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September 2017

Issue: 112

Machinery Exporters Union Monthly Magazine

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TURKISH MACHINERY AT EMO HANNOVER Turkish Machinery attended metalworking and technology fair EMO in Hannover on September 18-23 in the framework of promotional activities for Germany, thus Turkish Machinery took higher their position where Turkey has determined as one of the frequent routes.

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urkish Machinery continued their promotional activities to strengthen the image of the Turkish machinery sector by participating in the EMO Hannover Fair, held every other year in Hannover. Turkish machinery took a part in the fair for the fourth time. The fair welcome 2.200 participants from around the world, including 45 companies from Turkey. Companies within the organization, exhibited their products and services in machine tools, sheet metal, pipe, profile machining, forming, wire, profile and pipe manufacturing, welding, gas, plasma, laser and water jet cutting machi-

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nes, heat treatment machines, surface technology and automation. The main topic of the exhibition were productivity, flexibility and innovation, regarding this issue Turkish machinery have attracted great attention. Board

Members Sevda Kayhan Yılmaz and Mehmet Ağrikli, and Turkish Machinery Consultant of Germany Ahmet Yılmaz, and Branch members Mehtap Önal and Bahar Özcan were in EMO Hannover as representative of Turkish

Machinery and Machinery Exporters' Association (MAİB). Association of Turkish Machinery Manufacturers (MİB) as a member of Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED), participated in EMO Hannover and informed the visitors about their membership and activities.

TALK OVER COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES During the exhibition, Banu Malaman, Hannover Consul General, and Ruhi Deniz, Hannover Trade Attaché visited Turkish Machinery booth, and extensive discussions on bilateral cooperation projects with representatives of such institutions as OWL, VEMAS and Robotation Academy were held. MAİB Chairman Adnan Dalgakıran stated that they are happy that they represent the Turkish machinery industry successfully in Hannover, Germany that is leading country of our exports. "Machine tools are among the major product groups within our total machinery exports, with an annual export figure of $ 700 million. EMO Hannover, which we have attended in Germany, where we export more than $ 60 million machine tool every year, represents new business opportunities

for us in the international market. We will continue to maintain our strong relations with the countries that are technologically and commercially strategic partners and the sectoral collaborations." said Adnan Dalgakıran. During the six-day exhibition, Turkish Machinery has been giving comprehensive information about the Turkish machinery sector to the booth visitors.

Participants from abroad make up 60 percent of the participant profile of the EMO Hannover Fair, where companies from different side of the world participate in diffe-

rent branches of metal processing technology. During the exhibition period, there were about 900 companies from Germany, and around 1,300 participants from outside of Germany. 130,000 visitors came to the fair that held in 180.500 square meters field and 17 different fairground for six days. Participants were informed on conference about important issues in the metalworking sector that included in the fields of automobile industry, aerospace, space engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, precision mechanics / optics, metalworking industry.

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IMDER IS AT BEIJING BICES FAIR Turkish Construction Equipment Distributors’ and Manufacturers Association (İMDER) as member of Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED) participated in The 14th Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition&Seminar (BICES) in Beijing, China.

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urkish Construction Equipment Distributors & Manufacturers Association (IMDER) participated The 14th Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition & Seminar BICES which was held in Beijing, China on 20-23 September.

From 30 countries around 1.500 companies took place at BICES 2017 which organized by China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA) IMDER’s sister association in China. CCMA members are China’s largest industrial organizations. In the name of IMDER; Serkan Karataş deputy chairman, Aydın Karlı, vice chairman of the board of directors, Mehmet Bebek chairman of Development of International Competiti-

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veness (UR-GE) committee, and Oğuz Yusuf Yiğit, Deputy Secretary General attended at fair. The "T50 Work Machinery Summit", organized jointly by CCMA, IMDER, American Machinery Manufacturers Association (AEM) and the Korean Business Machines Association (KOCEMA), and attended by representatives of the world's top 50 sector companies, was held on 18-19 September.

ASSESSMENT OF COOPERATION OPPORTUNITY İMDER took the opportunity to introduce Turkish construction machinery sector to visitors from China and many different countries at BICES which is one of the biggest and most important cons-

truction exhibition fairs in Asia.

Delegation of İMDER organized meetings during the fair and prepared the ground for further activities and collaborations that are important for both sector and the association. İMDER management shared the opinions about the development of trade between the two countries and decisions were taken to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions while the meeting with CCCME-China Chamber of Commerce. At the meeting with CCMA that İMDER’s sister association the prominent meeting topic was the Turkish pavilion which is planned to be for next BICES Fair.

IMDER's agenda at another meeting held with CCMA was the Turkish pavilion planned to be formed at the next BICES Fair. The IMDER delegation, which has conducted negotiations with major Chinese enterprises, underlined that Chinese authorities are also involved in the Turkish business machine market, which is approaching 500.000 production points. IMDER delegation also participated in the forums organized during the fair except for the cooperation meetings. The forum, where top executives of Chinese firms and sectoral nongovernmental organizations, among the world's leading business machine manufacturers, took place among the speakers continued throughout the fair.

COMPOSITE SUMMIT MEETING

By Composite Manufacturers Association, "Turkish Composite 2017 Fair" was held in İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Congress and Exhibition Center on 5-7 October. Plastic Industrialists Association (PAGDER) and Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED) were among the supporters of the fair that exhibited the latest technology in the composite sector.

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urkish Composite 2017 Fair was organized in Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center on 5-7 October, in cooperation with Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO) and Composite Industrialists Association. The opening ceremony held by the Governor of Istanbul Vasip Şahin, President of Renewable Energy Sources V. Mustafa Çalışkan, Plastic Industrialists Federation (PLASFED) President Selçuk Aksoy, Turkish Plastic Industry Research and Development Foundation (PAGEV) President Yavuz Eroğlu and Plastic Industrialists Association (PAGDER) President Reha Gür participation.The fair where the latest products and technologies related to the composite sector

took place attracted great attention from the sector representatives. The exhibition, in which 84 companies from 10 countries took part, visited 2.639 people.

While the "Applied Entrance Training for Vacuum Infusion" was held in the demonstration tent at the entrance of the fair area, the training attracted great interest by the participants. In addition to these trainings, 25 technical presentations and 17 commercial presentations took place over three days.

DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS IN COMPOSITE SECTOR Within the scope of the event, companies that served the Turkish composite sector were awarded. The awards were given under the categories of 'Highest Composite Product Sales

in 2016', 'Highest Composite Exports in 2016' and 'Institution Most Contributing to 2017 Composite Sector Activities'. In addition to the BTSO, BTSO Composite Cluster and Bursa Technology Coordination and R & D Center (BUTEKOM) took part in the event. These two institutions visited about 80 visitors from abroad to see Development of International Competitiveness (UR-GE) projects they carried out together. The companies participating in the activities within these visits also found the opportunity to realize bilateral talks.

COMPOSITE IS DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR Composite is an increasingly common material due to its advantages, and the use of composite in the industrialized countries is seen as a level of development. Turkey is also rapidly using composite and the speed of use of composite is higher than our growth rate. Today, the composite market is expected to reach $ 74 billion and a volume of 10.8 million tonnes in the world, while these figures are expected to reach $ 94 billion and 13 million tonnes in the next five years.

In the composite sector, Turkey imports 250 million euros and exports the same amount.

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2017 IS EXPORT YEAR OF WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY From the viewpoint of wood processing sector, 2017 is a great year.

The sector that increased the export 30 percent, hosted the Wood Processing Machinery Fair, -the second largest trade fair after Germany in Europe-on October 14-18.

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n 2017, the sector of wood processing machinery sector, which has become an increasingly strong structure in the machinery manufacturing sector, continues to reach success. According toWoodworking Machinery and Side Industries Association (AİMSAD), the sector is expected to protect and increase this momentum until the end of the year, which has increased by 30 percent the export in this year.

AİMSAD Chairman Mustafa Erol shared information about the sector at the opening of the International Wood Processing Machinery, Cutting Tools, Hand Tools Fair that held in Istanbul between 1418 October. Mustafa Erol said that the main theme of the fair would be 'export'. "we as wood processing machinery side industry have made a very serious increase in exports. On the other part imports are declining. At the end of the year we expect exports to double imports. At present, we are experiencing a 30 percent export increase in the sector. This increase is a huge rate for our industry. We are reaching what we want, what the industry wants to see. The figure means that all kinds of products are now produced in Turkey. Both domestic manufacturers and fore-

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ign customers prefer our machines and subsidiary factories.” said Mustafa Erol.

FROM FIVE CONTINENTS PARTICIPANTS The International Wood Processing Machinery; Wood Processing Machines, Cutting Tools and Hand Tools Fair which has grown steadily for 30 years and has been strengthened in cooperation with AİMSAD for the last two years, was held in Tuyap Fair and Congress Center on October 14-18. The fair brought together wood processing machines, wood, forest products and technology and packaging sectors. The fair, which is the most important meeting point of the sector, this year, hosted 334 firms and over 10 thousand foreign sector professionals. The procurement committee from Kosovo and Greece showed interest in the fair and held bilateral talks with Turkish companies.

INDUSTRY 4.0 IS SPOTLIGHTED In the exhibition entitled 'Autonomy in Industry 4.0 Practice', 'Artificial Intelligence', and "Industry in Forest Products Industry" were discussed in the panel titled 'Future Vision in the Wood Sector and Industry 4.0" organized in cooperation with Reed Tüyap and Chamber of Forest Engineers. So the future of the woodworking industry was invested in the treasury. Prof. Dr. Sevinç Gülseçen from Istanbul University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Gökhan İnce from Istanbul Technical University, Dr. Sabit Tunçel, Istanbul branch member in Chamber of Forest Engineers, Ali Rıza Ersoy from Siemens and Özgür Gönen from SAP took part as speaker.

All the reflections of Industry 4.0 in the furniture sector were discussed in detail.

MAKTEK FAIR: THE BIGGEST OF THE MACHINERY SECTOR IN EURASIA MAKTEK İzmir Fair was held in İzmir for the first time this year with the support of Ministry of Economy and Small and Medium Industry Development Organization (KOSGEB) in cooperation of Machine Exporters Association (MİB) and Machine Tools Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TİAD). MAKTEK İzmir Fair held by 390 participant companies and visited by 32.173 sector professionals from 40 countries.

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AKTEK Eurasia -Machine Tools, Metal - Sheet Metal Processing Machines, Tool Holders - Cutting Tools, Quality Control Measurement Systems, CAD/CAM, PLM Software and Manufacturing Technologies Fair- which is one of the most important fairs of the machinery sector, was held for the first time in İzmir between 4-7 October.

The fair, which is organized by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and TUYAP, in cooperation with MİB and TİAD, was the largest meeting point in the Aegean region of the machinery sector, supported by the Ministry of Economy and KOSGEB. The fair, where 390 firms participated with 875 brands, made a great contribution to the Izmir economy while the fair was followed by 32.173 sector professionals from 40 countries.

AEGEAN REGION IS TOWER OF MANUFACTURING MİB Chairman Ahmet Özkayan stated at the opening of the fair that for 25-30 years İzmir International Fair's importance for machinery manufacturers. "We were exhibiting our machines for about a month during the IEF. Since then, the production volume of this time

machine industry has improved.

Machines that are dreamed to be produced in those days are produced in series in our factories. I believe that industrialists will write great, new success stories," said Ahmet Özkayan. Özkayan stated that MAKTEK İzmir Fair, where the latest trends and new developments are shared in the sector, will benefit both İzmir and the sector.

Hakan Aydogdu, Chairman of TIAD, underlined that industry that require high technology in production such as automotive, defense and aviation, medical industry can not think independently of the machine tools sector so that the starting point of development is the machine tools sector.

SUPPORT TO LOCAL PRODUCER WILL GO ON Özgür Volkan Ağar, General Manager of Export Branch of the Ministry of Economy, stressed the importance of stable growth of Turkey and emphasized that the Ministry of Economy will go for improvements in support of flexibility in accordance with its own dynamism in every sector. Chairman of KOSGEB Dr. Cevahir Uzkurt emphasized local production support in his speech at the opening of the fair. Prof. Dr. Cevahir Uzkurt stated that they are closely approaching the production of R & D and innovation-ending products. Dr. Uzkurt said that the question "Should we support indigenous production?" Should be constantly on the agenda.

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TURKEY-IRAN ECONOMY GET STRONG M. Mehdi Culazade, Chairman of the Iranian Industrialists and Businessmen Association (İSİAD), stated that both countries' chambers of commerce have taken on an effective role as the economy-oriented local NGOs in the development and acceleration of the economies. Mr. M. Mehdi Culazade expressed that İSİAD is also important for increasing trade volume between Turkey and Iran.

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ran, one of the most populous countries of the Middle East, has been under the influence of international economic embargoes for 35 years. However, while the Iranian economy dynamized after the embargo, which began to be gradually eased in the past year, inflation, which was announced as 12 percent in 2015, declined to 8.2 percent in 2017. The expected inflation in Iran is 6.2 percent for next year. The gradual attenuation of the international embargo is gotten Iran into international market and to global investors as expected. Iran, which accelerates its trade with other countries after the embargo, is also expected to see significant increases in its income. The Iranian GDP, which was 409 billion dollars in 2017, is expected to rise to 440 billion dollars with an increase of 7.5 percent in 2018. International agreements continue to be signed in sectors such as the automotive industry, transportation, aviation, oil and natural gas in the country. When we look at the trade volume between Turkey and Iran, it is seen that the imports have decreased while the exports have increased compared to the last two years according to Turkish side. A total of $ 9.6 billion of trade was realized between the two

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countries in 2016, of which $ 4.9 billion was generated by products exported by Turkey. When product groups are examined, Turkey is exporting the most unprocessed parts of gold, jewelry and motor vehicles to Iran. Iran, on the other hand, exports Turkey ethylene polymers, polymers of copper and propylene and other olefins. Iranian Industrialists and Businessmen Association (İSİAD), founded in 2001 in order to revitalize Iran-Turkey trade, continues to take important steps in order to strengthen the trade between Turkey and Iran. Prof.

M. Mehdi Culazade, Chairman of İSİAD, talked about the activities

in Turkey, the trade volume between the two countries and what the entrepreneurs who wanted to enter the Iranian market were expecting.

What do the countries' trade chambers mean for the global economy? What time does İSİAD get into the act in Turkey and in what areas does İSİAD operate?

The countries' chambers of commerce are as important and effective as the economy-oriented local NGOs in the development and acceleration of the economy. İSİAD was founded in 2001 with the mission to see mutual investment and commercial coopera-

tion opportunities in two neighboring and friendly countries to introduce a business making culture, speed up investment relations and increase the trade volume between the two countries' business world. We continue to pursue activities that will benefit both parties in accordance with this mission. In this regard, we can say that İSİAD has an important share in the realization of many common projects between Turkey and Iran.

What can you say about the current situation of TurkeyIran trade? What is the trade potential between the two countries?

Unfortunately, the level of current trade relations between Turkey and Iran is well below the potential offered by both countries.

The two countries that have such strong and potentially mutually exclusive trade, preferential trade, Turkish and Iranian exchange, barter trade, visa exemption, geographical and logistical proximity, the law of guaranteeing investments in both states, although there are exclusively existing advantages for the two countries, still the trade is not in the level we wanted. Although the trade volume between Turkey and Iran is targeted to be 50 billion dollars, we can say that trade volume is between 11-12 billion dollars.

Are there any sectors that İSİAD focuses specifically on? In which sectors can the Turkish producers be more competitive in the Iranian market?

Tourism, iron and steel, medical materials, construction and chemical products come first among the sectors that İSİAD members focus on. I can say that there are many business potentials for Turkish industrialists and inves-

tors in Iran. Turkish entrepreneurs who manufacture electricity, gasoline, natural gas and petroleum by-products can be more competitive if they invest in Iran.

What kind of services does İSİAD offer to Turkish producers who want to open up to the Iranian market? Could you talk about the content and criteria of these services?

The most important activities of our association for the Turkish entrepreneurs and industrialists who want to open up to the Iranian market are business opportunities in various sections, informing the participants about the country promotion, business opportunities, advantages and legislation. We can also provide a guiding role for Turkish and Iranian entrepreneurs who plan to invest in Iran or Turkey, if they wish.

What should be done to get services from İSİAD? Our association acts s bridge to increase mutual trade between the two countries on the basis of its main objectives. Membership for service procurement is one of the main factors. In addition to this, any kind of information can be made in the e-mail environment if desired. briefing, panels and seminars are being held from time to time for publicity of the country market in cooperation with many public / private business organizations.

Is it difficult to trade with Iran?

How can Turkish machinery develop cooperation with İSİAD before exporting to Iran?

Iran is a difficult market. The bureaucracy is heavier, but after you enter the market and accept yourself, your chances of doing business and starting a business are much easier. I can say that Tur-

kish machinery manufacturers and Turkish machinery exporters have very important opportunities for Iran. Turks are very attractive for Iranians because they have very reasonable prices compared to European producers and they produce goods at the same quality. İSİAD is there to do all sorts of information in this situation where it is necessary. Turkish exporters and industrialists who want to open up to Iran, even entrepreneurs, should personally examine the Iranian market in place. Before going to Iran, first of all, agreements and commercial legislation, which are not unique to other countries, must be strictly observed.

Information must be obtained from organizations such as Iranian-based commercial attachés, Turkish exporters Assembly (TİM), the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) Turkish-Iranian Business Council and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO), who are in charge of Turkey. A good market survey before journet will make it easier to find a healthy partner in Iran. In addition, experience and knowledge exchange from companies that have invested in Iran or have been working with Iran for years will certainly be beneficial.

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PROFESSION COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE DELIGHT BOTH LABORER AND HIRER The Professional Competency Board (PCB) continues to provide professional competency certificate to the employees through the authorized organizations.

The Authority, which has issued 240,000 employees, 219,000 of them in dangerous and dangerous professions so far, aims to raise the number to 300,000 by the end of 2017.

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he Professional Competency Board has begun professional competency certificate in 81 professions in the category of dangerous and most dangerous jobs such as machine maintenance and installation worker, metal sheet processing machine operator and NC / CNC machine tools practice and service staff, after the announcement published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Within the scope of the practice envisaged to bring the professional standards of the employees to the international level and to solve the problem of the qualified staff, the document expenses and the examination fee related to the professions which are obliged to be certified by the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

In order to be referred to the document requirement, this profession must be included in the publication of the national professional standard of the profession by the Board and in the communiqué issued by the Ministry. Within 12 months from the date of publication of the notice, it is a requirement that the persons receive the professional competency certificate. After 12 months, according to the principles laid down in this Law, people who do not have

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professional competency certificate can not be employed. The document requirement starting with 40 professions in the first communiqué published by the Ministry in the Official Gazette on 25.05.2015, the number is increasing by including professions in other dangerous and dangerous classes prepared by the Board.

In this respect, the second communiqué no 2016/1 by the Ministry was published on 24.03.2016 and eight other professions were included in the document requirement. With the third communiqué

published in the Official Gazette on 26.09.2017, 33 more jobs were added to compulsory professions and the total number of occupations within the scope of necessity increased to 81. According to this, while the mandatory documents for 40 vocations in the first communiqué started on 26.05.2016, the mandatory documents for the eight vocations in the second communiqué were put into practice on 25.03.2017.

The mandatory document requirement for 33 professions in the last paper will start on 26.09.2018. Admi-

nistrative sanctions have also started to be applied for the companies operating without any documents, within the time limits prescribed in the communiqués. In the inspections carried out by the Ministry inspectors, the employer employing the undocumented personnel is given an administrative penalty of 500 Turkish Lira (TL) for each employee.

According to the Professional Competency Board law no. 3308, students who graduated from vocational and technical education schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education (MEB) and the school-departments that provide vocational and technical education to universities and who work in departments, areas and branches specified in diplomas or mastery certificates professional competency certificate is not required. In the professions stated in the communiqués issued by the Ministry, which are among the dangerous and dangerous works, the examination fee of the persons who have succeeded in the exams made by the examining and certification institutions authorized under the Professional Competency Board law and the documents cost until 31.12.2017, the document fee and half of the examination fee will be covered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund. The examination fee to be paid from the fund shall be determined by the proposal of the Ministry and the decision of the Cabinet in order to pass the half of the gross minimum wage. Those who receive funding from the fund can only benefit once. Such incentives are available to applicants who are participating in the test, and employers can benefit from the incentive for employees who succeed in the examination if they pay for their employees. Individuals are entitled to receive the professional competency certificate if they are successful by entering the theoretical and practical examinations in the certification bodies authorized by the re-

levant national competency by the Board.

“CREATING SKILLED LABOUR IS PRIORITY” The Professional Competency Board, which plays a key role in organizing and coordinating all of these processes, was established in 2006 as the relevant unit of the Ministry in order to establish a professional competency system which is a tool to provide job market and educational link. The Professional Competency Board Chairman Adem Ceylan said that the main activities of the Board started in 2007 and that his aims are to establish and operate a National Professional Competency System compatible with the EU. Ceylan acknowledged that the National Professional Competency System was established in accordance with the national professional standards, the vocational and technical education and training programs were prepared in accordance with these standards, the professional qualification of the workforce was documented as the result of the theoretical and practical examinations made at the centers of assessment and evaluation by accredited and Board- and international comparability. Ceylan also underlines that the system is also a fair, transparent and reliable structure, supported by lifelong learning, provided

with the opportunity to document knowledge and skills for those who learn the profession without formal training, and business representatives actively participating in all decisions regarding the process, provided by quality assurance.

"26 SECTOR ARE DETERMINED" Ceylan asserted that the national occupational standard is the minimum norm that indicates the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and attitudes accepted by the Board so that a profession can be successfully performed; 26 sectors have been identified by the Board in order to carry out activities aimed at the preparation of national professional standards and national qualifications. Ceylan said that the Board is carrying out the work of preparing professional standards and qualifications in a participatory manner in line with the demands and demands of the labor market. "Occupational standards are those that are in the application to prepare the professional competency certificate for the professional competency and are assigned by the Professional Competency Board; is prepared by the institutions / organizations that have the ability to represent the industry or by the working groups represented by the profession and sector related parties formed by

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the Board. Prepared draft occupational standards are first presented to all interested parties. The feedback is also revised in line with the sector committees. Following the approval of the The Professional Competency Board, board of directors, it is published in the Official Gazette and it is becoming a national professional standard. The sector committees consist of Ministry of Labor and Social Security, MEB, Higher Education Council (YÖK), other ministries related to the profession, workers, employers and professional organizations represented in the general assembly and representatives of the Professional Competency Board At the secondary level of the national professional standards, MEB is aligned with the vocational-technical education and training programs by the universities at the higher education level. In this way, it contributes to the training of the individuals who are suitable to the profession profile demanded by the labor market. National professional standards based on business analysis and prepared in line with the needs of the labor market; it also provides an important input into the job market for the use of human resource management processes (such as the creation of job descriptions, personnel selection,

training, performance appraisal, business appraisal)." said Ceylan.

"WE TEST UNDER THE UAGEM ROOF" Fluid Power Association (AKDER) General Secretary Abdullah Parlar, stated that Hydraulic-Pneumatic level 4 and level 5 professions it is mandatory to have the Board Professional Qualification Certificate from May 2016. "We cooperated with the Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) and got the title of the authorized examination center. We carry out the exams in 2010 under the roof of the National Fluid Power Training Center (UAGEM), which we established to provide service in the field of sectoral education. Everyone can participate in the exam, but there is no legal obligation for the Industrial Vocational School (IVS) and balanced school graduates. In this case, primary, secondary, high school and similar school graduates are obliged to obtain a certificate if they want to perform their profession. Some of the applicants who applied to our association were entitled to get a certificate successfully at the first entrance and some at the second entrance. There are not many the Board students in our sector and less educated than some like school. Therefore, as there is no

legal requirement for them, an intense application is not a matter for today." said Abdullah Parlar.

"WE HAVE CONTRIBUTION TO PREPARE OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS" Halis Yeşil, Head of Vocational Testing and Certification Center of Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO METES) emphasized that the document obtained as a result of the measurement and evaluation made on the basis of national qualifications gives opportunity to exhibit the knowledge, skills and competencies of the applicants. "Since national qualifications allow the recognition of widespread and informal learning, individuals can provide their personal development in a more flexible and diverse way. It also supports career mobility as the ways of professional progress become clearer. Employers can also benefit from incentives while they are more easily able to access the qualified and certified workforce required by the profession." said Halis Yeşil.

"PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION AND EFFICIENCY ARE KEY" Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED) Secretary General Zühtü Bakır reminded that the continu-

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ation of the productivity increase at the level of the national level as well as at the level of the enterprises is important in the development of the countries. Zühtü Bakır said that when the assumption is made that all the conditions such as technological competence and innovation ability are equal, the level of productivity possessed is the most important factor in determining the competitiveness of enterprises. "It is possible to summarize productivity as an effective use of resources. In addition to the basic approaches to increase the efficiency of the mentioned process, it is seen that the processes of innovation are intertwined with the use and development of technology. The human factor will continue to be of importance in the near future as far as the humanoid machines are used today. Efficient use of human resources, one of the basic inputs of organizations and having the ability to influence the efficiency of other inputs, is required.

Qualified labor force in industry and service sector is an important factor in our international competitive power. In this respect, it is necessary to increase the labor productivity and to increase the education level of the worker and to give importance to vocational education. The increase in the education level of employees is not enough alone. Preparing and implementing the content of the given training to meet the needs of the labor market is also an important factor." said Zühtü Bakır.

"STAFF IS REGISTERED AS MINIMUM LEVEL" "Professional qualification standards and minimum level of personnel are certified with certification.

Determining what features should be possessed by the people working in the sector provides significant contributions to business security, quality and productivity. Professional competence building activities in which our association is involved are

based on 2009. Within the scope of these studies, 26 national professional standards were published in the field of chemistry and entered into force." expressed Reha Gür, Chairman of the Turkish Plastic Industrialists Association (PAGDER) Machine Tools Industrialists and Businessmen Association of Turkey (TİAD) Professional Testing Center (MTM) Documentation Manager Samet Burçin Aydoğmuş said that as a result of "Establishment and Operation of Machine Tools ProdessionalTest Center EU Project", TİAD MTM carried out between 2011-2013, to establish a standard for working life and to increase productivity by documenting their competencies without regard for the school-leaning distinction carried out between 2011-2013. “As a result of our three and a half years of training, we have been accredited by the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) and the Professional Competency Board as of July 1, 2014, and in these areas we are conducting an examination and documenting at the 5th level, which corresponds to the vocational high school graduation. The employees of the sector are concerned with the field they are working in; university, vocational high school, industry / technical vocational high school. It is compulsory for those who have a vo-

cational high school and a graduate degree and who are working outside their own field to have professional competence certificate (for example those who graduate from the electronic department of universities or Vocational Schools and work in CNC mechanical service area).” said Samet Burçin Aydoğmuş.

Ahmet Saygın Baban, General Manager of Turkish Union of Chambers (TOBB) and Commodity Exchanges, Professional Competence and Licensing Center (MEYBEM), said that certified employees bring solutions to the problem of unqualified staff which is the most important problem of business world. "Individuals with The Board Professional Competence Certificates are preferred primarily for recruitment of their professions. In addition, employees have serious knowledge and awareness about the prevention of work accidents, effective use of personal protective equipment and occupational health and safety during the examination and certification process. Candidates whose qualifications, competencies and experiences are approved by an independent and impartial third body can also work abroad as a holder of the Board Professional Competence Certificate with international validity." said Ahmet Saygın Baban.

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in english EXPORT FIGURES IN RESPECT TO THE ACTIVITY FIELD OF THE MACHINERY AND ACCESSORIES

Source: All Exporter Unions Database JANUARY 1-AUGUST 31, 2016

PRODUCT GROUP

VALUE (Mil $)

$/kg

JANUARY 1-AUGUST 31, 2017 QUANTITY (1000 Tonnes)

VALUE (Mil $)

$/kg

(%) CHANGE

QUANTITY

VALUE

ENGINES, ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS

82,6

1.337

16,2

95,3

1.400

14,7

15,4

4,7

INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONERS AND COOLING MACHINES

328,4

1.341

4,1

338,4

1.350

4,0

3,0

0,7

OTHER INDUSTRIAL WASHING AND DRYING MACHINES

302,9

852,5

2,8

320,3

881

2,8

5,8

3,4

OTHER MACHINES

104,9

714,5

6,8

119,6

788,1

6,6

14,1

10,3

CONSTRUCTION AND MINING MACHINES

148,7

570,4

3,8

181,1

607,1

3,4

21,8

6,4

PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS

65,9

454,1

6,9

71,1

520,2

7,3

7,9

14,6

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MACHINES

87,1

413,5

4,7

100,2

448,2

4,5

15,1

8,4

MACHINE TOOLS

62

429,5

6,9

65,7

440,6

6,7

5,9

2,6

TURBIN, TURBOJETS, TURBO PROPELLERS

9,2

244,4

26,5

10,7

401,4

37,5

16,0

64,3

TEXTILE AND CLOTHING MACHINES AND ACCESSORIES

55

301,9

5,5

60,5

347,4

5,7

9,8

15,1

VALVES

34

285,3

8,4

35,9

325,2

9,1

5,6

14,0

FOOD INDUSTRY MACHINES, ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS

46,9

267,2

5,7

61,3

316,4

5,2

30,6

18,4

REACTORS AND BOILERS

37,8

271,3

7,2

38,7

297,1

7,7

2,4

9,5

WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION FOR THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY

27,5

420,6

15,3

15,3

254,6

16,6

-44,1

-39,5

ROLLER AND FOUNDRY MACHINES, MOULDS

25,7

190,1

7,4

28

217,2

7,7

9,0

14,2

24

173,2

7,2

28,6

203,9

7,1

19,5

17,7

34,6

158,3

4,6

43,2

180,8

4,2

25,0

14,2

5

94,3

18,8

5,7

109,8

19,2

14,0

16,5

GUM, PLASTIC, RUBBER PROCESSING MACHINES

8,9

98,5

11,0

10

105,5

10,5

12,1

7,1

OFFICE MACHINES

2,1

92,8

42,3

2,7

98,6

36,0

24,9

6,2

BEARINGS

7,5

83,5

11,1

7,8

87,7

11,2

4,2

4,9

PAPER MANUFACTURING AND TYPOGRAPHY MACHINES

5,9

41,8

7,1

8,8

56,6

6,4

48,7

35,2

LEATHER PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING MACHINES AND ACCESSORIES

1,3

8,4

6,3

1,9

9,7

5,0

45,2

16,0

1.508

8.846

5,9

1.651

9.449

5,7

9,5

6,8

INDUSTRIAL HEATERS AND COOKERS LOAD LIFTING, CARRYING AND STOWING MACHINES PACKAGING MACHINES, ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS

TOTAL

128

QUANTITY (1000 Tonnes)