i THE NATIONAL YOUTH AND SPORTS POLICY DOCUMENT ...

2. Increasing internship opportunities for young people and developing thequality of internship in compliance with international standards.Targets• To develop new internship and work practice opportunities by way ofreinforcing ongoing cooperation of universities and vocational training institutionswith industrial and public institutions and to make internship obligatory.• To extend internship periods simultaneously with education in the fields whereinternship opportunities are not available.• To implement internship periods as the basis of learning the job and gainingskills and qualifications the profession requires.• To regulate the social security conditions of internship as it is for full-timeemployment.• To maintain the control mechanism of internship practices effectively byincreasing the number of the participating parties.• To record the domestic and foreign education and internship mobility of youngpeople by forming a national database.• To determine the categories of vocational internships and set standards for theactivities to be carried out during internship.StakeholdersThe Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, theMinistry of National Education, the Ministry of Science Industry and Technology, theCouncil of Higher Education, Universities and Professional Chambers.3. Developing career consultancy and vocational guidance services in a moreeffective way.Targets• To increase the number of job and vocational counsellors in the employmentservices.• To reinforce occupational groups of which potential employment is high and isperpetually needed by the market, as career jobs.• To extend career development activities through the cooperation betweenyouth centres, youth assemblies and organizations and secondary schools.• To increase the consciousness level of young people about employmentopportunities and the need of human resources in the public sector.18