KOVAN SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED DURING MINISTER IŞIKHAN’S VISIT TO HAVELSAN
A new specialist training programme for KOVAN was launched during the first visit of Türkiye’s Minister of Labour and Social Security Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan to HAVELSAN. The programme aims to develop qualified professionals who can support the platform’s wider adoption.
Secretary of Defence Industries Prof. Haluk Görgün also attended the launch at the HAVELSAN Technology Campus in Ankara.
Built on HAVELSAN’s extensive engineering expertise, KOVAN is an enterprise resource planning solution currently used by multiple organisations and serving more than 62,000 users.
Developed under the National Competence Initiative, the KOVAN Enterprise Resource Planning Specialist Training Programme will be delivered jointly by HAVELSAN and the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR).
The first phase of the programme aims to train 500 KOVAN specialists who will be able to support organisations in their digital transformation. The cooperation protocol was signed by HAVELSAN CEO Dr. Mehmet Akif Nacar and İŞKUR Director General Samet Güneş.
Speaking at the event, Minister Işıkhan described the programme as a new example of vocational training tailored to the needs of the defence industry. He said the initiative would create new career opportunities for young people in the technology sector.
Prof. Görgün noted that software and algorithm development capabilities gained within the defence industry were increasingly being applied in civilian sectors. He cited KOVAN as an important outcome of this expertise and stressed the need for qualified professionals to support the platform’s wider adoption.
Dr. Nacar said KOVAN reflected HAVELSAN’s long-standing experience and engineering expertise.
MINISTER IŞIKHAN BRIEFED ON HAVELSAN TECHNOLOGIES
Following the launch, Minister Işıkhan toured HAVELSAN’s technology showcase.
Accompanied by Prof. Görgün and Dr. Nacar, Minister Işıkhan was briefed on HAVELSAN’s products, solutions and technological capabilities.
