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G R E E C E
POLICY COORDINATION COHERENCE
by TINA SIMOTA
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GREECE People

• Population 11 million (58,8 in urban
  areas)
• (2004)
• Age structure 10-14 years 14,40
• 15-64 years
  66,80
• 65 years over 18,80
• Literacy 97,5 (2003 est)
• male 98,6, female
  96,5

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GREECE Employment

• Labour force
• Participation in labour force (15-64ys) 66,66
  (2005)
• Employment (15-64ys)
  59,52 (2005)
• Unemployment (15-64ys) 10,41
  (2005)
• Women
• Participation in labour force (15-64ys) 54,04
  (2005)
• Employment (15-64ys)
  45,28 (2005)
• Unemployment (15-64ys) 16,08
  (2005)

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Employment

• Employed by economic activity
• Primary sector 12,60 (2004)
• Secondary sectror 22,48 (2004)
• Tertiary sector 64,92 (2004)

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Promoting LLL policies
COOPERATION
COORDINATION
COHERENCE
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NETWORK
POLICY BODIES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SOCIAL PARTERS
STAKE HOLDERS
EUROPEAN UNION
INTER NATIONAL
COOPERATION
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Interlinking of Actions
INTER NATIONAL
EUROPEAN
NATIONAL
National Action Plans (incorporating EU
guidelines) Operational Programmes Networks
EU Programmes Innitiatives Partnerships Networks
International Projects OECD
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Effective Coordination Coherence

• NATIONAL LEVEL
• Ministry of Education Ministry of
  Employment
• cooperation for the promotion of LLL policies
  linking
• initial education ongoing training
• Aim an Integrated System

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Cooperation Memorandum

• Signed between the
• Ministry of Education Ministry of Employment
• for the planning implementation of an
• integrated strategy
• for the linking of initial continuing VET in
  Greece
• with the active participation of the Social
  Partners

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Integrated Strategy
Labour Market Trends Needs
Job Profiles Development
Accreditation
Training Programs based on Job Profiles
Accreditation of Centres, Trainers, Programs
Accreditation of knowledge, skills competences
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Systematisation of LLL
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Employment
National Committee for LLL
Social Partners
Other Ministries
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L L L
Education
Training
acquire, improve general scientific
knowledge, skills competences
acquire, update, upgrade vocational knowledge,
skills competences
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Training (VET)
INITIAL VTraining provides basic vocational
knowledge, skills competences
CONTINUING VTraining complements, updates,
upgrades knowledge, skills competences
acquired
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Policy bodies
MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Continuing VTraining

• Education
• System

Initial VTraining
OEEK
EKEPIS
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Systematisation of LLL
Linking INITIAL with CONTINUING VTraining
ESSEEKA national system
Initial VTraing OEEK Ministry of Education
Continuing VTraining EKEPIS Ministry of
Employment
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ESSEEKA National System For Linking VET with
Employment
S IV
S V
S III
S VI
S II
SYSTEM I
TEXT
accreditation of vocational training vocational
qualifications
counsel ing, vocational guidance
labour market needs
technical vocational education
continuIng vocational training
initial vocational training
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NETWORK
OEEK Initial VET
MINISTRIES
SOCIAL PARTNERS
EKEPIS Continuing VT
OAED National Employment Organisation
PAEP National Employment Observatory
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Education Training Providers

• EDUCATION PROVIDERS
• Second Chance Schools
• for those not completed 9 year compulsory
• education (formal learning)
• Adult Education Centres
• adult VET for key competences
• Local Authorities Centres
• adult VET tailored to local needs

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Providers

• Institutes for Life Long Education
• for higher education graduates
• VET Institute of the National Centre for Public
  Administration Local Government
• for public sector employees

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Providers

• VET PROVIDERS
• INITIAL VTraining
• Initial VTraining Institutes (IEK)
• post-secondary education level
• Accredited by OEEK Ministry of Education
• CONTINUING VTraining
• Continuing VTraining Centres (KEK)
• adult training
• Accredited by EKEPIS Ministry of Employment

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Education Training Programs
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
ACCREDITATION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS COMPETENCES
ACCREDITATION OF JOB PROFILES
ACCREDITATION OF PROGRAMS
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Programs

• Job Profiles
• Developed in cooperation with social partners
• Modularised broken down into knowledge, skills
  competences required for a job
• Form the basis for credit transfer
• Accredited by EKEPIS
• Training Programs are based on job profiles

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Programs

• Training Programs
• Knowledge, skills competences
• Initial VT Continuing VT
• accredited certified
• by OEEK by EKEPIS
• Ministry of Education Ministry of Employment

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Programs

• Evaluation
• Internal on annual basis by the LLEducation
• Training Provider
• External evaluation by the supervising body of
• the Provider
• Evaluation reports are submitted to the National
• Committee for LLL
• Programs are updated upon outcome of evaluation
  in case of job profile change

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EKEPIS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION CENTRE FOR
CONTINUING VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ACCREDITATION
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS COMPETENCES
JOB PROFILES
PROGRAMS
CENTRES
TRAINERS
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European Qualifications Framework

• A framework of cooperation
• a means for supporting LLL
• EKEPIS has commenced the national consultation
• process on setting up a single National Framework
• of Qualifications its link to the EQF

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Promoting LLL in Greece

• The principle of LLL is not only a vision
• but it has started to become a reality in Greece
  and its a shared responsibility