Karaman İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü

Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education (Karaman MEM) is a state institution in charge with the planning and coordination of all kinds of educational and training activities in pre-school, primary, secondary and adult education in Karaman. Our institution is giving service to 1 Practical Kindergarten, 13 Kindergarten, 125 Kindergarten classes, 98 Primary Schools, 61 Secondary Schools, 17 Anatolian High Schools, 1 Social Sciences High School, 2 Science High Schools, 22 Vocational High Schools, 9 Multi-Program High Schools, 38 Private Educational Institutions, 1 Vocational Education and Training Center, 6 Public Education Centers, 1 Practical Education School, 16 Private Education Institutions and 3 Teacher's Lodge. There are 91 teachers and 2020 students Kindergarten Institutions, 969 teachers and 17864 students at Primary schools, 852 teachers and 13450 students at Secondary Schools. Besides this there are 860 teachers and 14332 students at different types of high schools. In addition to these normal schools there are more than 7 schools for only students who need special education. 12 supervisors are working under the presidency of Education Supervisors for auditing and guidance to raise the quality of education within the institution. Furthermore, our institution is responsible for supporting the families who have handicapped children financially. Our institution is giving in service training services to teachers to develop themselves in their fields on different topics. Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education also organizes in-service trainings for teachers and school management teams. Seminars and courses are held for people in disadvantaged area to help them to develop themselves and to find jobs. There is a team consist of three English Language teachers at a department called European Union and Foreign Affairs, which was founded in accordance with circular numbered 2009/15. This team is responsible for implementing the projects of the institution and guiding the whole teachers in Karaman about the new EU program Erasmus+. Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education successfully completed 3 Lonardo Da Vinci projects in Life Learning Programme and supported a lot of projects in Life Learning Programme as social partner. In 2014 and a Strategic Partnership Between Local/Regional Authorities (KA2) and 1 School Staff Mobility Project (Vocational Education-KA1), in 2015 a School Staff Mobility (School Education KA1), an Adult Education (KA1) and a Strategic Partnership in the Field of Vocational Education (KA2) were accepted within the scope of Erasmus+ programme and these projects are still being implemented by our institution successfuly. Besides the institution completed projects local grant projects (MEVKA) successfully. Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education has recently completed the KA220 project “Everything Starts with Mathematics” as a coordinator. Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education is also an accredited institution in the field of school education, vocational education and adult education for 2021 - 2027. As a result of this Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education is an experienced institution about EU projects and local projects.