DYPA: Applications open to new green skills program for 50,000 workers

On Monday, September 16, the submission of applications for employees who wish to participate in the new program of Public Employment Service DYPA, for acquiring and upgrading green skills.

The new Continuing Vocational Training (CET) program is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” with funding from the European Union – NextGenerationEU and has as its goal the upgrading the knowledge, abilities and skills of private sector salaried workers, according to the needs of the labor market and the green transition of the economy.

The DYPA SEK programs will be implemented through the process of the training voucher system. Each trainee will attend a theoretical training program, with a total duration of 80 hours, of which12 hours will be carried out with live training, at least 48 hours with modern distance training and up to 20 hours with asynchronous distance training.

The training will be followed by a certification of knowledge and skills, through certification vouchers and those who succeed will receive the total educational allowance amounting to 400 euros (gross).

Those interested can submit an application at: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/ekpaideuse/katartise/katartisi-ergazomenon

Those who meet the conditions for participation will be added to the Register of Beneficiaries and after the announcement of the Register, they will be able to choose the training program they wish to follow from a list that includes more than 600 training programs offered by more than 200 VET providers.