The AppInterN portal aims to strengthen the links between Apprenticeship, VET and Corporate Social Responsibility by inviting employers to offer apprenticeships, internships and jobs to VET students and graduates, and share information on the national and international labour market situation, current skill requirements and occupational/sectoral developments (including key issues such as upskilling and reskilling). Employers can thus play an active role in preparing students and graduates for their future careers.
Through the AppInterN online portal, employers search for DYPA EPAS/IEK graduates, while graduates can search for jobs offered by businesses/employers.
The AppInterN online portal will help unemployed EPAS/IEK graduates gain easier access to the labour market thanks to the business ambassadors, namely established professionals and business representatives participating in the AppInterN community.
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Through the development of the necessary skills and qualifications and by providing scientific, technical, vocational and practical knowledge, the DYPA IEK aim at smoothly integrating trainees/students into the production process.
The DYPA Apprenticeship Vocational Schools (EPAS) and Experimental Apprenticeship Vocational Schools (PEPAS) ensure that their students gain professional experience in real working conditions.
The system of on-the-job training implemented by DYPA has proven to be very effective in practice, as a significant percentage of students, after the end of their studies, continue to be employed in the same occupational specialty or business.
The Business Ambassadors will play an intermediary role in the AppInterN online community, offering information to trainees/trainees and graduates of the IEKs and Apprenticeship Training Centres of DYPA on the current needs and trends of the labour market, as well as the prospects of business activity.
The AppInterN online platform aims to: strengthen the links between VET providers and corporate social responsibility by inviting businesses and employers to offer apprenticeships and jobs to DYPA EPAS and IEK students and graduates; contribute to the exchange of information on the current labour market state of play, skill requirements in each occupation, as well as occupational/sectoral developments (including such key issues as upskilling and reskilling).
The PEPAS implement the Dual VET System, which combines school-based theoretical and laboratory education with company-based Apprenticeship (workplace-based learning with remuneration and social insurance coverage). The theoretical and laboratory components are conducted from November to April, while Apprenticeship takes place from May to October.
The AppInterN online portal hosts three national Career Hubs: the Greek, Italian and Spanish ones. Each Career Hub offers significant advantages and solutions to its users: Vocational Education and Training (VET) students and graduates looking for apprenticeships, internships or jobs; employers looking for apprentices, interns or employees; Business Ambassadors wishing to inform future workers about specific occupations and current labour market developments; everyone interested in Apprenticeship, VET, and jobs in specific occupational specialties. Register on AppInterN and utilize all the advantages of the Career Hub!
Supervised by the General Secretariat of Lifelong Learning of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, the DYPA IEK provide Initial Vocational Training.
Aim: By supporting the development of necessary skills and qualifications, and providing scientific, technical, vocational and practical knowledge, the DYPA IEK aim at smoothly integrating their trainees into production.
DYPA runs 50 Apprenticeship Vocational Schools (EPAS) all around Greece, with 7,500 – 8,000 students annually.
EPAS studies last 2 years (4 semesters). Throughout their studies, students attend school classes in the afternoon and work as apprentices in an enterprise/company in the morning.
Aim: The DYPA EPAS aim to ensure that, upon graduating, their students have gained significant work experience in real-life conditions. “On-the-job training”, namely the training system applied in the DYPA EPAS, has proven to be particularly effective in practice since a large number of students continue working as employees in their previous training posts after graduating.
DYPA is the Greek Public Employment Service, a public body responsible for implementing governmental policies for unemployment insurance, combating unemployment and supporting employment, implementing social protection measures, as well as promoting Vocational Education and Training.
Amaroussion is an Athens suburb, located in the northeastern part of the Attica Region in Greece.
IME GSEVEE is the Research Institute of GSEVEE, the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals Craftsmen and Merchants (GSEVEE), a national social partner representing employers in micro, small and medium enterprises and self- employed professionals in manufacture, trade and service business sectors.
STEGI S.A. is a subsidiary of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), the largest private business representative in Greece. STEGI S.A. is the operating body of SEV, implementing EU co-funded projects on human resources development and business support policy.
EVTA, namely the European Vocational Training Association, is a network organisation based in Brussels, Belgium, representing Vocational Education and Training across Europe.
ROMA CAPITALE, namely the Municipality of Rome, is a local public body representing about three million inhabitants. It administers the territory of the city of Rome.
The University of Rome UnitelmaSapienza, or UnitlemaSapienza, is a private university founded in 2004 in Rome, Italy. It is the only online Italian university that is maintained by a consortium composed of public universities and enterprises.
PIMEC is the most representative employers’ confederation representing and advocating the interests of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed of Catalonia, Spain.
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