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With the MEB-supported Mastery Compensation Program, employers support their employees who require a mastery certificate. Employers who are required to have a qualification certificate comply with the legislation, while employers do not face criminal sanctions. Rasyotek, a consultancy company specializing in incentives, ensures that employers are paid half of the net minimum wage for each employee, thanks to the program.

TURKEY - The Mastery Compensation Program, which was developed with the support of the Ministry of National Education (MEB) and has been in effect for about a year, offers an important opportunity for employers to support employees who want to certify their mastery in their profession. The program prevents employers from facing criminal sanctions by providing a solution that allows employees in many professions that require a Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA) certificate to comply with the legislation. Rasyotek provides end-to-end consultancy services within the scope of the program, adding a new one to the benefits it provides to its customers in the incentive services of which it is the founder of the sector. Rasyotek, which monitors all the processes of the projects for employers from end to end, ensures that employers are supported with cash payments and half of the net minimum wage is paid for each employee on account of employers, thanks to the program.

End-to-end consulting

Rasyotek Chairman of the Board of Directors Haldun Pak, who made a statement on the subject, said, “The Mastery Compensation Program, which was announced and started to be implemented as of April 21, 2022, is an important step taken to increase labor productivity in Turkey. Employers who do not have a VQA certificate or have employees who have worked in the relevant profession for more than 10 years despite having a certificate can benefit from this program and the incentive it offers. The professional experiences of the employees are evaluated and evaluated through the program. This paves the way for a qualified workforce increase.”

Stating that they provide end-to-end consultancy services to businesses benefiting from the program, Haldun Pak continued his words as follows, “As Rasyotek, we have the title of both the founder and the leader in the sector in which we operate. With the motto of "Technological People", we have presented many reference projects to more than a thousand institutions in the fields of consultancy, informatics, health, education, production, and e-commerce, as well as 150 organizations and 40 holdings that are among Turkey's top 500 companies. Within the scope of the Mastery Compensation Program, we provide end-to-end consultancy services to our employers as in other programs.”

The program will be implemented in 34 fields and 184 branches.

Rasyotek Chairman of the Board of Directors Haldun Pak pointed out that by providing the opportunity to measure and evaluate the professional experience of employees with the Mastery Compensation program, it is possible to increase the qualified workforce, “The program, which the Ministry of National Education decided to apply in 34 fields and 184 branches, and whose duration was determined as 27 weeks at the most, It contributes to making processes more efficient, reducing costs and increasing the quality of the workforce. Considering the changing legislation and conditions, companies need to follow this incentive and use it correctly. Otherwise, criminal sanctions may be faced,” he said.

Half of the net minimum wage is provided to the employer for each employee.

Emphasizing that the Mastery Compensation Program is a program that supports employers with cash payment, unlike other government incentives, Haldun Pak summarized the details about payment and certification as follows: The employer will be paid for 27 weeks. Within the scope of the Mastery Compensation Program, half of the net minimum wage (4,253.40 TL) is provided for each employee to the employer's account.

Pointing out that there are nearly 2.5 million VQA-certified employees in Turkey, according to the Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA) data, Haldun Pak said, “With the compensation program, the obligation to obtain a VQA certificate will be eliminated. Although the VQA certificate has a validity period of 5 years, the Certificate of Mastery will be valid for life without any time limit. Within the scope of this program, employers will be freed from the criminal sanctions that will be applied to their employees who do not have a Mastery Certificate, which will be entitled to receive at least high school graduates, and their employees who do not have a VQA certificate.

“We will ensure that companies make the most of the incentives”

Rasyotek Chairman of the Board of Directors Haldun Pak stated that they are proud of bringing the program that will provide great convenience to employers to the sector, and concluded his words as follows: “Within the scope of the Mastery Compensation Program developed with the support of the Ministry of National Education, we will ensure that companies benefit from the incentives in the best way with the cash support and consultancy services we offer to our employers.”