Employment Opportunities for Graduates of Silifke Vocational School

Silifke Vocational School equips its students with the competencies that industry demands, enabling graduates to embark on their professional lives with confidence. Thanks to our diverse programmes, graduates enjoy career prospects in both the public and private sectors and across many fields.

Career Opportunities in Business & Management

Graduates of the Business Administration and Local Administrations programmes can serve as mid-level managers or specialist staff in:

• accounting, human resources, marketing, procurement and public-relations units of private-sector companies;

• municipalities and other public institutions;

• banking, insurance and investment organisations;

• independent accountancy or certified public-accountancy offices.

Entrepreneurial alumni may also establish their own businesses and work independently.

Employment in the Agriculture & Production Sector

The Horticulture and Organic Agriculture programmes provide practice-oriented training that readies graduates for the sector. They may be employed in:

• agricultural enterprises, co-operatives and greenhouses;

• organic-production farms;

• agricultural-consultancy firms.

Graduates also leave with the knowledge and skills to run their own agricultural operations.

Work Opportunities in Media & Communication

Graduates of the Public Relations & Advertising programme can build careers in:

• advertising agencies;

• media organisations;

• communications units of public institutions;

• promotion and corporate-communications departments of private companies.

Typical positions include corporate-communications specialist, media planner or public-relations officer.

Fast-Track Entry via School–Industry Cooperation

Through its school–industry partnership model with local firms, Silifke Vocational School offers direct employment opportunities to its students and graduates. Current part-time or full-time staffing needs of local businesses are communicated directly to alumni, simultaneously meeting employers’ requirements and giving graduates valuable work experience and economic independence.

Academic Career Pathways

Graduates of every programme may take the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) and progress to bachelor’s degrees in fields such as:

• Business Administration

• Economics

• Finance & Banking

• Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

In this way, our alumni can pursue an academic career if they wish.

Move forward in the world of work with the knowledge and skills you gained at Silifke Vocational School.