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Integrated Cluster Support Services for Traditional and Digital Craftsmen & SMEs

Project Manager at ASES Training

Ankara, Türkiye

About

The ANKESOB Cluster (Ankara Union of Tradesmen and Craftsmen Chambers) offers a comprehensive product line titled “Integrated Cluster Support Services for Traditional and Digital Craftsmen & SMEs.” This offering has been designed to empower and digitally transform traditional artisan sectors, bringing them into the 21st century through vocational training, green transition tools, digitalization services, and international cooperation.

With over 100 member chambers and an extensive ecosystem of affiliated institutions, ANKESOB offers customizable support packages for tradesmen and SMEs, integrating:

🔹 1. Vocational and Technical Training

  • Access to VET Centers and Adult Learning Modules through regional authorities like Mamak MEM, covering topics from electronics and installation to culinary arts and eco-building.

  • Specific training packages on AI tools for artisans, digital design, and sustainable practices.

🔹 2. Digital Transformation Services

  • Support for local businesses in adopting e-commerce, smart inventory, online marketing, and digital bookkeeping tools.

  • Assistance for digital marketplace entry, specifically for craftsmen in areas like jewelry, leather goods, local textiles, or niche repair services.

🔹 3. Circular and Green Economy Integration

  • Modules on eco-packaging, green supply chains, and energy-efficient production for artisans (e.g., bakers, metalworkers, or butchers).

  • Upskilling initiatives for sectors like recycling, repair, and reuse, aligned with EU Green Deal priorities.

🔹 4. Internationalization and Cluster Cooperation

  • Tailored support for cross-border cooperation, licensing, and cluster-to-cluster knowledge exchange.

  • Successful cases from Türkiye’s partnerships with municipalities, universities, and rehabilitation centers can be scaled to Vietnamese cluster ecosystems.

🔹 5. Embedded Social & Inclusive Services

  • Inclusion of rehabilitated individuals, women, and youth into craft sectors.

  • Collaboration with BOSEV & MUSEV Foundations to support mental health, social reintegration, and elderly inclusion in artisan-based entrepreneurship.

ANKESOB is particularly open to co-developing joint pilot actions with Vietnamese clusters or local authorities in areas such as:

  • Digital marketplaces for artisans.

  • Co-certification systems for sustainable craft production.

  • Bilateral vocational exchange programs.

  • Localized digital onboarding programs for informal workers.

The product’s flexibility allows partner clusters, chambers, or vocational authorities to select which service bundles fit their ecosystems best.

https://www.ankesob.org.tr/

Organisation

ASES Training

Company (SME)

YENİMAHALLE, Türkiye

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