VTE - Vocational Training Experience

Vocational Training Experience

Our faculty has switched to the In-Service Training (IRT) model starting from the 2019-2020 academic year. With this program, our students will take theoretical and practical courses at our faculty for 7 semesters, and in their final year, they will spend one semester (half-year) in vocational training at businesses with which our faculty has agreements. IRT applications will be made at the end of the 3rd year, on the dates specified in the relevant department's work calendar. During the semester spent in businesses, our students will work as active employees in the institutions they are placed in and will have the opportunity to participate in a project. In this way, our students will have the opportunity to gain professional experience and expertise before graduation in the businesses where they work within the scope of IRT. This model offers our students the opportunity to see and apply the professional and academic knowledge they have acquired at the faculty in the field. In this way, the basic knowledge acquired at the faculty is reinforced with field (field and business) studies.

The IRT process is carried out by the Applied Education Commissions of our Faculty Dean's Office.

Students studying at our faculty can go to IRT in their 7th or 8th semesters. Semester placements; The application process for the Vocational Training in Business program at Isparta University of Applied Sciences will be based on the application conditions specified in the program's guidelines, considering factors such as the student's request, GPA, and the number of places the company will accept. Click here for our Faculty's Vocational Training Calendar (Application dates, start/end dates of training, evaluation dates, etc.).

WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING?

The outcomes of VOCation implemented in our faculty are grouped under three headings: student, university, and business:

Student Outcomes

• For undergraduate students; • To acquire practical skills based on the knowledge gained during their studies

• To become closely acquainted with the fields of work related to the relevant departments

• To increase business experience by engaging in practical applications that reinforce the theoretical knowledge gained during their studies

• To experience and gain experience in working life

• To closely follow technological developments in the relevant sectors

• To get to know businesses related to their profession while still a student, to communicate with managers and employees of these businesses, and to create potential connections for their future

University Outcomes

• To stay informed about current technologies and developments in the relevant sectors through on-the-job vocational training

• To develop bilateral relations with the relevant sectors

• To contribute to university-industry collaborations and develop joint projects

Business Outcomes

• To train students with the experience and competencies required by the business through on-the-job vocational training

• To have the opportunity to test and adapt the academic outputs of universities in their businesses

• To contribute to university-industry collaborations and develop joint projects

• To ensure the employment of trained personnel who are familiar with the vision and mission of the business.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What is IME?

It is an educational model that provides our students with professional experience in a workplace for one semester before graduation, after taking theoretical and practical courses in our faculty for seven semesters.

2. Who can attend IME?

All students who registered in our faculty in the 2019-2020 academic year and thereafter are required to complete their IME in order to graduate.

All our students who are enrolled in formal education in our faculty and who meet the application requirements specified in the Isparta University of Applied Sciences' Procedures and Principles for Professional Training in the Workplace are eligible to attend.

3. When will I attend IME?

Our students will attend IME in their 7th or 8th semesters.

4. What are the requirements for attending IME?

The student must:

a. Not have any missed or failed courses from previous semesters as of the semester they will attend,

b. A GPA of 1.80 or higher is required.

5. I do not currently meet the requirements for Vocational Training. What should I do?

Students who cannot attend Vocational Training because they do not meet the above requirements will be sent to a company where they meet the prerequisites for vocational training in the first semester.

6. When and how do I apply for Vocational Training?

Vocational Training applications are made at the end of the 6th semester. Applications will be made through OBS on the dates specified in the relevant work calendar.

7. Is there anything else I need to do after applying for Vocational Training?

Students who meet the application requirements will be placed in companies. Students who are placed must sign a "Vocational Training Agreement" with the relevant company before the semester begins.

8. What are the start and end dates of Vocational Training?

Vocational Training starts on the first day of the normal academic calendar and ends on the last day.

9. What other documents do you need to fill out during Vocational Training?

a. Daily and Weekly Report

b. Attendance Sheet

c. Permission form (in case of a valid excuse)

d. Change of workplace form (in case of mandatory workplace change)

10. Are there any documents I need to fill out and submit at the end of the IME?

At the end of the IME, the "Practical Training File" containing the above documents must be submitted as a single document.

11. How do I obtain the documents related to the IME?

You can obtain them from the "Forms" section by using the "On-the-Job Vocational Training (7+1)" button on the side panel of our website.

12. How and when do I need to fill out the daily/weekly report?

The daily report contains a detailed description of the activities performed each day during the IME. Pictures, figures, tables, etc. can be added to the daily report as needed. The weekly report only contains the topic headings of the activities performed during the week.

After the weekly report is signed by the student and the "training staff," it must be uploaded to OBS along with the daily reports no later than Tuesday of the following week at 23:59.

13. What are the duties and responsibilities of students undertaking vocational training at a workplace?

a. Students undergoing vocational training at a workplace are subject to the relevant regulations of their higher education institution and the official working rules of the workplace, including leave or absence periods. Students who act contrary to these procedures and principles, the regulations accepted as a basis, or the official working rules of the workplace will be considered unsuccessful in their vocational training at the workplace.

b. Students who fail for any reason will repeat their vocational training at the same or a different workplace.

c. After starting vocational training at a workplace, students may change workplaces with the approval of the commission. If the change of workplace is mandatory and more than half of the semester has been completed, the student may also complete their vocational training at the faculty.

d. Students cannot participate in strikes, demonstrations, marches, work slowdowns, etc., and cannot participate in union activities at the workplace.

e. Students are obliged to use the materials, tools, and all kinds of devices and machines at the workplace carefully.

f. Students may not remove any documents, records, information, tools, or equipment belonging to the company without the company's permission and knowledge, nor may they use them in any document they prepare.

g. During the Vocational Training at the workplace, the student prepares all relevant documents and reports completely according to the conditions and schedule determined by the commission and uploads them to the student information system.

h. Students may never share information and documents of a trade secret nature related to the company with the media, the internet, etc., or with third parties.

i. Students undertaking Vocational Training at the workplace are subject to the Higher Education Institutions Student Disciplinary Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 18/8/2012 and numbered 28388, the relevant disciplinary regulations of the higher education institution they are students of, and the company's operating rules during their time at the workplace.

14. What should I do if I encounter a problem at the workplace?

All excuses, problems, and requests should be reported to the Instructor and Responsible Faculty Member.

15. Do I have the right to be absent during the IME period?

The student can attend their assigned duties at the company during the IME period as usual.

LEGISLATION AND CALENDAR

Framework Regulation on Applied Training in Higher Education

ISUBÜ Undergraduate Programs: Procedures and Principles of On-the-Job Vocational Training Practices

Eğirdir Faculty of Fisheries, Principles of Professional Training in Operations

VTE Business Calendar (2025-2026)

FORMS

A. Students

VTE Contract