Training Information
Training Method: Face-to-face

Training Date: Will be scheduled once a sufficient number of preliminary applications is reached.

Training Hours: Will be scheduled once a sufficient number of preliminary applications is reached.

Training Duration: 24 Hours (4 Days * 6 Hours)

Training Venue: Bursa Uludağ University, Görükle Campus, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences – Block C

Number of Participants: Minimum 20 – Maximum 30 participants

If a sufficient number of participants is reached in other provinces outside Bursa, additional in-person training sessions will be organized in those provinces on separately scheduled dates.

If fewer than 20 participants register, the training will not be opened. If more than 30 participants register, new groups will be formed based on registration priority. Details will be shared via WhatsApp before the training.

Training Fee: 5,000 TL (including 10% VAT)

Certificate: A certificate of participation is awarded with a minimum attendance rate of 80%.

Training Objective
The aim of the Loss of Earning Capacity and Loss of Financial Support Compensation Training is to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to calculate material compensation arising from bodily harm or death caused by work accidents, traffic accidents, or unlawful acts.

This training:

• Enables specialization in actuarial calculations and expert witness processes.

• Teaches compensation calculation methods (e.g., progressive annuity, actuarial method).

• Develops competency in legal and financial evaluation.

• Is intended for professionals who aim to conduct the compensation process in a fair, accurate, and accountable manner.

Important:
The training is organized to enhance the professional development and knowledge base of individuals who meet the qualifications announced by the Expert Witness Department and who have at least 5 years of professional experience in the relevant field, as required in Basic Expert Witnessing.

The certificate obtained at the end of this training cannot be used as proof of the 5-year work experience requirement in the field.

Expert Witness Subspecialty Qualifications

Course Schedule

INTRODUCTION TO BODILY DAMAGES
Types of Bodily Damages

• Loss of financial support due to death

• Losses arising from incapacity to work

General Principles of Compensation

• Principles related to calculations

• Parameters and procedures to be followed

Concepts of Work Accident and Incapacity to Work

• Temporary and permanent incapacity

• Definition of work accident

Elements of Compensation for Incapacity to Work

• Degree of incapacity

• Victim’s income

• Determination of active–passive periods

• Deductions from compensation

Process of Determining Degree of Incapacity

Determination of Earnings for Calculation Purposes

• Actual and hypothetical income

• Cases of disputed wages

Determination of Remaining Life Expectancy

Deductions from Compensation

• Payments made for performance

• SSI payments and present value of lump sums

• Fault deduction and order of deductions

• Sample calculations

LOSS OF SUPPORT AND BENEFICIARIES
Concepts of Support and Beneficiaries

• Actual and hypothetical support

• Support periods and share distribution

• Variations in judicial practice

Income of the Support for Calculation Purposes

• Income in active and passive periods

• Hypothetical income and minimum wage

Determination of Support Periods

• Duration of support for spouse, children, and parents

• Hypothetical support

• Excluded periods (under 18 / military service)

COMPENSATION METHODS AND REPORTING
Calculation Methods

• Progressive annuity calculation

• Fixed-term annuity with payments at the beginning of the period

• Comparison of differences between courts

Deductions and Offsetting Payments

• Fault deduction

• Marriage probability deduction

• Gratuitous carriage deduction

• SSI recourse payments

• Upbringing expenses

• Life / personal accident / passenger insurance

• Order of offsetting and practical examples

Preparation of Expert Reports

• Report structure

• Reasoning, use of tables and footnotes

• Impartiality and verifiability

• Sample report reviews

Applied Calculation Workshop

Learning Outcomes

• Accurately perform calculations related to work accidents and loss of financial support

• Apply various compensation calculation methods

• Prepare reports compliant with judicial decisions

• Gain practice in writing verifiable expert reports

• Acquire technical skills through applied scenarios

Important Information

• Participants with at least 80% attendance will receive a Certificate of Participation.

• Certificates will be sent by PTT Cargo to the address provided during registration.

• Ensure your address and contact information are up to date.

• For inquiries: usem@uludag.edu.tr

• Payments can only be made online.

• Installment options are not available for credit card payments.

• For corporate invoices: 0850 840 8543

• Attention: In case registered participants cannot attend the training, refund processing through internal revolving fund procedures may take approximately one month.