Zacharaki: From 15/12 the applications for the retraining departments of unemployed and tourism workers

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1,250 employees and temporarily unemployed in the tourism sector in 18 regions of Greece will have the opportunity to participate in a subsidized retraining program, following a decision signed today by Deputy Minister of Tourism Sofia Zacharaki.

The applications for the program start from 15/12/2021 and concern 50 postgraduate departments that the Ministry of Tourism will operate in: Athens, Thessaloniki, Nea Moudania, Halkidiki, Trikala, Corfu, North Corfu, South Corfu, Volos, Delphi, Agios Nikolaos , Heraklion, Ermioni, Kalamata, Loutraki (based in Corinth), Nafplio (based in Argos), Patras, Pyrgos, Rhodes.

The 5 specialties offered are the following: (a) Reception Service, (b) Food, (c) Culinary Arts, (d) Confectionery and (e) Housekeeping.

The applications are submitted electronically in a special application at mintour.edu.gr from 15/12/2021 until 23/12/2021.

The attendance of the programs, with a total duration of 380 hours, is provided free of charge, is obligatory for the whole educational program and includes a theoretical as well as a laboratory part. Throughout the program, the trainees are entitled to a postgraduate allowance, which is determined and paid by OAED.

Postgraduate Departments are continuing vocational training programs that are not part of the formal education and lead to the acquisition of ungraded degrees. They are addressed to employees and temporarily unemployed in the tourism sector, who do not hold degrees in tourism education. Upon successful completion of their attendance, the graduates acquire the status of employee. The aim of these programs is the continuous training of human resources in the field of tourism.

Deputy Minister of Tourism Sofia Zacharaki stated:

“Today’s signing marks the implementation of another program in the context of our broader policy to support employees in upgrading their skills, as investing in education remains one of our priorities.

Starting today, the application process for the next training period 2021-2022 of the post-training departments of employees of the tourism sector, offered by the Ministry of Tourism, opens on December 15, 2021.

As we intensify our efforts by implementing new initiatives to upgrade lifelong tourism education, we have succeeded and succeeded in increasing the number of postgraduate departments this year in eighteen (18) areas in Greece, eight (8) more than last year and with a larger number of trainees. This means that this year a total of 1,250 people will be able to join the program, which is 445 more than last year.

At the Ministry of Tourism, the provision of lifelong vocational tourism training that will meet the modern requirements of the tourism market, remains one of our main goals, as it contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of Greek companies and consequently to supporting the Greek economy. “

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