By Vangelis Dourakis

An allowance of up to 750 euros can be secured by private sector workers if they decide to draw up on modern objects and develop new skills. Within next week, the Public Employment Service (DYPA) is going to get a “mammoth” training program in the air, given the large number of potential beneficiaries, aimed at nearly 170,000 employees.

The participation in the training programs does not require the physical presence, while the relevant platform of the DUI. It will “open”, in addition to the excellent unexpected, at the beginning of the week that comes with the countdown to activate the procedures.

What does the program for 750 euros predict

It is a program that provides an educational allowance of up to 750 euros to private sector employees and aims to enhance the skills of each employee.

Interested parties in the private sector should, of course, attend the training program they choose, but this can be done remotely, without the need for physical presence.

The program covers a wide range of themes, with the aim of developing skills in demand in the labor market. The main training axes are:

  • Digital skills
  • Green skills
  • Economic literacy

Completion of the training is accompanied by an international recognition certification, thereby enhancing your professional value.

Specifically, the new Mammoth program of the DBA is about training in green, digital or economic literacy skills and is aimed at all private business employees regardless of qualifications and age and will be conducted remotely, as a whole.

What are the conditions for participation

The conditions for participation For those concerned are:

  • Be private sector workers
  • Be over 18 years of age.
  • Be graduates of at least compulsory education
  • Have not done the same program again

The action includes:

  • Duration of 80 to 150 hours depending on the specialty that employees will choose
  • Certification of natural persons according to the international standard ISO/ IEC 17024 or through internationally recognized product certifications

What amounts will the beneficiaries of the program get

The educational allowance ranges from € 400 to 750 euros (5 €/hour), that is, analogous to all the hours of specialty that the employees will choose.

Interested parties will only receive the whole allowance if they successfully complete the program, which provides for 150 hours of certification distance.

Participants must be over 18 years of age, at least high school graduates and have not attended a similar program, either unemployed or workers from 2022.

Another prerequisite is that employees have a contract in the private sector, in other words, civil servants are excluded.