Özet:

In all sectors of production, there is a rapid development with technology. Depending on this development and change, the personnel profile needed in the labour market also changes and the importance of harmony in the education-employment relationship increases. Considering that vocational high schools train personnel for the labour market, the level of meeting the expectations of the relevant sector of the graduates of these high schools is very effective in their employment. This study is focused on the employability of vocational high school graduates, especially in the furniture department; this study was conducted in order to reveal employers' views on problems and determinations within the framework of the vocational education-employment relationship. In the research conducted with a phenomenological design, in-depth interviews were conducted with ten human resources managers that selected from furniture companies operating in the province of Kayseri, where the furniture sector stands out, and their opinions were taken on eight topics. As a result of the research, it has been determined that especially vocational high school graduates are preferred for personnel employment in the furniture sector; however, it has been determined that there are some important problems in terms of the adaptation of education and internship practices to the sector. In line with the participant's views on the training of qualified personnel; the importance of school, family, student and society's perspectives on vocational education has been emphasized, and it has been concluded that the negative perception of these stakeholders must be changed into a positive one.

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