By Vangelis Dourakis

The platform for submitting high school or high school graduates that wish to be admitted to its Experimental Professional Schools (PEPA) DEPAfor the school year 2025-26: Interested pupils can be trained in three high demand specialties in their field tourism and her hospitality. Those who are accepted are entitled to housing and feeding allowance and receive employment pay.

PEPA apprentices during the workplace learning are received at 186.7 euros a week, as well as a € 240 monthly housing allowance, as well as feeding, which increased to 9 euros daily, with enlarged income criteria.

The process of submitting applications

The right to apply for those who are 18 years of age and over, holders of at least a high school diploma: The platform is activated today Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14.00 pm, allowing electronic submission of applications for the introduction of pupils and pupils to In three high -demand specialties in the tourism and hospitality industry: a) Hotel Customer Reception Officer, b) artisan artist and c) Food craftsman.

For the specialty ‘Hotel Customer Reception Officer’ Good knowledge of foreign language (English, French or German) is required.

Applications are submitted, through gov.grat the address here.

Specifically, the route is: Gov.gr → Education → School Enrollment → Registration with a DBA Experimental School of Professional School.

PEPAs operate in seven cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Crete, Mytilene, Patras and Rhodes) And they apply the dual education system, which combines theoretical and laboratory vocational education in the School with the on-the-job-training learning program.

The aim is for the trainee to acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge and professional experience in the labor market.

The ‘Learning Program in Educational Structure’ It takes place in the apprenticeship PEPA from November to April, while ‘Workplace Learning Program’ It is carried out in distinguished businesses in the tourism industry (4* and 5* hotels) from May to October with 8 -hour daily employment, 5 days a week.

How much money does PEPA students get

Students’ remuneration during the apprenticeship in businesses accounts for 95% of the craftsman’s minimum wage. That is, it is estimated at about 186.7 euros per week.

The specialties in the seven PEPA for the school year 2025-2026 are as follows:

  • PEPAS Kalamaki – Heraklion Crete – Rhodes: Cooking Artist, Hotel Customer Reception Officer and Food Technician.
  • PEPAS Mytilene-Patras: Cooking artisan and food craftsman.
  • PEPAS Thessaloniki: Hotel Customer Reception Officer.
  • PEPAS Corfu: Hotel Customer Reception Officer.

As stated in a relevant announcement, the pupils and pupils of PEPA:

– conduct a learning program in a workplace with pay and insurance,

– They study in modern and fully equipped laboratories and are provided with the necessary books and aids,

– trained by experienced and well -trained teaching staff,

– They receive housing allowance, which doubled at 240 euros monthly, as well as feeding, increased to 9 euros daily, with enlarged income criteria,

– They are entitled to a student license, up to 30 days, with remuneration and postponement.