“MY FUTURE CAREER IN

SERIK”Antalya / TURKEY

2 PARTS OF THE PRESENTATION ARE…

Facts About Serik

Facts About Our Students in Serik High School

PART 1:FACTS ABOUT SERIK Population:102,000 people Economic activities are agriculture,

tourism and trade/crafting 21,000 farmers, 15,000 tourism

workers and 7,300 craftsmen1 trading estate with 350 workplaces and

plants14 factories3000 workplaces on small-scale85 producers and 750 restaurants and

stores in food industry

AGRICULTURE-1 Agricultural lands of 45,000 hectares Agricultural activities are greenhousing,

arable farming , and fruit growing 375,000 tons of vegetables (mostly

tomatoe) in greenhousing and arable farming

56,000 tons of fruit (mostly olive, pomegranate, and citrus)

97,000 tons of arable farming products (mostly wheat, cotton, and corn)

52 Millions of ornamental plants per year (mostly clove)

AGRICULTURE-2 9 exporters and 122 brokers of fresh fruit

and vegetables Animal breeding: 16.500 bovines, 31.000

ovines, 93.000 avians, 9 fish farms 560 tons meat, 32.000 tons of milk, 92 tons

of fisheries, 8330 kg.s of honey production Number of gradutes engaged in

agriculture (according to the data gathered from the Chamber) High school: 615 Primary School: 325 University: 219

TOURISM Accomodation capacity with 54,250

beds in total 61 5-star hotel 15 golf courts An internationally popular Conventional

Center with 5-star hotels 76% of tourists are from Europe Hotel occupancy rate is 95% Nearly 1,300,000 visitors per year

TRADE/CRAFTING 3000 craftsmen are graduates of

primary school and 300 are high school graduates

WHO IS SUPPOSED TO DO THESE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN OUR TOWN?

PART 2: FACTS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS… Every year, around 1000 students

graduate from all high schools in Serik , and 300 students graduate fom Serik High School

There are 3 segments of graduates High Segment: Serik Anatolian High School

(nearly all of the graduates directly start their higher education at a university after graduation)

Standard Segment: Serik High School (1/3 of the graduates can start their higher education direcly after graduation)

Lower Segment: Vocational High Schools (1/4 of the gradutes can start their higher education)

FACTS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS… In Serik High School every year we have

around 300 gradutes 1/3 of these start their higher education direcly

after graduation 15% prefer Agricultural Engineering 15% prefer Teaching profession

1/3 continue to prepare for the universtiy entrance exam again for the next year

1/3 start to work in family business, (as a craftsman), as a worker in private sector (esp. tourism), or agricultural sector. 20 % of these are unemployed (mostly girls) 30 % become farmers 30 % work in tourism sector 20 % become craftsman

HOW DID WE GATHER THESE DATA?

INTERVIEWS WITH POLICY MAKERS: District Governor Executives in education sector Chairs of

Chamber of Agriculture Chamber of Merchants and CraftsmenChamber of Trade and Industry

INTERVIEW WITH THE CHİEF OF THE CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE

INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF OF THE CHAMBER OF MERCHANTS AND CRAFTSMEN

THANKS TO…. Our Psychological Counsellor Ms Seval

(She directs and supports our students in their post-graduation period; so she submits detailed information about them)

District Governor, Executives in Education Sector and Chiefs of Chambers (for the detailed figures about the town)

… AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION