New Professions and Vocational Higher Education Institutions in the Context of Green and Digital Transformation

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the new professions emerging with the green and digital transformation (twin transition), the skills they require, and the professions whose relevance is decreasing, within the context of Vocational Higher Education Institutions. Conducted using document analysis, the study reached the following conclusions: The twin transition, a core dynamic of the 21st century, deeply impacts the economy and labor market. The most significant aspect of this impact is the emergence of new professions and the skills needed for them, while traditional professions lose their relevance. This shift forces the current model of Vocational Higher Education Institutions, which train a skilled workforce for industry, to undergo restructuring in terms of structure, objectives, curriculum, and implementation. The restructuring, aligned with state policies, labor market demands, and global examples, marks a transition from a school-based to a work-based model. The curriculum of this new model is competency-based, aiming to equip students with work-based digital competencies and green skills. These work-based institutions, ideally located in organized industrial zones, are expected to provide both face-to-face and online education to the younger generation and the existing workforce, helping them acquire digital and green skills aligned with the 21st-century Information Society and Economy.

Keywords

• Twin Transition
• Green and Digital Transformation
• New Professions
• and the Vocational Higher Education Model

Yeşil ve Dijital Dönüşüm Bağlamında Yeni Meslekler ve Meslek Yüksekokulları

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yeşil ve dijital dönüşüm (ikiz dönüşüm) ile gündeme gelen yeni meslekler ile bunların gerektirdiği beceriler ile geçerliliği azalan meslekleri, Meslek Yüksekokulları bağlamında analiz etmektir. Belge tarama niteliğindeki çalışma, doküman analizi yöntemiyle yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada ulaşılan sonuçlar şöyledir: 21. Yüzyılın temel dinamiği olan ikiz dönüşüm, ekonomi ve işgücü piyasasını derinden etkilemektedir. Bu etkinin en belirgin yönü, birçok yeni meslek ile bu mesleklerin gerektirdiği beceriler gündeme gelirken, geleneksel mesleklerin geçerliliğini yitirmesidir. Bu durum endüstriye nitelikli işgücü yetiştiren mevcut Meslek Yüksekokulları modelini yapı, amaç, müfredat ve uygulama boyutlarıyla yeniden yapılanmaya zorlamaktadır. İkiz dönüşüm, devlet politikaları ve iş piyasasının talepleri ile dünya örnekleri doğrultusunda gerçekleştirilecek bu yeniden yapılanma, okula dayalı modelden, işe dayalı modele geçişi ifade etmektedir. Bu modelin müfredatı yeterlilik tabanlı olup, öğrenme çıktıları ise, iş tabanlı dijital yeterlilikler ve yeşil beceriler kazandırmaya yöneliktir. Mümkün ölçüde organize sanayi bölgelerinde kurulacak, 21. yüzyılın Bilgi Toplumu ve Ekonomisine uygun, iş tabanlı Meslek Yüksekokullarından, genç kuşağa ve mevcut işgücüne, yüz yüze ve online eğitim-öğretimle, dijital yeterlilikler ve yeşil beceriler kazandırması beklenmektedir. Gelinen noktada Meslek Yüksekokullarının, yapay zekâ-dijital-sanal-yeşil geleceğe göre yeniden yapılandırılması, salt bir mesleki eğitim sorunu olmaktan öte, Türkiye’nin sürdürülebilir kalkınmasını yakından ilgilendiren, stratejik bir konudur.

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