Technical Assistance for Strengthening the Special Education II

Country : Turkey
Reference : 128640/D/SER/TR
Start Year : 2011
End Year : 2013
Beneficiary : MONE
Consortium : Tribal Helm Co. GFA Consulting, Tohum Autism Foundation Action for Children
Budget : 6.000.000 €
Financing : EU
Working Area : Education and Human Resources Development
Service Area : Communication and Event Management, Technical Assistance, Training & Capacity Building, Project Planning and Management, Strategy, Planning and Implementation

Strengthening Special Education Project has started on 16 March 2011 for a duration of 30 months. The project was based in Ankara and covered 40 pilot schools and 28 Guidance and Counselling Centres (RAMs) in 10 pilot provinces.

The main results to be achieved include:

  • Development of policy recommendation on inclusive special education
  • Increasing awareness for inclusion of the disabled in the society
  • Increasing professional qualifications of teachers on special needs education in pilot provinces
  • Implementation of “School without Barriers Model” designed for the learning needs and characteristics of each individual in pilot provinces
  • Improvement of quality of educational diagnosis and assessment services in RAMs
  • Improvement of quality of work and vocational training for the disabled individuals