Turkish Labor Minister Introduces DABİS System for Youth Career Guidance

Vedat Işıkhan, Turkey's Minister of Labor and Social Security, unveiled a new transformation in the ministry's digital services in an official statement. The DABİS (Consultant Information System), which was previously only available to Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) career counselors and guidance teachers, is now accessible to the public via a mobile application [1].

What is DABİS and What is its Goal? The DABİS system is a comprehensive labor market analysis tool that assists students on the verge of choosing high school and university majors. According to Minister Işıkhan, this system is directly linked to the career futures of approximately 3.5 million Turkish youths who participated in the LGS and YKS exams [2]. The primary goal of this initiative is to reduce graduate unemployment rates by guiding them toward fields that have the highest demand in the labor market.

Key Features and Statistical Indicators This system provides users with highly valuable data, including: - Employment Rate: The percentage of graduates from each field who successfully found a job. - Job Waiting Time: The average duration a graduate spends finding their first job after completing their studies. - Income Level: Salary distribution in the first work experience [3]. - Entrepreneurship Index: The rate at which graduates start their own businesses and the sustainability of those jobs.

Fourteen different indicators have been designed for vocational school candidates and 15 indicators for university applicants to allow for a precise comparison between various fields [1][2].

Easy Access and Professional Counseling The Labor Minister emphasized that in addition to the web version at dabis.iskur.gov.tr, all students and parents can access this data by downloading the İŞKUR Mobil application. Işıkhan also noted that İŞKUR provincial centers across Turkey remain ready to provide in-person professional counseling to applicants, ensuring that the combination of digital data and counselor experience leads to the best decisions for the youth's future [2][3].

This move is considered a major step toward the digitalization of government services and strengthening the link between the educational system and the real needs of the Turkish economy.