ASES TRAINING (Türkiye) – Representing a Regional Ecosystem for Skills, Innovation, SMEs and Sustainable Transition
ASES Training is a research, training, and innovation organisation based in Ankara, Türkiye, actively involved in Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, COSME/SMP, Interreg, and international cooperation projects. At the Made by Euromed Matchmaking Event, ASES represents not only its own organisation but also a broad ecosystem of vocational education providers, SMEs, public authorities, healthcare institutions, and civil society organisations across the Ankara region.
Our ecosystem includes:
• Mamak District Directorate of National Education (Mamak MEM), overseeing approximately 300 schools, including 30 Vocational Education and Adult Learning Centres, reaching more than 7,000 teachers and 100,000 students.
• ANKESOB (Ankara Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen), representing 110 professional chambers and more than 100,000 SMEs and crafts enterprises operating in manufacturing, services, textiles, fashion, retail, and related sectors.
• BOSEV Foundation and associated healthcare institutions, supporting innovation, digitalisation, sustainability, and workforce development initiatives.
• Vocational schools, adult education centres, municipalities, universities, training providers, and industry stakeholders actively engaged in skills development, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and green transition activities.
ASES is particularly interested in establishing partnerships in:
• Sustainable and circular textile value chains
• Green and digital skills development for SMEs
• Vocational Excellence (CoVE) initiatives
• AI and digitalisation in manufacturing and textile industries
• Circular economy and zero-waste business models
• Workforce reskilling and upskilling programmes
• SME internationalisation and cluster cooperation
• Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Interreg, SMP/COSME and other EU-funded projects
• Innovation ecosystems connecting education, industry, research and public authorities
Through our extensive network, we can facilitate pilot activities, vocational training, SME engagement, stakeholder consultations, dissemination campaigns, policy dialogue, impact assessment, and large-scale implementation activities in Türkiye.
We welcome cooperation with textile clusters, SMEs, universities, research organisations, business support organisations, chambers of commerce, innovation agencies, and public authorities from both EU and South Mediterranean countries interested in sustainable growth, circularity, skills development, and international collaboration.