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Environmental Engineering Education in Türkiye within the Framework of Capacity Building in Vocational Education and Training (CB VET) Approach

Year 2025, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 91 - 104, 30.04.2025

Abstract

In this study, the current structure of environmental engineering undergraduate programmes in Türkiye has been evaluated in a multidimensional manner through informal interviews with graduates and sector representatives and data-driven analyses from open sources. Within the scope of the study, the capacity building in vocational education and training (CB VET) approach, which attaches great importance to the improvement of vocational and technical education, was evaluated as an important approach that could increase the institutional capacity of environmental engineering programs. According to this competency-based education model, specialization of faculty members, regular feedback from the sector and graduates, improvement of laboratory and field facilities, and dissemination of long-lasting workplace practices such as 7+1, which accelerate the processes of students learning to solve problems and gaining experience in the field, are important. Accreditation processes such as MÜDEK and ABET institutionalize continuous improvement cycles for programs and thus ensure that the curriculum remains up-to-date. In conclusion, adopting the CB VET approach in environmental engineering programs in Türkiye will be a strategic step in training engineers who are sensitive to current environmental problems and have high industry skills with a level of quality assurance that meets international standards. In this way, both students with the competencies demanded by the industry can be graduated and their employability can be increased, and the lack of qualified human resources in the implementation of national environmental policies can be resolved.

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Mesleki Eğitim ve Öğretimde Kapasite Geliştirme (CB VET) Yaklaşımı Çerçevesinde Türkiye'de Çevre Mühendisliği Eğitimi

Year 2025, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 91 - 104, 30.04.2025

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'deki çevre mühendisliği lisans programlarının mevcut yapısı, açık kaynaklardan veri odaklı analizler yapılarak çok boyutlu olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Mesleki ve teknik eğitimin geliştirilmesine büyük önem veren mesleki eğitim ve öğretimde kapasite geliştirme (CB VET) yaklaşımı, Çevre Mühendisliği programlarının kurumsal kapasitesini artırabilecek önemli bir yaklaşım olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Yetkinlik temelli bu eğitim modeline göre öğretim üyelerinin uzmanlaşması, sektörden ve mezunlardan düzenli geri bildirim alınması, laboratuvar ve saha olanaklarının iyileştirilmesi, 7+1 gibi öğrencilerin problem çözmeyi öğrenme ve sahada deneyim kazanma süreçlerini hızlandıran uzun ömürlü iş yeri uygulamalarının yaygınlaştırılması önem taşıyor. MÜDEK ve ABET gibi akreditasyon süreçleri, programlar için sürekli iyileştirme döngülerini kurumsallaştırmakta ve böylece müfredatın güncel kalmasını sağlamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, Türkiye'de Çevre Mühendisliği programlarında CB VET yaklaşımının benimsenmesi, güncel çevre sorunlarına duyarlı ve sektörel becerileri yüksek mühendislerin uluslararası standartlara uygun bir kalite güvencesiyle yetiştirilmesinde stratejik bir adım olacaktır. Bu sayede hem sektörün talep ettiği yetkinliklere sahip öğrenciler mezun edilerek istihdam edilebilirlikleri artırılabilir hem de uygulamadaki nitelikli insan kaynağı eksikliği giderilebilir.

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  • Azemikhah, H. (2005). The Design of Competency Based Learning Resources for VET Training Packages using learner centred, work centred and attribute focused simulation strategies. Paper presented at the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association Conference, 8th, Brisbane, 2005, Brisbane.
  • Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. & Winch, C. (2008). Knowledge, skills, competence: European divergences in vocational education and training (VET): The English, German and Dutch cases. Oxford Review Of Education, 34 (5): 547-567.
  • Bohne, C., Eicker, F. & Haseloff, G. (2017). Competence-based vocational education and training (VET) An approach of shaping and networking. European Journal of Training and Development, 41(1): 28 – 38.
  • Davis, G. (2008). Formulating an effective higher education curriculum for the Australian waste management sector. Waste Management, 28(10):1868-1875.
  • EMO. (2012). EEBB İş alanlari elektrik-elektronik-bilgisayar-biyomedikal, TMMOB Elektrik Mühendisleri Odası, EMO Yayınları, Ankara.
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  • MÜDEK, Mühendislik Lisans Programları Değerlendirme Ölçütleri, Sürüm, 2.2, Mühendislik Eğitim Programları Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği, Retrieved January 2025, https://www.mudek.org.tr
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  • Özçiçek, Y. & Karaca, A. (2019). Yükseköğretim kurumlarında kalite ve akreditasyon: Mühendislik eğitim programlarının değerlendirilmesi. Fırat Üniversitesi İİBF Uluslararası İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 3(1):114-148.
  • Özsoy, A. (2013). Views of working engineers on engineering education and workplace training Model. Suleyman Demirel University Journal of Natural and Applied Science, 17(1), Özel Sayı: 77-85.
  • Sarıoğlu-Cebeci, M. & Yılmaz, Z. (2014). Ülkemizde çevre mühendisliği eğitimi. ISEM2014, Adıyaman, Türkiye.
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  • Soliman, M., Pesyridis, A., Dalaymani-Zad, D., Gronfula, M., & Kourmpetis, M. (2021). The Application of Virtual Reality in Engineering Education. Applied Sciences, 11(6), 2879. Doi Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062879
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  • Tantekin-Ersolmaz, Ş.B., Ekinci, E. & Sağlamer, G. (2004). Engineering Education in Turkey: From Ottomans to the Republic. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
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  • YÖK Atlas, Retrieved January 2025, https://yokatlas.yok.gov.tr/
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Primary Language English
Subjects Vocational Education and Instraction(Other), Higher Education Management
Journal Section Article
Authors

Serkan Sahinkaya 0000-0002-0176-4198

Early Pub Date May 2, 2025
Publication Date April 30, 2025
Submission Date January 23, 2025
Acceptance Date March 20, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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APA Sahinkaya, S. (2025). Environmental Engineering Education in Türkiye within the Framework of Capacity Building in Vocational Education and Training (CB VET) Approach. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, 11(1), 91-104.