KONYA EREGLI KEMAL AKMAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
KONYA EREGLI KEMAL AKMAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
The Machine Technology Program was launched in the 1986–1987 academic year within the framework of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK)–World Bank Project. It is a two-year associate degree program consisting of four semesters, each lasting 14 weeks. Throughout this period, students receive theoretical instruction, laboratory applications, and industry-based training. The program is designed to equip students with fundamental concepts related to the machinery manufacturing industry and industrial machinery, while also enhancing their practical skills through laboratory and industrial applications. Situated within the broader field of Machine and Metal Technologies—which provides extensive employment opportunities for the manufacturing sector in industrialized countries—the Machine Program has been structured in line with sectoral needs.
The program aims to meet the demand for intermediate technical personnel in current and future industrial settings. Therefore, machine technicians, as professionals contributing to the machinery manufacturing sector, are expected to possess greater knowledge and foresight than skilled workers.
The primary duty of a machine technician is to support the workforce and mechanical engineers in the operation of project and manufacturing processes. Accordingly, the program aims to train students who have a strong understanding of fundamental mechanical principles and the ability to operate and control advanced technological machinery and equipment.
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An associate degree program at Level 5, designed to provide vocational and academic competencies.
Admission is determined by ÖSYM in accordance with YÖK regulations. Any high school graduate who obtains a sufficient score on the national student placement examination may enroll in the program.
Students must successfully complete 120 ECTS credits to graduate. Graduation requires successful completion of all courses and a 25-workday industry-based internship, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 out of 4.00, and no failed courses.
Four semesters (including internship).
The total duration of instruction must be between 3000 and 3600 hours, covering the total learning time of all modules in the curriculum.
Courses mandated by YÖK or higher education institutions for all programs, as well as courses designed to provide essential and common competencies for the department/program. All courses are semester-based, and no prerequisites are required.
These are course units aimed at developing occupation-specific competencies. Vocational courses are selected and implemented by educational institutions in accordance with relevant regulations, based on the competency table.
The duration, content, assessment methods, and instructional approaches of vocational courses are determined in alignment with the competency table, course information forms, module information forms, and task analysis guidelines.
Full-time.
Elective courses are selected from within the program or from other relevant programs, considering students’ personal development, quality of life, sectoral and regional needs, institutional resources, and additional competencies that may contribute to students’ employability or interdisciplinary learning.
Transfers are permitted in accordance with YÖK regulations. Students transferring from equivalent programs at other universities may receive exemptions for previously completed courses. Course exemption requests are evaluated by the Vocational School Administrative Board.
Graduates may transfer to the following undergraduate programs:
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Marine Engineering
Agricultural Machinery Engineering
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Relevant Teacher Education Programs in Faculties of Technical Education
Graduates are awarded an Associate Degree Diploma in Machine Technology.
Upon graduation, all courses and modules completed, along with acquired competencies, are documented in the diploma supplement.
Students who leave the program before completing all requirements receive a document showing the competencies, courses, and modules they have achieved.
The vocational competencies gained in the program may be recognized for career advancement, certification programs, or transfers to other programs when applicable.
Student-centered, competency-based instructional methods that promote individual learning within a lifelong learning perspective are employed.
These outcomes encompass the knowledge, skills, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, creativity, and evaluation competencies associated with the program.
Graduates of the Machine Program may be employed in machinery manufacturing firms, industrial production facilities, and relevant public institutions and organizations in accordance with the competencies they acquire.
Students are encouraged to collaborate with nearby universities, non-governmental organizations, enterprises associated with the Machine and Metal Technologies field, professional chambers, and practitioners for educational activities, employment opportunities, and planning processes required by the program.
The Machine Program curriculum includes theoretical courses, modules, instructional activities, and internship applications. Internships constitute practical training conducted in relevant sectors. Students’ workplace training, practice, and internships are implemented in accordance with regulations determined by the Council of Higher Education.
Every graduate of the Machine Program is considered an intermediate technical staff member whose professional role lies between senior managers/engineers and skilled workers/technicians. These graduates possess more theoretical knowledge than technicians and greater practical competence than engineers. Such individuals may assume leadership or managerial roles in small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Machine manufacturing specialists are qualified personnel with knowledge and skills in machinery design, manufacturing process management, production, maintenance, and repair.
In industry, job loss often results not from a lack of vocational competence but from deficiencies in teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills. Therefore, the curriculum places emphasis not only on technical knowledge and skills but also on teamwork and communication across diverse cultural and professional environments.
A competent technician must be able to “write what they know and implement what they write.”
The rapid development of the machinery manufacturing sector and increasing use of technology require a workforce capable of guiding technological processes rather than merely operating machinery. This includes competence in using and creating software tools. This need can be met by well-trained associate degree graduates who develop themselves professionally.
Graduates may work as technicians in machinery manufacturing, quality control, and research-oriented industrial fields where machine science is applied.
