Her Friday, December 6, 2024 the deadline for submitting business applications for participation in the work experience program for 25,000 young people, as well 21,000 positions have already been filledi.e. 84%.

The “professional experience acquisition program for unemployed young people aged 18-29” of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) started in June and is the first action of DYPA in the context of the new NSRF.

Beneficiaries are unemployed, aged 18-29, registered in the digital register of the unemployed of DYPA, graduates of at least compulsory education, who neither participate in an education or training program nor are employed.

The action is aimed at private sector businesses throughout the country.

A necessary condition for the inclusion of a company in the program is that it has not reduced its staff during the three months prior to the submission of the electronic application on the DYPA electronic platform.

Companies are classified, depending on their staff, as follows:

Businesses with staff: 0-3 people – Maximum number of beneficiaries: 1

Businesses with staff: 4-9 people – Maximum number of beneficiaries: 2

Businesses with staff: 10-19 people – Maximum number of beneficiaries: 3

Businesses with staff: 20-30 people – Maximum number of beneficiaries: 5

Businesses with staff: 31-50 people – Maximum number of beneficiaries: 8

Businesses with staff: 51+ people – Maximum number of beneficiaries: 20% of staff and up to 20 beneficiaries

The program lasts seven months and DYPA pays the beneficiaries a monthly compensation equal to the legal minimum wage, with full insurance contributions, a proportion of holiday gifts and leave allowance, while the beneficiaries have full medical and pharmaceutical coverage of the e-EFKA.

As stated in the relevant announcement, the participation process is very simple. Businesses submit online applications to gov.gr and specify the specialty and required qualifications of the positions. The DYPA confirms that the company meets the conditions, the employment counselors indicate candidates to the company and the company chooses among the candidates.

With a total budget of 200 million euros, the program is co-financed by the Greek State and the EU, through the “Human Resources and Social Cohesion” program.