The Ali Güven Anatolia Hotel Management and Tourism Vocational High School has been educating since 2003 and it is the only tourism vocational high school in Eskiehir. 

The school is located in a disadvantaged area. It is in the suburb of the city. The students come from villages and towns of Eskiehir. Immigrant students from East part of Turkey and Bulgaria study also at school. Most of the students come from separated families with a low economical income. They have to work after school in order to help their family budget. Some of them live in dormitories of other schools or in student hostels. Most of them live at their relatives' homes.

The school accepts students by the High School Entrance exam. The overall score of the exam is not as high as in other schools'. The pupils start school with a low entrance point. They are selected by an interview of the vocational trainers at school. They are able of being a service staff but most of them have learning difficulties. They have difficulty in cultural classes despite being good at vocational area. They feel incapable and mostly need guidance help. They have fear about their future and they do not want to get higher education.

The last year, only 4 students went to 4 years faculty among 50 students. Some of them do not believe in the advantages of school due to their families' pressure. Ten students leave the school every year. 

According to the interview results, the biggest reason why they choice this school is to earn money in the summer practice to help the family budget and to have a pocket money.

The ages of the students are between 14 and 20. The school period is 4 years. The students have more English hours than other high school students. They learn German and vocational English.
 
The school needs to increase the social and cultural competences of the trainers, guidance operators and students. The partnership can give to our students more knowledge about different cultures and professions. The staff can increase the level of the guidance services offered to the students. 

Useful internet sites about guidance in Turkey:

http://orgm.meb.gov.tr

Contact person

Ufuk Yilmaz   
Tel. 0090 222 3300420
E-mail: ufkara@yahoo.com

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