Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης | |
Abbreviation | IEK |
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Successor | School of Advanced Vocational Training (SAEK), Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης (ΣΑΕΚ) |
Formation | 1992 |
Type | Adult only, post-secondary education and training |
Legal status | Part of a series on education in Greece. Public and private. |
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Parent organization | Ministry of Education, General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, and Life-long Learning (GGEEK&DBM)[1][2][3] |
Affiliations | National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) |
Website | gsvetlly |
IEK (Greek: ΙΕΚ) is a Greek abbreviation name for the Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης (Institute of Vocational Training).[4][5][6][7][8][9]
IEK was established in 1992[10] as a type of educational institution specifically to provide adult vocational education and training (VET) at the post-secondary education level (Greek: Μεταδευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση) considered to be a body of "non-formal education" (φορέας μη τυπικής εκπαίδευσης). With the law 4763/2020 Government Gazette 254/A/21-12-2020[11][12] the IEK belongs to "formal education" (φορέας τυπικής εκπαίδευσης) and IEK graduates having Diploma of Vocational Education and Training at HQF level 5, after successful specific entrance examinations (κατατακτήριες εξετάσεις), allows to them admission into the higher education to an undergraduate programme relevant to their IEK programme specialty.[13][14][15] The IEK does not require entrance examinations for admission to its programmes.[16][17][18][19] IEK name variants include Post–Secondary Institute of Vocational Education and Training (PSIVET), Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IVET), and Institute of Professional Studies (IPS).[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
With the law 5082/2024 Government Gazette 9/A/19-1-2024,[29][30][31][32] IEK (Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (IEK, Institute of Vocational Training) was renamed ΣΑΕΚ (Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (SAEK, School of Advanced Vocational Training). As well as ΔΙΕΚ (Δημόσιο Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (DIEK, Public Institute of Vocational Training) renamed ΔΣΑΕΚ (Δημόσια Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (DSAEK, Public School of Advanced Vocational Training), ΙΙΕΚ (Ιδιωτικό Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (IIEK, Private Institute of Vocational Training) renamed ΙΣΑΕΚ (Ιδιωτική Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (ISAEK, Private School of Advanced Vocational Training), ΠΕΙΔΙΕΚ (Πειραματικό Δημόσιο ΙΕΚ) (PEIDIEK, Public Experimental IEK) renamed ΠΕΙΔΣΑΕΚ (Πειραματική Δημόσια ΣΑΕΚ) (PEIDSAEK, Public Experimental SAEK), ΘΔΙΕΚ (Θεματικό Δημόσιο ΙΕΚ) (Public Thematic IEK) renamed ΘΔΣΑΕΚ (Θεματική Δημόσια ΣΑΕΚ) (Public Thematic SAEK).
The General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, Life-long Learning and Youth (GGEEKDBM&N) of the Ministry of Education, Religious and Sports has replaced its name with the name General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, and Life-long Learning (GGEEK&DBM)
Article 6(2) Presidential Decree 84/2019 Government Gazette 123/A/17-7-2019 was amended by the law 4763/2020 Government Gazette 254/A/21-12-2020
Law 4763/2020 Government Gazette 254/A/21-12-2020: Page 19, Part I, Chapter V, Article 24, Foundation of Public Experimental IEKs and Public Thematic IEKs. Page 49, Part II, Chapter I, Article 78, General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, Life-long Learning and Youth (GGEEKDBM&N), Greek: Γενική Γραμματεία Επαγγελματικής Εκπαίδευσης, Κατάρτισης, Διά Βίου Μάθησης και Νεολαίας (Γ.Γ.Ε.Ε.Κ.Δ.Β.Μ.&Ν.)
Law 4186/2013 Government Gazette 193/A/17-9-2013
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).IEK programmes of two semesters and one internship for only lower secondary school (gymnasium) adult graduates, Law 2009/1992, Chapter I, Article 6(1)(a), Government Gazette 18/Α/14-2-1992, has been abolished by Ministerial Decision 5954, Chapter III, Article 9(2), Government Gazette 1807/B/2-7-2014 which has been amended by Law 4763/2020, Chapter V, Article 22(1)(a), Article 25(1)(a), Government Gazette 254/A/21-12-2020
Law 2009/1992, Chapter I, Article 6(1)(a), Government Gazette 18/Α/14-2-1992, IEK programmes of two semesters and one internship for only lower secondary school (gymnasium) adult graduates. This has been amended (discontinued) by Ministerial Decision 5954, Chapter III, Article 9(2), Government Gazette 1807/B/2-7-2014.
Law 4210/2013, Article 23, Government Gazette 254/A/21-11-2013. Regulations of the Ministry of Administrative Reform and e-Government and other provisions. Decisions and Administrative Acts are valid in force after publishing online publicly.
Law 4763/2020, Chapter VII, Article 43 & 44, Government Gazette 254/A/21-12-2020, for Matriculation and Admission to the Higher Education (Level 6). Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
Chapter VIII, Hellenic Qualification Framework
Non-typical education providers, Development of lifelong learning and other provisions
Amendments for non-typical education providers
Specialties of parallel application form (michanografiko deltio) for the Public IEK students admission to the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Number of Public IEK students entering HEIs by public IEK and by public IEK specialty.
National System of Vocational Education, Training, Life-long Learning and Youth, implement into the Greek legislation of the Directive (EU) 2018/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 on a proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions (EE L 173). Ratification of the agreement between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Greek-German Institute of Youth and other provisions.
Programme of Study Search Machine in European Qualifications Framework (EQF) from EQF level 1 to EQF level 8 for EU countries
The EVBB is registered as VR 7655 at the District Court of Düsseldorf, Europäischer Verband Beruflicher Bildungsträger (EVBB) e.V.
EVTA is headquartered in Brussels and is co-founded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union