The program, which was opened in Biga Vocational School in the 2005-2006 academic year under Machinery and Metal Technologies Department and accepts students through the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) and horizontal transfer from other universities. Our program is a four-semester higher education program that provides theoretical and practical education, in which courses specific to the field of machinery are given as well as courses on basic sciences, in order to train well-equipped mechanical technicians with technical skills. As of the 2017-2018 academic year, according to the OSYM examination regulations, the Basic Proficiency (TYT) score is the required score type for students to choose our program. Students enrolled in the program must complete all courses in the prescribed curriculum, totaling 120 ECTS, and complete 30 working days of industrial training internships in order to graduate from the program. An average of 50 students enroll in the program every year. The language of instruction of the program is Turkish.

Machinery Program students can complete their education in relevant sectoral institutions and organizations by taking the Workplace Application Training course, which is added as an elective course to the fourth semester of the training programs. The basic principles, rules and methods regarding the conduct and evaluation of the Workplace Practice Training course for the purpose of on-the-job training, preparation for the profession, increasing the knowledge and skills required by the profession and developing professional skills are carried out in accordance with the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Vocational Schools Workplace Practice Training Directive.

Vision of the Machinery Program;

To be a preferred program in Turkey and the World with its innovative, modern approach that can meet the sociological and professional expectations of its stakeholders by educating well-equipped and talented individuals who can apply contemporary learning processes through effective education and training activities, manage technology, and give importance to research and development.

Mission of the Machinery Program;

We want to be an institution that raise individuals; who are aware of modern machinery activities from design to manufacturing, who can conduct original research and applications, who can learn, who improve themselves by following global developments, who are visionary and enterprising, who can take responsibility and produce solutions, and who protect their core values by providing high quality education and training services.

The Main Objectives of Our Program;

• To have high success in education and training activities,

• To raise competent individuals who are competent in their profession,

• To raise exemplary individuals with social sensitivity

• Conducting original and high-quality research

• To train human resources that are sensitive to technological developments and in line with the expectations of society and sector representatives.

• To be a preferred program accepted in national and international academia

The Core Values of Our Program;

• To be committed to Ataturk's Principles and Revolutions,

• To fulfill its duty with patriotism and by complying with the constitution, international law principles, human rights and all legal regulations regarding higher education legislation,

• To love and respect people regardless of religion, language, race, nationality, color or thought differences,

• Not compromising on hard work, integrity and honesty,

• Being committed to the mission and vision of the university,

• To struggle to develop science with the fact that it is the focus of all values.

• Being innovative, managing and realizing change,

• Giving importance to institutional commitment, harmony and solidarity within the institution,

• Acting responsibly by paying attention to time management

• Loving our job and doing original research,

• To provide sustainable competitive advantage.

Mechanical Technicians:

One of the most important factors for the development of the industry is the presence of qualified employees. Mechanical technician is a professional group that is at the center of production in many different fields, from automotive to agricultural machinery, from the iron and steel industry to the defense industry. Producing machines, producing machines that produce machines, producing and operating their components, and obtaining products are the definition of the profession of mechanical technician. Additionally, considering special areas such as materials, special manufacturing processes, and obtaining qualified products, mechanical technician has always been a profession with a high employment gap.

It is aimed that the graduates of the program, as a trained workforce potential, follow the current developments in the national and international platforms related to the sector in which they will work, have high communication skills, have full self-confidence, serve as entrepreneurs, innovative and experts in their field. Accordingly, the qualifications of our graduates enable them to become sought-after technicians in all branches of industry.

Competencies Students Should Have When Choosing the Program:

Being prone to numerical sciences, being able to think analytically and spatially, being productive, being able to develop solutions to problems, being able to use fine motor muscles, being able to develop ideas and projects, having initiative and entrepreneurial spirit, being able to tolerate uncertainties, having a fighting spirit, enjoying reading and learning new things, being open to innovation and change is being able to follow current economic and technological developments in every sector in today's world.

Degree Earned After Graduation:

Students who successfully complete this program are entitled to receive the Mechanical Technician Associate Degree Diploma.

Competencies and Career Opportunities that Students Will Possess:

Students who successfully complete the Machinery Program will have the following knowledge, skills and competencies;

• Will be able to recognize different materials, analyze and examine them, know and apply material inspection methods, know and apply heat treatments,

• Will be able to know the theories and applications of Mathematics, Science and Vocational field knowledge,

• Will be able to perform design, modeling, simulation and production related operations with CAD-CAM programs, model with reverse engineering software, use CNC machines, create the program and gain the ability to manufacture and produce on CNC machines,

• Will be able to know the basic principles of business management with an entrepreneurial approach and have an awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.

• Will be able to have lifelong learning requirements and skills,

• Will be able to communicate with employees at all levels in the business and unit he/she works in, will be able to take part in team work and will be able to demonstrate the self-confidence to take on individual responsibility when necessary,

• Conduct professional research in an original and qualified manner using technological opportunities,

• Will be able to recognize machines, machine elements and their features belonging to different sectors, and will be able to make strength calculations and dimensioning of simple apparatus-mechanisms-molds with mathematical formulas,

• Will be able to evaluate the information obtained during the learning process with cause-effect relationships and predict which information will be used where, when and why,

• Will be able to know different teaching methods and techniques that can be used in the learning and teaching process,

• Will be able to have a sufficient level of foreign language knowledge in the field and gain the necessary infrastructure to develop it.

Sections with Vertical Transfer:

Our students who graduate from our program, where education lasts 2 years (4 semesters), receive an associate degree. At the end of this period, our successful students who wish can take the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM, and if they are successful, they have the right to continue their education by transferring to an undergraduate program related to their graduation field. Four-year undergraduate programs that can be transferred via Vertical Transfer Exam are as follows:

•     Naval Architecture and Marine Mechanical Engineering

•     Ship Machinery Management Engineering

•     Manufacturing engineering

•     Materials Engineering

•     Material science and engineering

•     Mechanical Engineering

•     Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

•     Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

•     Nanotechnology Engineering

•     Automotive engineering

• Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering

Occupational Profile of Graduates:

Graduates of the Machinery Program can open their own workplaces and work in public institutions, private workplaces, non-governmental organizations or after meeting the legal requirements. Our students who successfully completed our Machinery Program; They can obtain job opportunities in the Production, Product Development, Research and Development, Design, Planning, Project, Quality Control and Maintenance and Repair sectors of the industry.

Head of Department and Program:

Assistant Professor Ferhat YILDIRIM

Program Advisor:

Lecturer Serhat FİLİZ

Academic Staff in the Program:

Assistant Professor Ferhat YILDIRIM

Lecturer Serhat FİLİZ

Lecturer Bahaddin ZAYİM

Lecturer İsmail HACIKURU

Lecturer Mustafa DÜNDAR