SBE: Applications for the subsidized training program for the unemployed have begun
In the framework of the implementation of the Act “Integrated Counseling, Training and Certification Intervention for the professional empowerment of unemployed people with low educational qualifications in unemployment pockets of the regions of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly and Western Greece” within the Operational Program “Development of Human Resources, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020”, the Association of Industries of Greece (SBE) announces that on Tuesday, October 15, the Second Round of applications for potential beneficiaries began.
The training programhas a total duration of 345 hours, of which 270 hours of theoretical training and 75 hours of practical training.
The educational benefit of each beneficiary for each hour training is five euros (5 euros/hour) and up to 1,725 euros for the full program.
In 5 regions the training program of the SBE
The SBE program will be implemented in 5 Regions, namely:
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Central Macedonia
- Continent
- Thessaly
- Western Greece
The process of submitting applications is done through the specific link on the internet.
ATTENTION: The present Second Round of applications does not concern potential beneficiaries who live in the Region of Western Greece, due to the completion of the number foreseen by the previous cycle of submitting applications.
The specific act includes individualized counseling guidance, theoretical training, practical training and certification of professional knowledge for 4,984 unemployed people of any age, registered at DYPA, who are permanent residents of the Regions: East of Macedonia and Thrace, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly and Western Greece.
Entitled to participate in the SBE program are unemployed, residents of the above Regions except those who live in the Region of Western Greece, who meet the following general conditions:
- Be registered as unemployed in the DYPA Unemployment Registers, with a valid unemployment card, regardless of whether they receive unemployment benefit or not.
- To reside in 4 of the 5 eligible Regions of the Act, namely Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Central Macedonia, Epirus and Thessaly.
- To have completed compulsory education, i.e. to be Graduates of High School or Primary school for graduates up to 1980.
- Not have the status of student, student or student. Especially IEK graduates should have completed the certification exams.
- Be over 18 years of age on the date of submission of their application.
The project website provides detailed information about the program and instructions for completing the application.
The Act includes the following actions:
- The provision of thirteen (13) individual counseling sessions with the aim of strengthening the beneficiaries for the optimal use of their “reserves” and abilities, through the provision of new and innovative methods that ensure their personal development and professional advancement.
- The implementation of theoretical training in horizontal (90 hours) and specialized knowledge (24 programs lasting 180 hours), with the aim of upgrading the working skills of unemployed beneficiaries with low educational qualifications.
- The seventy-five (75) hour internship, which aims to strengthen the professional profile of the beneficiary through the deepening or acquisition of practical knowledge and skills in connection with the profile of each beneficiary
- The certification of qualifications and skills by accredited certification bodies, according to the international standard ISO/IEC 17024 or EOPPEP or through internationally recognized product certifications, depending on the content of the training programs they will attend.
The Action is financed by the European Union (European Social Fund (ESF), within the Operational Program “Human Resource Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020” and by national resources, through the PDE.