What is the Performance System in Education?
Support is Provided to Universities.
In the Annex on the Implementation, Coordination and Monitoring of the 2013 Program, published in the Official Gazette dated October 23, 2012, it was stated that "the inadequacy of the duration and quality of in-service training for teachers and the insufficient evaluation of their performance negatively affect the quality of education" and that a performance system will be adopted in education. It was announced that the teacher training and development system will be restructured by establishing a system based on teacher and student competencies.It was stated that the Ministry of Finance, the State Personnel Presidency, the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and universities will support these studies to be carried out under the leadership of the Ministry of National Education.It was announced that not only teachers but also schools and educational institutions will have their performance tracked, and this will be carried out with e-auditing support in a computer environment.
Flexible Spending Opportunity for Universities
Furthermore, the plan states the necessity of implementing performance-based models for universities and includes statements such as "the need for the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) to be restructured to be responsible for expert-based planning and coordination, the transition to a professional management approach in the administrative management of universities, and the implementation of models similar to a block budget that will allow universities to spend flexibly based on performance."
Will Increase for School Administrators and Teachers.
Within the scope of the studies, a strategy and policy document regarding teacher employment will be prepared, and the quotas of Faculties of Education will be determined according to the country's future needs in terms of branches and the number of teachers. It has been stated that incentive-based approaches will be applied in teacher appointments by considering the teacher needs of the regions. In addition, the number and effectiveness of in-service training for teachers and school administrators will be increased, and the Ministry of Finance, universities, and confederations of Employers' and Employees' Unions will participate in these studies.
