Türkiye's Construction Sector Launches Its First Distance Education System

Building School: Opportunity to Become a Roof Specialist with One Click from Home The Roof Manufacturers and Business Association (ÇATIDER) is pioneering an initiative in the construction sector by offering free training through an e-learning project called 'Building School' to masters preparing to enter the roofing profession and those seeking to develop their skills. The 'Building School', which aims to ensure that more qualified and well-equipped workers are employed on roofs, will progressively benefit the entire construction sector. The Roof Manufacturers and Business Association (ÇATIDER), which conducts important work for the development of the roof sector and the increase of qualified workforce, will bring equipped new workers to the sector through the e-learning project 'Building School'. Published online at yapiokulu.org, Building School will benefit not only roof applicators but also architects, design offices, distributors, dealers, contracting firms and architecture students. "There are job opportunities for roof masters everywhere in Turkey" ÇATIDER Board Chairman Adil Baştanoğlu made the following statements about the building school: "As the largest organization in the roof sector, we are conducting important work towards the development of the sector and the increase of educated workforce. We provide technical education to students at universities, vocational training to masters without roofing certificates, and information about current practices to our teachers who provide roofing training. Roofing is a very attractive profession, but young people miss a good career opportunity because they do not have sufficient information about the roof sector. By bringing them to the roof sector, we offer them a job opportunity valid everywhere in Turkey, while also strengthening the future of the sector." Free training opportunity In the Building School e-learning project accessible at yapiokulu.org, all processes from design to delivery of roof systems suitable for Turkish conditions are shared interactively. The e-learning site, which includes application-oriented and vocational training courses, explains practical processes alongside theoretical lessons. To benefit from the free training opportunity, it is only necessary to register on the site. Lesson notes can be downloaded from the website, which includes video explanations for each course. The distance education "e-learning" site "Building School", a first in Turkey's construction sector, will serve as a stepping stone for Turkish industry. Students' success performance will also improve The courses in Building School will also benefit university students pursuing architecture and construction engineering education as well as vocational high school students studying in the roofing field. Thanks to the e-learning system, students following the courses parallel to their own curricula will see increased performance in exams through enhanced knowledge of materials and applications. Comprises 19 courses in total The 'Building School' e-learning system consists of 19 courses: 'Bitumen-impregnated corrugated sheet application', 'wooden roof truss systems', 'wooden collar roof truss systems', 'roof covering materials', 'roof project detailing', 'roof project drawing and plan reading', 'roof systems', 'auxiliary elements in roof systems', 'maintenance and repair of roof systems', 'roof-bearing systems', 'contracts, estimates and quantity calculations in roof applications', 'roof insulation materials', 'occupational health and safety on roofs', 'rainwater drainage systems on roofs', 'tile roof covering', 'metal (zinc) interlocking covering application', 'mineral-surfaced, bituminous waterproofing membrane application', 'UV-resistant and PVC-based waterproofing membrane application', 'insulated sandwich panel application'.