OTEK

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OTEK

• The Greek Organisation of Tourism Education and
  Training

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• Profile
• The Organisation of Tourism Education and
  Training (O.T.E.K) is the specialized Greek state
  institution that provides education and training
  for professions in the field of Tourism .
• O.T.E.K operates as a legal entity of Public Law,
  under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism.
  Since its founding in 1937, it has supplied the
  tourism market with 200.000 professionals.
• Today, O.T.E.K includes the former Schools of
  Tourism Professions and the Schools for Tour
  Guides. The new form of O.T.E.K signals its role
  in the reorganization and modernization of
  tourism education and training in Greece, and in
  the creation of a modern system for the
  accreditation of the professional qualifications
  in the tourism sector.
• O.T.E.K' s infrastructure
• 20 modern educational units in 17 cities and
  towns of Greece.
• 2 school establishments operating as hotels
  during the summer season.
• Modern workshops for practical training
  Informatics laboratories Lending libraries.
• Career Office in liaison with the job market, in
  order to promote the O.T.E.K's graduates'
  employment.
• O.T.E.K offers
• Attendance free of charge for Greek students and
  those issuing from E.U countries.
• Paid practical training in selected hotels and
  tourism enterprises in Greece and abroad.
• Scholarships for further studies abroad.

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• Educational infrastructure "Xenia Helios"
  Hotels
•  Educational infrastructure O.T.E.K provides
  educational and training programmes for the
  tourist professions, according to high quality
  standards, at every level of studies.  ?. Higher
  Education
• Advanced Schools of Tourism Education (ASTE)  
  Hospitality Management
• ??. Post -secondary Vocational Education
  Training
• Schools for Tour Guides  
•   Institutes of Vocational Training
  (I.V.T)  Culinary Art  Hospitality and
  Catering Operations  Travel Agencies
  Operations  Mountain Escort  Thalassotherapy
  - Spa specialist Balneotherapy - Spa specialist
   Housekeeper Assistant
• ???. Secondary Technical Vocational
  Education
• Vocational Schools
•   Hotel and Food Beverage Operations 
  Cookery  Confectionery

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•   ???. Secondary Technical Vocational
  Education
• Vocational Schools
•   Hotel and Food Beverage Operations 
  Cookery  Confectionery   
• ?V . Continuing Vocational Training
• Courses for unqualified workers in hotels
  and tourist enterprises, and for temporarily
  unemployed workers in the tourism industry.
•   Hotel Operations  Restaurant
  Operations  Housekeeping  Cookery 
  Confectionery

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• Higher Education
• ADVANCED SCHOOLS OF TOURISM EDUCATION
  Higher Education preparing graduates for
  advanced executive posts in the hospitality
  industry.
• Training centers
• 1. Advanced School of Tourism Education of
  Rhodes (A.S.T.E.R) 2.  Advanced School of Tourism
  Education of Agios Nikolaos, Crete (A.S.T.E.A.N)
• Admission requirements The admission
  procedure and the prerequisities for attendance
  are determined by the Ministry of Education, 15
  Metropoleos str, Athens.
• Attendance The studies last 7 semesters.
  Each academic year consists of two terms The
  Academic Term starts in October and ends in June.
  The Practical Training Term starts in July and
  finishes at the end of September. It consists of
  working in selected hotel enterprises under the
  supervision of O.T.E.K.  

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• POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
• Schools for Tourist Guides
• Training centers Schools for Tourist
  Guides operate permanently in Athens,
  Thessaloniki, Heraklion and Corfu.
• Admission requirements Students are
  admitted through entrance examinations. 
  Prospective applicants must be Greek nationals or
  subjects of countries - members of the E. U. or
  foreigners of Greek origin . They must have
  completed the secondary  education. Foreign
  candidates must have proficiency in Greek
  language. Candidates take entrance examinations
  on the following subjects Foreign languages
  Critical Essay in Greek language Greek History
  Geography of Greece. Successful candidates have
  an interview, through which the general Knowledge
  and competences,are assessed, in relation to the
  qualifications required for the Tourist Guide
  profession.
• Attendance The duration of studies is
  2,5 years.  Course attendance is compulsory.  The
  educational program consists of theoretical
  classes and educational visits and trips.
• Modules
• 1 st semester Ancient History, Byzantine
  History, Prehistoric Archaeology, Classic
  Archaeology, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
  Archaeology- Frankish Domination, History of
  Theatre, Science of Religion, Greek
  Mythology,History of Ancient Greek
  Literature,Geography, Guiding Technique, Tourist
  Guiding.
• 2 nd semester Ancient History, Byzantine
  History, Prehistoric Archaeology, Classic
  Archaeology, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
  Archaeology - Frankish Domination,History of the
  Art, Science of Religion, Geology-Paleontology-Spe
  leology, First Aid, Guiding Technique, Tourist
  Guiding.
• 3 rd semester Modern History, Classic
  Archaeology, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
  Archaeology - Frankish Domination, History of the
  Art, Modern Greek Literature,Ecology
  -Environmental Preservation, Archaeological
  Legislation.4 th semester Modern History, Classic
  Archaeology, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
  Archaeology - Frankish Domination, History of the
  Art, History of the Art,History of Greek Music
  and Dances, Ecology-Environmental Preservation,
  Speech Training. 5 th semester History of Modern
  Greek Architecture - Styles,Tourism
  Development-Tourist Legislation,Travel Agencies -
  Hotel Enterprises, Tourist Psychology.

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• Post-secondary Education
• Institutes of Vocational Training
  Specializations  Culinary Art.  
  Hospitality and Catering Operations.  Travel
  Agencies Operations.   Housekeeper Assistant
  Training Centers 1. Athens 2. Anavyssos -
  Attica 3. Macedonia 4. Heraklion 5. Rhodes 6.
  Kalamata
• In the field of alternative tourism, O.T.E.K.
  operates three new specializations
• Mountain Escort.
• Thalassotherapy- Spa Specialiste
• Balneotherapy- Spa Specialiste
• Training Centers
• 1. Anavyssos - Attica
• 2. Rhodes
• 3. Kalampaka
• 4. Edipsos
• 5. Samos
• 6. Kastania (Karditsa)
• 7. Stavroupolis (Xanthi)
• 8. Nestorio (Kastoria)

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• Modules
•  1 st semester
• Introduction to Tourism, Culinary Art,
  Restaurant Techniques, Housekeeping, Economic
  Mathematics, Principles of Management, Principles
  of Economics.
• 2 nd semester
• Commercial Food Production,
  Bar-Beverages-Oenology, Introduction to P.C's, ,
• Food Beverage Management, Statistics,
  Principles of Accounting.
• 3 rd semester
• F B Operations Management, Front Office
  Operations, Tourism Economics, Architecture-Hotel
  Assets, Business Accounting, Elements of Law.
• Optional Modules Tourism Sociology or
  Tourism Psychology.
• 4 th semester
• Main Courant, Hotel Logistics, Greek
  Tourism Geography, Human Resources Management,
  English Tourism Terminology, 2 nd Foreign
  Language Tourism Terminology.
• 5 th semester
• Hospitality Marketing, Financial
  Management, Tourism Law, Hospitality Management,
  Hotel Assets Management, Intercultural Education
  and Communication in Tourism.
• Optional Modules Tourism Market Research
  or Tourism Consumer Behaviour
• 6 th semester
• Business Tourism, Promotion of Tourism
  Product, Operations in Hotel Logistics,
  Entrepreneurship, Career seminar, Hotel
  Animation.
• Optional Modules Tourism Development or
  Tourism Policy
• 7 th semester

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• Admission Requirements
• Candidates must have completed the
  Secondary Education. For the specialisation of
  the Housekeeper Assistant, candidates must have
  completed the junior high-school. Applicants are
  admitted following a selection procedure, under
  O.T.E.K.'s supervision.
• Attendance
• Attendance is compulsory.The studies last 2
  year, for all specialisations, except for the
  Housekeeper Assistant course, which last 1 year.
  Each school year consists of two terms 1. The
  Academic Term starts in October and ends in June.
  2. The Practical Training Term starts in July
  and finishes in September. It consists of working
  in hotel enterprises, air companies, cruise
  ships, selected by O.T.E.K.

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• Continuing Vocational Training
• Courses for Unqualified Employees
• Since its founding in 1937, O.T.E.K. offers
  courses in several Greek cities for professionals
  working in tourist enterprises, self-employed
  individuals in the hospitality industry, as well
  as those temporarily unemployed, who have only
  empirical knowledge of their field. Students have
  the opportunity to systematize and update their
  technical abilities as well as to acquire the
  necessary theoretical knowledge, in order to
  improve their performance in the area of customer
  service. Moreover, the courses aim at enhancing
  employment opportunities, developing an
  entrepreneurial spirit and reinforcing the
  adaptability of tourism enterprises and
  professionals to the rapid developments in the
  hospitality industry.
• Specialisations
• Hotel Operations
• Restaurant Operations
• Housekeeping
• Culinary Art
• Confectionery.
• These courses are offered once a year, from
  December to the end of April.
• Training Centers (2007)
• 1. Athens 2. Agios Nikolaos 3. Volos 4. Heraklio
  5. Edessa 6. Ioannina 7. Katerini 8. Corfu 9.
  Larissa 10. Loutraki 11. Marmaras 12. Patra 13.
  Preveza 14. Pyrgos
• 15. Rhodes