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MED YOUTH MOVEMENT TURKEY
Program Summary |
Networking education will be provided within the framework of Cisco Systems' Cisco Networking Academy Program to 200 young persons who are economically challenged, in 6 cities that are geographically distributed to several provinces in Turkey. The trainings will be given and taken on a voluntary basis, and the youth will be empowered with networking skills which will help them to integrate better into the society. Within the scope of Mediterranean Youth Movement, these young people will be developing relations with their counterparts in other countries, through the use of technology.
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Single-Phrase Summary |
Developing youth IT capacities in Turkey for the economically challenged groups, and connecting with other youth in the Mediterranean region through technology
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Program Details |
This program will enable Turkish youth to develop capacity in ICT, and to connect with their peers in the region. It will also make it possible to create a very positive image of Cisco among the youth, especially supported by voluntary visits and seminars by Cisco Systems Engineers. Below are the steps of the program:
i. Training of Volunteer Instructors:
The project model is based on peer to peer education through volunteer trainers, within the context of Cisco Networking Academy Program. The volunteer instructors will be trained, and in return these voluntary instructors will teach groups of students free of charge in selected cities. Existing community centers will be used for the courses.
ii. Selection of Volunteer Trainers:
The volunteer trainers of the Mediterranean Youth Movement Project will be determined online, as well as through face to face interviews. A web site is established for the Project which is planned for the submission of applications by the volunteer trainers. The announcement of the applications has begun on 05 July 2006. The applications will be promoted via the media and networks of the project partners. The submissions which include online test will be pre-evaluated; qualified applicants will be interviewed and evaluated once again through online interview. After this evaluation process, 10-15 volunteer trainers will be interviewed, determined and invited to attain the course.
iii. Targeted Project Cities:
Marmara Region: Istanbul, Yalova
Anatolian Region: Ankara, Kayseri
Southeastern Anatolian Region: Hatay
Eastern Anatolian Region: Malatya
Mediterranean Region: Adana
Black Sea Region: Trabzon
Project Duration:
1 year
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Measurement of Program Success (required) |
Through a peer education model, the initial target for the first year is to reach 200 young people from the selected cities and empower them with ICT skills.
Student Success:
One outcome of the program is undoubtedly successful ICT specialists, and the level of knowledge of the ‘graduates’ of the program will be measured using Cisco Networking Academy Program on-line examination system. Every level of the ICT education will be based on Cisco Networking Academy Program, and the internal on-line examination system will be used all through the project for monitoring and improvement in terms of the education. In addition, the youth will work together on Mediterranean Youth Club activities on a project basis. The success of each group and individual will also be measured on these projects.
Continuing the Program as Volunteer Instructors:
Another desired outcome is to repeat the project with new volunteer instructors each year. At the end of the project, the ‘graduates’ will be offered a special training to upgrade them to volunteer instructor level upon their approval. One measure of success will be the number of graduates that continued to stay in the program as instructors. One aim of the program is to improve the spirit of voluntary work in the society.
Contribution to Regional Projects:
Last but not least, Mediterranean Youth Movement has the aim of improving the peace environment in the regions by connecting people with technology. The results of joint regional projects will me measured in terms of their contribution to the outcome of this aim.
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Nature of Population Served (required) |
Half of Turkey’s population is in the 0-24 age bracket. Eighteen percent of Turkey’s present 71.7 million people are in the 15 to 24 age group. This demographic profile combined with information on employability and income suggests that Turkey’s youth, especially those in the country’s less developed regions, do not enjoy the cultural and intellectual opportunities available to their peers in other countries.
Despite Turkey’s young population, computer and internet usage is still not as prevalent as in the developed world. Turkey has few cases where the internet and advanced communication technologies have been effectively utilized for advocacy and public action.
The main reason for this is the lack of access to technology and more importantly, the skills necessary to participate in the new information-based global economy. This lack results in limited opportunities for the youth to participate in decision making, to network with other youth associations and to build skills for better access to job opportunities.
In accordance, the target group of the Mediterranean Youth Movement Project has been addressed as the socially disadvantaged young people of age 16-26.
The Project aims to support the social capacities of the youth and help them to participate in the new information-based global economy to realize their full potential.
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Total Served by Program (required) |
Through a peer education model, the initial target for the first year is to reach 200 young people from the selected cities and empower them with ICT skills. Training of 200 young people on ITE1, 150 people CCNA 1 and CCNA2 is foreseen for the first half of the first year of the project. During the second half of the year, the project will reach 100 young people with the trainings on CCNA3 and CCNA4. The numbers are based on an estimated need to have a several levels and exit points in the program, however adjustments will be made according to the needs of the students with the purpose of increasing the student outcome. Furthermore, the Project aims to involve young people from Turkey to the social actives organized at the regional level beginning from the second half of the year. Projects on a Mediterranean level are planned in connection with other countries, enabling the group to make use of the technology that they are learning in the classroom environment.
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