DYPA: Over 20,000 young people have gained professional experience through the first action of the new NSRF
More than 20,000 young people have already started their participation in the new “Professional Experience Acquisition Program for unemployed young people aged 18-29” of the Public Service Employment (DYPA) which started in June. Specifically, to date a total of 20,116 young people have signed agreements with companies and have started the action.
The aim of the new action is to prepare 25,000 unemployed young people for their entry into the labor market. Beneficiaries are unemployed persons aged 18-29, registered in the digital register of unemployed persons 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 companies throughout the country. A necessary condition for a company to be included in the program is not to have reduced staff during the three months prior to the submission of the online application on the DYPA online platform. Companies are included, depending on their staff, as follows:
| Businesses with Staff | Maximum Number of Beneficiaries |
| 0-3 people | 1 |
| 4-9 people | 2 |
| 10-19 people | 3 |
| 20-30 people | 5 |
| 31-50 people | 8 |
| 51+ people | 20% of staff and up to 20 beneficiaries |
The program has a duration of 7 months and DYPA pays the beneficiaries a monthly compensation equal to the legal minimum wage (with full insurance contributions), proportion of holiday gifts, leave allowance while the beneficiaries have full e-EFKA medical coverage.
The participation process is very simple: Businesses submit electronic applications to gov.gr and specify the specialty and required qualifications of the positions. DYPA confirms that the company meets the conditions, the employment advisers 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.
For more information: https://www.dypa.gov.gr/anoikta-proghrammata