A New Job Opportunity for Unemployed Young People: “Data Security Skilled Worker” for SMEs

The rapid and challenging developments particularly in the computer and communication technologies have initiated to set new rules in business world. Due to these new rules, plenty of corporations have encountered with substantial change and those which may keep up with these changes continue to exist however those which may not keep up with these changes have been exterminated. On – line shopping, banking and data sharing have been carried out upon a sole network and virtual card, virtual money, credit card and internet money have been introduced.

Most outstanding among these concepts is undoubtedly “e-commerce”. This new form of commerce has provided with many various dimensions to the ordinary commerce concept. This new concept has affected the SME’s which are the basic keystones of the world economies.

SME’s are lacking of non-academic but qualified work force in the field of computer and internet technologies. Due to the lack of qualified labor force, SME’s cannot benefit from the information technologies at the highest level in the service and production, as well. This issue has been emphasized in many reports and researches, too. It is determined in the preliminary national development plan that one of the main weaknesses of SMEs includes the deficiency in using the information and communication technologies.

Within the scope of AJOY Project, by benefitting from the experiences of the SME-TIC Project by San Valero Foundation – the partner in Spain – vocational qualifications and training programs have been developed in “Data Security and E-Commerce” and 30 unemployed young persons have been subject to internship programs in the SMEs under the authority of ATO (Ankara Chamber of Commerce) which are determined by ATO Special Employment Office, thereby enabling their employability.

Vocational Standard-Based Training Program