"Executive Competencies Development Project" designed for school principals working in public and private schools in Kocaeli province in cooperation with TÜSSİDE and Kocaeli Provincial Directorate of National Education started on February 13, 2017 with the participation of Kocaeli Provincial Director of National Education Fehmi Rasim ÇELİK.

With the training needs analysis prepared on the axis of the duties and responsibilities of school principals, 850 school principals working in schools in Kocaeli were reached. In the light of the analysis of the level of need for the competencies identified, applied competency development programs and conferences were organized for school principals on "School Management and Strategic Leadership", "Problem Solving Techniques", "Stress Management" and "Effective Speech and Communication".

A total of 680 school principals are planned to participate in the programs, which will be held for three months at educational venues in Gebze and İzmit.