Kahramanmaras Olgunlasma Enstitusu
Kahramanmaras Olgunlasma Enstitusu is a governmental organization providing non-formal education and training for adults. In accordance with its legal basis, the institute researches cultural values, especially traditional arts and clothing culture, prepares new products by preserving their originals, archives them and transfers them to future generations, ensures their promotion in national and international arenas, trains qualified personnel to take part in the sector in parallel with technological developments. Kahramanmaras Olgunlasma Enstitusu is a Lifelong Learning Institution, bound to Republic of Turkiye Ministry of National Education, which carries out all design, production, promotion and marketing processes.
The Institution consists of 4 basic departments:
- Education and Training
- Research
- Design and Production
- Promotion and Marketing
Main activity fields: Clothing, Handcrafts, Art Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Catering Services, Shoe and Saddlery, Jewellery.
https://kmarasolgunlasma.meb.k12.tr
bitSocial – Verein zur Förderung von Bildungschancen für Benachteiligte und zur Professionalisierung für Mitarbeiterinnen der Sozialwirtschaft, von Sozialdiensten, der Kinder-, Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung
bitSocial was founded in 2008. It demonstrates that economic thinking and social help are not mutually exclusive but can be combined. On the one hand, bit social promotes educational opportunities for disadvantaged groups of people; on the other hand, the association professionalises employees in the field of social economy, child, youth, and adult education for future challenges.
There is intensive cooperation with local authorities and organisations in the following areas:
- Providing professional training for youth, social and adult education institutions, and administrations,
- Providing education and training opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups,
- Providing services for socially disadvantaged groups,
- Public relations and information activities,
- Providing a community for networking and promoting social interaction in local businesses.