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Associate Degree - Technıcal Scıences Vocatıonal School


General Information

Vocational School of Technical Sciences was established in 2009 in Adana Hacı Sabancı Organized Industrial Zone (AOSB). It is one of the largest organized industrial zones on the Adana-Ceyhan D-400 Highway.in Turkey and has an area of 1225 hectares north of Yakapınar (Misis). Textile Technology Program within the Department of Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather started its Textile Technician Education in the 2010 - 2011 academic year. The aim of the textile program is to train qualified people who can work in the fields of yarn production, weaving, knitting and finishing. KOSGEB Adana Textile Quality Control Laboratory has been handed over to our school with the protocol signed between our school and KOSGEB in 2011 and has been made available to students in the practical trainings of the Textile Technology Program. The name of "Çukurova University Technical Sciences Vocational School" has been changed to "Çukurova University Adana Organized Industrial Zone Technical Sciences Vocational School" as of 26.02.2018 with the letter of the Council of Higher Education Board (YÖK) dated 26.02.2018 and numbered 15619. The Law No. 7033 on the Amendment of Certain Laws and Decrees for the Development of Industry and Support of Production came into force in July 2017. The law states that “Educational support can be provided to relevant higher education institutions from the appropriation allocated to the Higher Education Council's budget for this purpose for each student studying at vocational schools established in organized industrial zones”. Within the framework of this provision, starting from the 2017 - 2018 Academic Year Spring Semester, the students of the Machinery, Electricity, Textile Technology and Electronic Technology Programs in our School have started to receive educational support. In the Textile Technology Program, 3+1 Workplace Training (practical training in the industry organizations) has been started since 2018-2019 Spring semester. Textile Technology Program of Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Department continues formal education.

Length of Programme & Number of Credits

2 Year - 120 ECTS

Feature & Definition

The textile industry, which makes a significant contribution to Turkey's industrial development, employment opportunities and trade, has become the most advanced and modern industry branch of our country thanks to its technological innovation, technical knowledge and experience. It works intertwined with foreign industry in its open structure. Turkish textile products are used in the leading countries of the globalizing world. Textile Technology program; After the main material is turned into a fabric by spinning the yarn, weaving or knitting, dyeing, printing, finishing processes, from the acquisition of the fiber, which is the raw material of the textile industry, until it is turned into a material with the properties desired by the consumer, it is ready with auxiliary materials. It includes making molds and laying techniques, cutting, sewing, packaging and shipping, and making them into finished products by passing through the clothing production stages. In addition to this, occupational health and safety, computer and design training is also provided. In order to meet the need for technicians in the sector, necessary intermediate technicians are trained with the trainings given in the fields of Weaving, Yarn Production, Finishing, Quality Control and Apparel.

Mode of Study

Full Time

Head of Department

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DENİZ MUTLU ALA

ECTS / Course Catalog Coordinator

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DENİZ MUTLU ALA

Erasmus Coordinator

Öğr. Gör.Dr. Murat ÇIKAN

Internship Coordinator

Öğr. Gör.Dr. MUTLU KURBAN

Orientation Staff

Öğr. Gör.Dr. GAMZE GÜLŞEN BAKICI

Goals

The Purpose of the Textile Technology Program; is to train technicians who is well-equipped, researcher, analytical thinker, comprehend professional ethics, responsible, hardworking, effective, interrogator, solution oriented, following scientific innovations, complying with occupational health and safety rules, taking an active role in innovation and development processes in the textile field in accordance with the expectations of industrialists. Vocational courses of textile technology program are carried out by current permanent instructors.

Objectives

The aim of the program is to provide an education infrastructure is based on the culture and values of universal science and contemporary education in the field of textile and suitable for the needs of the age by following technological developments. It is to provide a leading education at national and international level, who can implement innovations, produce solutions to the problems of society by strengthening our education and training activities with the participation of our stakeholders, and thus to train Textile Technicians with high qualifications.

Specific Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to the Textile Technology Program with the central examination conducted by the Measurement Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). Students are admitted to the program with the TYT score type and in our program 2-year associate degree education is given. In order for students to be placed in the Textile Technology Program, TYT exam score must be calculated as a result of the Higher Education Institutions Exam. Students whose TYT score has been calculated are placed in the program according to their choice with the Central Placement made by OSYM, according to their success ranking.

Qualification Awarded

Level of Qualification

Associate

Qualification Requirements of Graduation

Students graduate from this program by completing 120 ACTS/ECTS credits. In order to graduate, students must successfully complete all of the courses available in the program and obtain a grade point average of at least 2.0 out of 4.00. In addition, students must successfully complete their 30-day professional internship and one-semester Workplace Training. The graduate student is awarded an associate degree in Textile Technology as Textile Technician”. When the student graduates, the courses showing the competencies gained during the education period are stated in the diploma supplement.

Access to Further Studies

Graduated students can be admitted to Textile Engineering and Fashion Design undergraduate programs with an exam (DGS). In addition, they can enroll in business and economics undergraduate programs of Open Education Faculties without an exam.

Internship

Internship is a practical and applied education in the relevant sector. In AOSB Vocational School of Technical Sciences programs, internship is included in the lesson plan as an Industry Based Education course. Internships will be held on the dates announced by AOSB Technical Sciences Vocational School Directorate, and the duration of the internship cannot be less than 30 working days depending on the nature of the program. It is appropriate to do the internship during the summer break at the end of the first year. Otherwise, the student may graduate late. The aims of the industry-based education studies of the Textile Technology Program students are as follows; - To develop and reinforce the professional knowledge given in accordance with the first and second year curriculum through the practices during the internship. - To know the organization, order and systems in the possible business areas where they will work after starting the business life. - To recognize the authorities and responsibilities they will undertake as a Textile Technician in the enterprises, to gain harmonious working habits with the personnel in charge of the upper and lower levels, to be a good manager, and also to prepare a good employment opportunities

Applied Course

Bu programda uygulamalı ders bulunmamaktadır.

Work Placement

Our school has started to implement the 3+1 Workplace Training Program as of the 2018-2019 Spring semester. Within the scope of 3+1 Workplace Training Program, students work in a industry establishment four days a week for one term (15 weeks). The purpose of workplace training is as follows; - To recognise the workplaces hierarchical order, organizational structure, work discipline, occupational health and safety rules related to the associate degree program - To practice in order to reinforce the knowledge, skills and competencies gained during their education, to closely observe the work of the sector employees, to increase their business experience. - To gain the ability to use and apply the theoretical knowledge they have received. - To enable them to develop a common language with workplace managers, employees and other relevant individuals, to increase their workplace communication skills. - To ensure that they are aware of the latest technology related to their profession and to teach them to be respectful to professional ethics.

Double Major, Additional Major & Exchange Possibilities

Textile Technology Program students can be studied one or two semesters in other relevant higher education institutions.in accordance with the agreements and protocols made between other higher education institutions abroad or in the country, These students are required to have succeeded in all previous learning activities. The equivalence of courses, practices, internships and similar activities that students will attend at the higher education institutions where they are accepted is determined in advance by the decision of the Board of Management on the recommendation of the advisor and the relevant department chair/program advisor. Exchange Programs differ in terms of their purpose and operation.

Employment Opportunities

The Textile Technology Program curriculum is largely aimed at training qualified personnel for the Textile Finishing and Quality Control sector. Professional competencies and personal development trainings gained in the program provide wide opportunities for career development in business life. Graduates can work in the yarn, weaving, knitting, finishing production and quality control departments of factories operating in the public sector and industry to meet the need for intermediate staff (technician) between engineers and technicians. According to the structure of the institution and their field of expertise, they can perform all kinds of manufacturing, service and organization works. Technicians can also open their own private workplaces if they wish.