
The Human Management Maturity Model (IYOM) evaluation process, prepared to improve the competencies of human resources in the defense industry ecosystem, has been initiated.
The Presidency of Defense Industries started evaluator training within the scope of the Human Management Maturity Model (IYOM), which was prepared to measure and develop human resource competencies in defense industry companies.
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The Presidency of Defense Industries introduced the Human Management Maturity Model (IYOM) to the public on June 3 to increase the human management capacity of defense industry companies.
'İYOM Assessor Training', prepared by the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) to measure and develop the competencies of human resources in the defense industry ecosystem, has started. Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün, representatives of defense industry companies, academicians and guests attended the program held at SSB Nuri Demirağ Meeting Hall.
“WE ARE GOING TO A NEW STAGE”
Speaking at the program, Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün said that they set an important goal when sharing the 'Human Management Maturity Model' with the public on June 3, and said: "We aimed to strengthen our human value, develop our institutional capacity and establish together the competence architecture that will carry our defense industry to the future. After the design process of our model, today we are moving to a new phase. We are starting the evaluation period that will bring IYOM to life in the field. The real power of a model does not come only from the criteria it determines. These criteria must be developed with a common understanding." "Evaluations must be based on solid evidence and the results must guide institutional development. IYOM's reliability, consistency and transformative impact will be strengthened by the evaluation discipline you will demonstrate in the field." he said.
“GLOBAL COMPETITION IS SHAPED THROUGH COMPETENCIES”
Emphasizing that the world is going through a very rapid technological transformation, Görgün said, "New capabilities are emerging in many fields, from artificial intelligence to autonomous systems, from advanced materials to space technologies. This transformation is not limited to the technologies we develop. It also reshapes professions, ways of working and the competencies we need. According to the World Economic Forum's '2025 Future of Jobs Report', a significant part of the core competencies used by employees today are expected to change by 2030. 63 percent of business leaders "No matter how much technology develops, it is still people who design, develop, produce, manage and carry it into the future. This issue has a much more strategic meaning for the defense industry. This knowledge comes to life in our people, our teams and the memories of our institutions." he said.
“PEOPLE MANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF OUR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY”

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