DYPA: Expanding the partnership with Amazon with new programs and actions

The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Adonis Georgiadis and the head of DYPA and National Coordinator for Skills, Spyros Protopsaltis, in the context of the expansion of the memorandum of cooperation between the Public Employment Service (DYPA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), presented the new joint actions that will be implemented in the next period:

• “Cloud Practitioner Essentials AWS” training program. The action will start today, Tuesday, December 5, with the submission of applications by interested parties and concerns the provision of modern distance training to 1,000 unemployed, aged 18-60 years. The main purpose of the program is to skill and enhance the employability of the unemployed through a comprehensive understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. The training will be conducted through an official training organization for Greece, OTEAcademy (Amazon training partner).
• Integrated training and certification program with remuneration of training providers based on job placement, for up to 1,000 unemployed. The purpose of the training program, which will be implemented with funding from the Recovery and Resilience Fund, is to acquire expertise in digital subject areas in high demand in the labor market without necessary previous relevant professional experience and the direct placement in jobs, related to the subject of training, which will be ensured under the responsibility of the training provider. The remuneration of the providers will be based on the completion of six months of employment of the beneficiaries. AWS is the first of the IT companies that expressed its interest in its participation, with the “re/Restart” program. The re/Start program started in the USA, with the main objective of retraining veterans and their families and is gradually expanding to Europe and around the world with great success.
• Innovative training center in thematic subjects of the Informatics sector, with beneficiaries Persons with Disabilities who belong to the spectrum of medium and high functioning autism. DYPA, in addition to the two special education training structures – the Vocational Training School for the Disabled, in Athens and the Vocational Training Center for Adolescents and Young People with Special Needs in Thessaloniki- has decided to create an innovative IT training center, with beneficiaries of Disabled Persons, who belong to the autism spectrum of medium and high functioning. The new structure will initially operate in Athens (in a specially designed space) as an annex of the Athens School for the Disabled, in Galatsi, while for the implementation of the project, DYPA will also collaborate with Amazon within the framework of the memorandum of cooperation between the two entities.

DYPA and Amazon Web Services, in July 2021 signed a memorandum of cooperation, in order to promote their cooperation in the fields of innovation and economic development, as well as the development of the Greek workforce. In this context, initiatives and actions are already being implemented to train the workforce in the computing cloud (computing cloud), promote education in digital skills of future generations and promote enterprises with the ability to use cloud in the country.

Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Labor and Social Security

“I sincerely thank Amazon Web Services and DYPA for the excellent and productive collaboration that brings great profit and guaranteed work to the card holders of the program. I am very happy that this important program will not only continue, but will be strengthened with additional actions for People with Disabilities to whom we must give the same opportunities as the rest of the candidates. At the moment, cloud services have the highest demand in the labor market. Amazon Web Services is the world leader in the cloud market and we could not have chosen a better partner to train our future workforce in the modern trades that the labor market needs.”

Cameron Brooks, Director of Public Domain Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Amazon Web Services

“As innovation powered by the AWS Cloud becomes the ‘new normal’ for customers in Greece, companies are looking to identify and hire the talented executives they need to make the most of these opportunities. We are renewing our collaboration with DYPA providing more education and training opportunities in cloud technologies in Greece, now also covering people on the autism spectrum. We look forward to playing a key role in this next step in Greece’s digital development and thank DYPA for its commitment with the extension of the Memorandum of Cooperation”.

Spyros Protopsaltis, commander of DYPA

“Digital skills are essential in the vast majority of professions. Until now we have excellent cooperation with Amazon Web Services and with the next actions we have planned we will enable our unemployed fellow citizens to specialize in digital thematic items that are in high demand in the labor market, with the quality and know-how of Amazon. Our cooperation does not stop here but extends to the innovative IT training center for people on the autism spectrum.Greece has been making leaps and bounds in the digital transformation in recent years, but to reap its benefits we must ensure that the human potential is equipped with the appropriate knowledge and skills“.