Report on pilot courses
“e-commerce for traditional products, women 50+”
Partner P7 – Karabağlar Adult Learners Association

Duration: 16/04/2011 – 18/05/2011
Hours: 200
Trainers: Eyüp BEKMEZCİ-Davut KUŞ
Training modules:

• 50 hours: Sectors of economy activities
• 80 hours: Basic pc Training-Introduction to computers and their use
• 65 hours: Courses of practical applications and exercises of E-Commerce

Trainees: 15

Overview of the courses
The courses were held at the headquarters of the Karabağlar Adult Learners Association on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Pilot courses started 12.02.2011 with lectures to the trainers selected as tutors for the courses. Tutors prepared course modules according to the dates and subjects. Courses for trainees have started on 16.02.2011 and completed on 18.05.21011.
15 willing women attended the courses within the age about 45 and 52.Those women were selected among the ones who have already produced and manufactured traditional products typical for the region.The questionnaires were given at the beginning and at the end of the courses.Those questionnaires provided awareness about their needs and knowledge about the process.

Evaluation of the trainers for pilot courses
Developing education programs for encouraging women to learn ICT  and learning programme prepared for developing their communication skills have been useful for trainees to solve their computer learning problems in their daily lives.
Lectures on ICT learning were performed in practical way more than theoretical lessons.
The internet programme which was prepared for trainees,has been useful in using computer in their daily life and enabled to use computer in an active way.
For reducing the difference between the trainees’ knowledge level on ICT more practices have been applied,and in this regard we provided more  success.
Trainees have been encouraged for practicing as much as possible after finishing the courses and the works has been shared by e-maills.In this regard,those practices had been effective in usage areas in their daliy lives.
E-commerce training course for trainees has been very useful for the trainees dealing with the handicrafts. It has enabled them to the leadership for marketing and promoting their products. In this way,they have learned new methods on the distribution of products,  sales and marketing.At this point it could be suggested to teach e-commerce and law subject in more simple way instead of  details.
At the end of the courses,the questionnaires identified that in learning ICT there is no inequality between genders ,the prejudgments about technology  has been disappeared,and communication skills have been increased.