Bill: What changes are coming to the ‘status’ of training

of Dimitris Katsaganis

The current Ministerial Council will present the bill of the Minister of Labor Kostis Hatzidakis for the training, skills and modernization of OAED.

As he recently stated in interview with Capital.gr, K. Hatzidakis“Our training policy is one of the tools we will use in our efforts to further reduce unemployment and increase employment.

In particular, 1 billion euros from the Recovery Fund will go to training and retraining programs for workers and the unemployed that will focus on digital and “green” skills, which are in increasing demand in the labor market.

He stressed that “we want, however, this money to be given on stricter terms than in the past, so that it can take place.” in GREECE”.

“Its main axes will be the quality, the evaluation and the certification of both the training providers and the trainees. We are making this change because we want the training to cease to be a paper without consideration, to make proper use of European resources. but also to make training an essential resource for the future of the employed and the unemployed “, he noted.

According to his valid information Capital.gr, The upcoming “regime” of training will be governed by a single framework for private and public providers, higher standards, “coverage” for both unemployed and employees, subsidy for providers and trainees and resources from the Recovery Fund and not only the NSRF and the budget .

More specifically, according to the same sources:

– Firstly, a unified framework will be formed for training providers, both in the private sector (IEK) and in the public sector (Greek public Universities, Ministries, OAED).

– Secondly, this new, unified framework will have higher standards than the existing ones. Any provider that does not meet these criteria will be “cut”, ie will not be able to provide training.

Thirdly, training programs will not only concern the unemployed, but also the employed.

In other words, training (for the unemployed) and retraining (for the employed) will be provided.

This is because the demand will no longer be for finding a profession (for the unemployed) but also for professional development (for the employees). On the contrary, so far, the training has been mainly for the unemployed.

– Fourth, the grant will concern both providers (eg private IEK) and trainees.

– Fifth, the funds allocated do not come only from the (new) NSRF and national resources, but also from the Recovery Fund.