Vocational Qualification Certificate

Vocational Qualification Certificate

What Is a Vocational Qualification Certificate and How Is It Obtained?

A Vocational Qualification Certificate is a document issued to persons who are successful as a result of measurement and assessment activities carried out by “Authorised Certification Bodies” accredited by TÜRKAK under the TS EN ISO/IEC 17024 personnel certification system and authorised by the Vocational Qualifications Authority (MYK).

In order to obtain a Vocational Qualification Certificate, there must be a national qualification for the desired occupation, and applicants must apply to our organization, which is authorised by the Vocational Qualifications Authority to carry out examinations and certification in this national qualification.

In the Examination and Certification process, the Vocational Qualification Certificate is issued to candidates who succeed in theoretical, performance and/or interview-based examinations in accordance with the matters specified in the relevant national qualifications.

Which occupations require a Vocational Qualification Certificate?

With the amendment made to the Vocational Qualifications Authority Law No. 5544 on 23 April 2015, the Vocational Qualification Certificate was made mandatory by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in the first stage, for 40 hazardous and very hazardous occupations.

With subsequently published amendments, the certificate requirement has increased to 117 occupations. (March 2019)

In this context, the MYK Vocational Qualification Certificate has been made mandatory in the occupations specified in the lists annexed to the said communiqués. Persons who do not have a Vocational Qualification Certificate cannot be employed in these occupations. An administrative fine of 775 TL per month is stipulated for each person working without a certificate. (This is the 2019 tariff.)

To access the occupations for which a certificate requirement has been introduced, click here

How is the examination fee refunded for occupations that are among hazardous and very hazardous jobs and are named in the communiqués issued by the ministry?

Candidates will pay the examination fee determined by our centre before applying for the examination. For corporate applications, the candidate's information (name and surname, TC identity no, name of the examination to be taken) must appear on the receipt when paying the fee. The examination fee will be deposited into the candidate's account from the “Unemployment Insurance Fund” within 30-50 days.

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