PLANET has been short-listed for the project:

Turkey-Ankara: IPA — Technical assistance for the operation “Improving the adaptability of employers and employees in TR33 region” (EuropeAid/136379/IH/SER/TR)

The EU Coordination Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Turkey is the Contracting Authority.

Zafer Development Agency is the main Beneficiary and responsible institution for the overall implementation and management of the operation.

The project budget is 3.867.634,00 € and the project duration is 20 months.

Project Details

The overall objective of this operation is to increase adaptability of employers and employees of SMEs in the TR33 region (Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar, Manisa and Uşak provinces), particularly by promoting lifelong learning and encouraging enterprises, workers and stakeholders to invest in human resources.
The technical assistance contract aims to increase the adaptability of employers and employees by various activities such as:
— increasing awareness of employers, employees and relevant stakeholders about adaptability and competitiveness,
— establishing a regional human resources development centre,
— developing a new database and software,
— conducting sectoral development and labour force gap analysis and preparing training programmes,
— capacity building of employers, employees in SMEs and regional actors via trainings and consultancy services,
— organising meetings, trainings and study visits, etc.

The Consortium with BEST INSTITUT FUR BERUFSBEZOGENE WEITERBILDUNG UND PERSONALTRAINING GMBH (AT) as leader, in consortium with PLANET S.A. (GR), ACE International Consultants S.L (ES), ANKEY Consulting (TR), FCG International Ltd. (FI), PLANET Turkey (TR), MAKRO Consulting (TR) as partners, belongs to the list of 8 short-listed candidates selected out of 12 received applications.