Appreticeship and internship in Turkey in the context of aqouis

The rapid change process in science and technology today has increased the demand for qualified workforce and therefore both apprenticeship, a traditional way of acquiring a profession, and internship have come to the fore to meet this demand. In apprenticeship and internship, professional knowledge of individuals are improved at work or theorethical knowledge is practiced and improved at work.The main aim of this study is to evaluate the practices of apprenticeship and internship in Turkey in the context of the education system, legal framework and the acquis. In the study, the practices of apprenticeship and internship in Turkey were thoroughly investigated in terms of their legal aspects concerning vocational and technical education. To this end, the historical development of apprenticeship and internship in Turkey and the world and the international and national legal regulations were brought into focus. In addition, the practices of apprenticeship and internship in Turkey were investigated in terms of vocational education and labour and social security law and regulations by the European Union, the practices in certain European Union countries and European Union progress reports were investigated in the context of acquis. Apprenticeship and internship practices in Turkey have serious problems not only in regard to the organizational structure, training process and legal framework but also those arising from their implementation and the way they are perceived and understood. Taking measures to solve these problems in the context of acquis bear sigificance in the adatation process to the European Union.