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:
 Strengthening capacities of social
partners
Activities 3: Public Awareness (MOLSS and
social partners)
3.1 Disseminate these trainings to the social
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Visual presentation (visibility) and easy
accession
Tripartite social dialogue
easy accessible website to reach clear
statistics, surveys, trainings,
participant profiles etc.
partners by means of conferences and
trainings
3.2 Publishing series of leaflets, booklets,
training kits about the social policy and
employment at EU and ILO level establishing
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.