Tempus project in Turkmenistan

Institutional cooperation in the academic field for structural development and promotion of SME’s

Structure and start-up of the European - Turkmen vocational training centre for interdisciplinary vocational qualification in the gas and crude oil sector (ETWZ) in Ashghabad

Duration: September 2006 to October 2009

EU-Partners

Fachhochschule des Mittelstandes FHM
(University of Applied Sciences) in Bielefeld (DE); Applicant
gGmbH Rackow in Hamburg (DE); Coordinator
Stiftung Bildung & Handwerk in Paderborn (DE)
Ermlandic-Masurian University in Olsztyn (PL)
Helsinki Business College (FI)
Individual expert: Prof. Dr. of Engineering Karsten Runge, Germany

Turkmen Partners

Turkmen Polytechnic Institute
Turkmen Ministry of Education
Ministry for crude oil and gas
State corporation “Turkmenneft“
State corporation “Turkmengas“
Entrepreneurial association “Turkmenneftgurluschik“
Entrepreneurial association “Turkmengasgurluschik“

Project objectives

Guarantee of an interdisciplinary and in-line with market requirements qualification for Turkmen skilled workers as well as the promotion of academic and non-academic knowledge transfer to the economy
- Build-up and institutional securing of a vocational education centre for the interdisciplinary qualification and acquirement of skills in the gas and oil sector
- Needs-oriented development and implementation of further education courses and schooling for employees of the Turkmen gas and oil companies in various fields
- Quality assurance and sustainability through the creation of virtual international networks of knowledge and skills

Project description

Current deficits in technical, managerial and linguistic knowledge of the employees of the natural oil and petroleum industry are being overcome by a systematic and continuous knowledge transfer to the Turkmen companies and by extra-occupational qualification courses, raising the knowledge and skills to international standards.

The ETWZ provides the institutional and organisational basis to equip participants with the necessary knowledge as cross-section qualification in compact application areas. The ETWZ works in direct cooperation with local educational institutions and companies, thereby securing the exchange between the European consortium members and the Turkmen cooperation partners. As a result, the Turkmen university is enabled to substantially give its students access to international knowledge for their national companies and the academic practice is able to develop towards international standards.

Mitglieder des Konsortiums beim ersten Arbeitstreffen in Ashghabat

The project aims at the foundation and establishment of the institution for further education, including ongoing assistance. Therefore, models are developed and distributed in the course of the project as the basis for a sustainable outlook.

The project is based on three main fields: development of further education programmes, instructor training, and customised courses and schoolings for target groups.

Systematic evaluation provides appropriate adaptation of knowledge and methods, ensures quality and establishes structures which help to provide for the sustainable existence of the further education centre with the aid of a business and financial plan. During the course of the project, a network of knowledge and experts is created, which provides for the necessary further technical development and stands for the attractiveness of the knowledge taught to Turkmen companies. Established structures along with technically modern qualifications form the basis for the desired market economy opening of the private economy in Turkmenistan.